A curling controversy sparks a bigger question: what happens when we borrow the best parts of elite training and bring them to everyday classrooms? We jump from biathlon fandom and “curlgate” to the pressure young athletes face, the startling m...

What if the most important people in your school system are the ones you rarely see? We sit down with Dr. Michael Heater—former teacher and principal, now an IU coordinator—to unpack how behind-the-scenes educators keep districts moving, suppor...

What if the real danger of AI isn’t what it can do, but what we stop doing because of it? We sit down with licensed professional counselor, author, and retreat leader Joni Staaf Stanford to unpack how technology is reshaping attention, empathy,...

What if designing for everyone from the start could raise the floor without lowering the bar? We sit down with two veteran colleagues who live and breathe Universal Design for Learning and unpack how this framework transforms planning, teaching...

What if joy—not drills—was the engine of math learning? We sit down with math leader Rob Bayer to unpack how students become “mathers” when classrooms center belonging, discourse, and sense-making. The conversation moves past slogans and straig...