The MindShift Education Podcast

From Gutenberg to 5G - Mitchell Salerno

For this episode, we sat down with Mitch Salerno, who is Head of School at Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville, CA.  Mitch's also co-author of "From Gutenberg to 5G", a chapter in the book, Mindshift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education, which you can find on our website at mindshift.school. [https://mindshift.school] We take a look into the origins of the Mindshift movement and discuss the roles and responsibilities of the educator in a world where so much information is instantly available and technological innovation moves at an unprecedented pace.

Welcome to Mindshift - Rex Miller

For this episode, we sat down with Rex Miller, who is the lead author of Humanizing the Education Machine as well as pioneer of the transformational process of dialogue and exploration that we call a Mindshift Rex authored, "Welcome to Mindshift", the first chapter in the book, Mindshift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education which you can find on our website at mindshift.school. [https://mindshift.school]   We discussed with him what it means to go through a mind shift to take a system of interrelated problems and bring people together for discussion and reorientation.

From White to Mosaic - Michael Chen

For this episode, we sat down with Michael Chen, an educator with over two decades of experience in urban education, international development, and organizational change and who currently serves as the head of school at Pacific Bay Christian School in Pacifica, California. Michael is also a co-author of, "From White to Mosaic", a chapter in the book, Mindshift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education, which you can find on our website at mindshift.school. [https://mindshift.school] We'll be hearing from Michael about his experiences as an immigrant to the United States, the biblical case for diversity in Christian education, and the importance of collaboratively unpacking privilege, disparity, racism and biases to bridge the gaps between individuals and communities.

From Machine to Human - Dan Beerens

For this episode I sat down with Dan Beerens, an educational consultant, author, international speaker, and educational leader. Dan is one of the editors of the book, Mindshift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education, which you can find on our website at mindshift.school [https://mindshift.school], and he also wrote a chapter in the book called, "From Machine to Human." We'll be discussing the value of a quality Christian education in a child's ability to live out their faith, and what it looks like for teachers to see the image of God in their students.

From Silo to Engaged - Daniel Pampuch & Darren Iselin

Hi, this is John Hwang and I will be your host for today's episode. For this episode, I sat down with Daniel Pampuch, Chief Executive Officer of Christian Schools Australia and Darren Iselin. who is Director of Research and Innovation with Christian Schools Australia Daniel and Darren are the co-authors of "From Siloed to Engaged", a chapter in the book, MindShift: Catalyzing Change in Christian Education, which you can find on our website at mindshift.school [https://mindshift.school]. Today we'll be learning about Daniel and Darren's faith informed approach to breaking down organizational silos to cultivate engage school communities especially during this pandemic. Let's get into the conversation.