Andy Williams - Athletics AND Academics – Remove the Compromise

Andy Williams - Athletics AND Academics – Remove the Compromise

Athletics AND Academics – Remove the Compromise   Andy Williams is the Founding Head of School at Masters Academy International, a new boarding and day school opening this fall in Stow, Massachusetts. Designed for student-athletes in grades 6–12, Masters Academy pairs elite athletic development with a rigorous, forward-thinking academic model. A lifelong educator, Williams previously held leadership roles at Avenues: The World School, where he helped shape innovative learning environments across campuses in New York, São Paulo, Miami, and online. At Masters Academy, he is leading the development of a ground-up academic program built to match the intensity and ambition of high-level athletics, integrating flexible scheduling, interdisciplinary learning, and emerging technologies. Williams is driven by a belief that traditional school structures often fail to meet the needs of today’s students, especially student-athletes, and is working to build a model that prepares students not just for college sports but for meaningful lives beyond them.   The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.   Links:   Andy Williams: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andywilliamseducator/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andywilliamseducator/]   Masters Academy International https://www.mastersacademyinternational.com/ [https://www.mastersacademyinternational.com/]   The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742]   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3]   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/ [https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/]   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com [eric@edinnovationpod.com]

Is Your Best Teacher Getting Paid Less than Your Worst?

Is Your Best Teacher Getting Paid Less than Your Worst? This is a short solo episode by Eric Byron as he talks about teacher agency and how we can do better at rewarding teachers for being innovating instead of rewarding just length of service and playing it safe. Eric doesn’t pull any punches in this hard-hitting criticism of how we fail to compensate teachers and how the system neglects to give teachers the agency and support they need to fail forward and take risks. The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.   Links:   The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742]   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3]   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/ [https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/]   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com [eric@edinnovationpod.com]

Rebecca Wolfe - Why Good Ideas Die in Schools

Why Good Ideas Die in Schools   Rebecca E. Wolfe is an education innovation and systems scholar dedicated to advancing equitable, personalized, and competency-based learning. As the Founder and Director of Threadwell Solutions, she brings over 20 years of experience in field-shaping initiatives that bridge the gap between research and practice.   Rebecca previously held senior leadership roles at KnowledgeWorks and Jobs for the Future, where she focused on economic mobility and systemic educational change. She is the author of the influential Hoover Institution paper, “Can’t Get There from Here: A Framework for the Start, Spread, and Scale of Bottom-Up Innovation in Education,” which provides a roadmap for how local practitioner-led innovations can achieve large-scale impact. Dr. Wolfe holds a PhD in Education Administration and Policy from Stanford University and an AB in Sociology from Harvard University.   The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.     Links:   Rebecca Wolfe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaewolfe/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaewolfe/]   Threadwell: http://threadwell.org/ [http://threadwell.org/]   The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742]   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3]   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/ [https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/]   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com [eric@edinnovationpod.com]

The Future of Education Report

The Future of Education Report   This is a short solo episode that reviews the Future of Education Report from the Future Design School. Eric discusses the tension between being a for-profit business while trying to provide legitimate services that have a positive impact on learning in schools.   The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.     Links:   Future Design School: https://futuredesignschool.com/ [https://futuredesignschool.com/]   Future of Education Report: https://futuredesignschool.com/pages/future-of-education-report [https://futuredesignschool.com/pages/future-of-education-report]     The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742]   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3]   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/ [https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/]   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com [eric@edinnovationpod.com]

David Bryan - Make New Rules

Make New Rules – David Bryan says, “Why Not?”   A 50+ year career in the trades, business, and education, has prepared David Bryan to be a curious and eager student of many fields. Dr. Bryan has taught at the middle school, high school, and university levels at various institutions in the United States. In 1995 he co-founded New Roads School, a unique independent school in southern California, where he served as a faculty member, the Founding Head of School and President from 1995 until he left in 2013 to found his own consulting business and teach at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He was the inaugural director of The Center for The Common Good, a joint venture of The Herb Alpert Foundation and New Roads School, to incubate creative innovation in business, education and community partnerships. In addition, Dr. Bryan consults privately with several not-for-profit and for-profit businesses on matters of board and workplace organization, employee training, and online education, and generational workplace dynamics. He serves as a director on the board of Motorcar Parts of America, and is currently the Chair of the Board of the Ojai Foundation and the Chair of the Board Governance Committee at Brave New Films.  Dr. Bryan received a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, an M.S. from the University of California at Los Angeles and a J.D. and Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.   The Education Innovators Podcast is a set of conversations between Eric Byron and guests from all aspects of education around the world. We look for innovative ideas and practical examples of things happening in schools and learning environments that are of interest to teachers, corporate trainers, school administrators, EdTech providers, students, parents, and anyone else interested in education.     Links: David Bryan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bryan-b2868b25/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bryan-b2868b25/]   Curiosity Invited Podcast: https://curiosityinvitedpodcast.com/ [https://curiosityinvitedpodcast.com/]   The Education Innovators Podcast Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551034804742]   The Education Innovators Podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3 [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLru4kYugzLerU1S8mQu2Jo2-jX6H_3kd3]   The Human Intelligence movement: https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/ [https://www.humanintelligencemovement.org/]   This podcast is produced entirely by Eric Byron. You can contact Eric at eric@edinnovationpod.com [eric@edinnovationpod.com]