School Reboot, a podcast from Acera Education Innovation (AceraEI), explores what it really takes to make learning joyful, rigorous, and personal. Each episode dives into practices that are making a real difference in schools right now. You’ll hear from teachers, policy leaders, economists, innovators, entrepreneurs, district leaders, parents, and students who are redesigning learning in their communities. Throughout the series, we focus on “measuring what matters,” translating curiosity, choice, and engagement into simple, useful evidence that guides next steps.
School Reboot
Claim This Podcastby Courtney Dickinson and Sarah Zuckerman
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Podcast Overview
School Reboot, a podcast from Acera Education Innovation (AceraEI), explores what it really takes to make learning joyful, rigorous, and personal. Each episode dives into practices that are making a real difference in schools right now. You’ll hear from teachers, policy leaders, economists, innovators, entrepreneurs, district leaders, parents, and students who are redesigning learning in their communities. Throughout the series, we focus on “measuring what matters,” translating curiosity, choice, and engagement into simple, useful evidence that guides next steps.
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Recent Episodes
June 30, 2026
A School Built on Trust
<p>In this episode of School Reboot, Courtney Dickinson and Sarah Zuckerman talk with Steve Seidel and Adria Steinberg, longtime education leaders and founding members of the Group School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.</p><p>Steve and Adria reflect on what it means to build a school around student voice, choice, trust, and democratic decision-making. They share how the Group School challenged traditional compliance-based models by listening deeply to students, honoring their lived realities, and giving them real agency in their learning.</p><p>The conversation explores how schools can move from control to consent, from punishment to understanding, and from rigid systems to flexible communities where students are known, respected, and invited to take ownership of their education. Together, they offer a powerful reminder that meaningful school change begins with trust, belonging, and listening.</p>
June 1, 2026
Rethinking Assessment, Choice, and What Makes School Meaningful
<p>In Part 2 of this School Reboot conversation, Courtney Dickinson and Sarah Zuckerman continue their discussion with Mike Domina, Principal of McAvinnue Elementary School, and David Anderson, Principal of McAuliffe Elementary School, both in Lowell Public Schools.</p><p>Together, they explore how schools can rethink assessment, student choice, collaboration, and the definition of success in public education. Mike and David reflect on the power of giving students more ownership in their school day, from flexible seating and independent choices to lunch, hallways, and transitions that feel more human and community-centered.</p><p>The conversation also looks closely at standardized testing, including the limits of MCAS as a measure of learning. Mike and David discuss why one test cannot fully capture student growth, creativity, persistence, or the rich learning happening in classrooms every day. They imagine more meaningful alternatives, including portfolios, authentic artifacts of learning, and stronger opportunities for teachers to collaborate across schools.</p><p>This episode offers a hopeful look at what becomes possible when public school leaders trust teachers, center students, and create space for joy, rigor, creativity, and real-world learning.</p>
April 22, 2026
Leading for Joy, Trust, and Innovation in Public Schools
<p>In this episode of School Reboot, Courtney Dickinson and Sarah Zuckerman talk with two public school leaders from Lowell who are rethinking what school can feel like for students and teachers.</p><p>Mike Domina of McAvinnue Elementary and David Anderson of McAuliffe Elementary reflect on what it takes to build schools where joy, trust, and belonging are not extras, but the foundation for learning. They talk about moving beyond compliance-driven models of teaching, giving teachers permission to take risks, and creating school cultures where both adults and students feel supported to try, fail, and grow.</p><p>The conversation explores how innovative leadership is often less about adding more and more about removing fear. Mike and David share how they challenge assumptions about curriculum, instructional time, and “the way things have always been done,” while keeping student engagement and community at the center. Together, they offer a grounded and hopeful look at what sustainable school change can look like in practice.</p>
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