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Dr. Taryn Morgan is Vice President of Athletic and Personal Development at IMG Academy, and she moderated a group of panelists for an EdWeek Webinar titled Building Resilient Students (recording here). Like most webinars, we ran out of time for deeper Q&A, so we chose to record a podcast conversation where I could ask for her expertise and dig deeper into some of the ideas presented in the webinar.

I am hosting a panel at the Baylor Institute for Faith and Learning's "AI and Ethics" event this week. My friend, Ben Bajarin, who helped me put this panel together, cannot join us, so I thought I'd get his thoughts to spur on the panel conversation. Enjoy!!!

Buzz is the Co-founder and CEO of Revision History, and in this podcast he shares his desire to help teachers walk alongside students in the writing and learning process through his company's work.

Gary Carini is Vice Provost for AI and Institutional Research and a professor of entrepreneurship and corporate innovation at Baylor University. Gary and I have a conversation as we prepare to host a group of educational innovators and thinkers at Baylor University to talk about AI and the Future of Learning.

Hannah Kapitaniuk is a PhD student and Graduate Assistant at Baylor University and is a lead researcher in the Center for School Leadership. Hannah is also a former middle school math teacher in private and public schools. Hannah recently published an article in the International Journal of Wellbeing with Jon Eckert, Lynn Swaner, and Alber Cheng titled School belonging and adult outcomes: Exploring the predictive power of SOBAS and flourishing.

In 2022, I had dinner with my friend Ben Bajarin (CEO and Principal Analyst of Creative Strategies), and he introduced me to ChatGPT. Since then, we've had an annual conversation about AI and how we lean into the new realities and opportunities it presents to us.

Scott Kern is a teacher, instructional coach, and curriculum specialist. I read a LinkedIn post Scott wrote about AI + Writing = Improved AP Scores, which led to a conversation with loads of questions on student learning, feedback, and improved outcomes that is the basis for this podcast conversation. Follow Scott on LinkedIn as he has written a number of other posts about his thoughts and ongoing journey with AI in the classroom. Enjoy!!!

Brian Smith and Ed Uczynski are the authors of "Away Game: A Christian Parent's Guide to Navigating Sports Culture." In this conversation, we discuss youth sports, Discipleship, Character Formation, and the opportunity to make a difference from "our corner of the bleachers."

I had the opportunity to talk Ed Policy with one of my favorite researchers, Dr. Patrick Wolf of the University of Arkansas. Patrick has been a great encourager to me in my career, but also someone who has honed and broadened my thinking about School Choice Policies. In this conversation, he shares some reflections from his research on the early implementation of Arkansas' program.

Allison Posey has become a good friend and encourager in this work. I think you'll like this episode as she talks about shared laughter, learning together as the essential human process of developing critical thinking, and being intentional as we implement AI into the learning process. Check her out on LinkedIn. Enjoy!

Senan Khawaja is Co-founder and CEO of Kollegio.ai, which seeks to use AI ethically to create accessibility and opportunity for millions of students globally to a transformative college education.

"Leadership is about caring" is the starting point of this conversation with Matt Kirchner, as we discuss TechEd, Innovation in Education, and how AI might impact our work. Matt is the President of ATS, Lab Midwest, and Mission Learning Systems. He is also the host of the TechEd podcast.

Brendan Hoyle is the Director of Arts and Innovation at Norfolk Collegiate, and he recently wrote a great article, "Rebranding Teaching," which serves as a guide for our conversation.

I met Stewart recently and read his book Learning to Dance in the Darkness about what seems to be a relentless journey through 20 years of tragedy and challenges. In this conversation, we talk about his discoveries about growing resilience, remaining hopeful, and how to invite others (even children and our students) into the journey with us. Check out his website and podcast at Resilient Souls.

Ben Wellbourn is the CEO of Schola, an organization that supports the growth of schools. Ben is an innovator in education and someone I love learning from.