Episode 29 - Dr. Desiree Alexander on the #1 Mistake Parents Make With Their Kids' in Middle School

Episode 34 - UPenn Professor on the Firm Goals, Flexible Means Framework That Reaches Every Learner - Dr. Katie Novak, Ed.d

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2488800/fan_mail/new] In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Dr. Katie Novak, bestselling author of UDL Now!, former assistant superintendent, and one of the most widely followed voices in Universal Design for Learning, to explain why most schools are quietly built for a student who doesn't exist.  Dr. Joe Sebestyen and Dr. Katie Novak discuss what schools, teachers, and families need to do differently, including the firm goals, flexible means framework at the heart of UDL, why doing well on tests is a skill that doesn't transfer to lifetime success unless it's braided with self-motivation and perseverance, and how to give every student multiple pathways to the same standard. Katie also explains why the United States tests kids more than any country in the world without better outcomes, why schools reward performance over growth, and why she keeps showing up even when only 5% of educators give her positive feedback. This episode is especially useful for school administrators rethinking how their system serves all learners, K-12 teachers building inclusive classrooms, instructional coaches scaling UDL across a building, and parents of kids who don't fit the mold the school was built around. Katie gives a clear, practical framework for replacing the mythical average learner with real ones — and finally building a system that meets kids where they actually are. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on academic strategy, college prep, and the future of student success. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.novakeducation.com/ [https://www.novakeducation.com/] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@NovakEducation [https://www.youtube.com/@NovakEducation] 📲 Learn more about us: supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/], @dr_joe_ap_exams  [https://www.instagram.com/dr_joe_ap_exams/?hl=en] Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe Sebestyen. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/] Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

Episode 33 - Father of Flipped Classroom on Why AI Is Quietly Destroying Your Kid's Ability to Think - Jon Bergmann

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2488800/fan_mail/new] In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Jon Bergmann, the father of the flipped classroom and one of the most influential voices in modern teaching, to explain how two teachers in the mountains of Colorado accidentally started a global movement — and why Jon now spends his days warning parents and educators that AI is quietly eroding the next generation's ability to think. Jon shares the origin story of the flipped classroom, the "rule of three" that makes video lectures three times more efficient than live ones, and why he believes flipped mastery is the second revolution that education is finally ready for. Dr. Joe Sebestyen and Jon Bergmann discuss what's actually working in classrooms right now, including the difference between students who use AI as a crutch and students who use it as a thought partner, the trebuchet project that forced his physics students to defend their work in a ten-minute oral interview, and why the cognitively hard work can no longer be sent home in an AI world. Jon also explains why critical thinking is measurably diminishing in adolescents, why banning AI in schools is the wrong answer, and why he tells parents that chemistry is supposed to be hard. This episode is especially useful for high school teachers rethinking their classroom model, science teachers navigating AI in lab work, instructional coaches building mastery-based systems, and parents worried about what AI is doing to their kid's ability to focus and think. Jon gives a clear, urgent framework for using AI without surrendering the cognitive development that turns adolescents into capable adults. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on academic strategy, college prep, and the future of student success. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.jonbergmann.com/ [https://www.jonbergmann.com/] Podcast: https://reacheverystudent.com/ [https://reacheverystudent.com/] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JonBergmann1 [https://www.youtube.com/@JonBergmann1] 📲 Learn more about us: supportedtutoring.com, [https://supportedtutoring.com/] @dr_joe_ap_exams [https://www.instagram.com/dr_joe_ap_exams/?hl=en] Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe Sebestyen. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/] Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

Episode 32 - Master Physics Teacher on How to Prepare for AP Physics - Dan Fullerton

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2488800/fan_mail/new] In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Dan Fullerton, NY State Master Physics Teacher, author of seven physics prep books, and founder of APlusPhysics.com, to explain how a microelectronics engineer who built semiconductors at Samsung and Kodak ended up teaching high school physics and pioneering an approach that flipped the traditional classroom on its head.  Dr. Joe Sebestyen and Dan Fullerton break down what students and families actually need to succeed in AP Physics, including the real difference between AP Physics 1, 2, and C, why math is the language of physics but not the point of it, how to recover from a bad first quarter, and the free resources he recommends students use alongside textbooks. Dan also explains why 1:1 device rollouts haven't fixed learning, why "whoever does the work does the learning" should be every teacher's north star, and why grades are just a silly letter on a silly piece of paper. This episode is especially useful for students preparing for AP Physics, parents trying to understand which AP Physics course fits their kid, high school physics teachers rethinking their classroom model, and educators interested in flipped learning. Dan gives a clear, honest framework for building resilience, owning the struggle, and using physics as a way to learn how to learn anything. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on academic strategy, college prep, and the future of student success. 📲 Connect with them: https://www.aplusphysics.com/ [https://www.aplusphysics.com/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aplusphysics [https://www.linkedin.com/in/aplusphysics] 📲 Learn more about us: supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/], @dr_joe_ap_exams  [https://www.instagram.com/dr_joe_ap_exams/?hl=en] Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe Sebestyen. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/] Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

Episode 31 - 34-Year Education Veteran on the Research Showing When AI Makes Students Smarter vs. Dumber - Eric Curts

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2488800/fan_mail/new] In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Eric Curts, a 34-year education veteran, Google for Education Certified Innovator, and creator of the Control Alt Achieve blog and EduGems prompt library, to explain what's really happening with AI in classrooms right now — and what most schools are getting wrong.  Dr. Joe Sebestyen and Eric Curts walk through what actually works when students use AI, including the Wrestle, Wrap, Reflect framework that keeps AI from doing the thinking for kids, the MIT research showing that students who used AI from the start did worse than everyone but those who used their brains first and then added AI outperformed both groups, and how to redesign assignments so AI deepens learning instead of replacing it. Eric also explains how EduGems puts ready-to-use prompts into the hands of teachers and students for free, why AI could be the answer to the teacher shortage, and what parents who don't want their kid using AI are getting right and wrong. This episode is especially useful for K-12 teachers learning how to integrate AI without losing rigor, school administrators evaluating which AI tools to adopt, instructional coaches building AI policy, and parents worried about what AI is doing to their kid's learning. Eric gives a clear, evidence-based framework for using AI to stretch students, support new teachers, and make classrooms work better. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on academic strategy, college prep, and the future of student success. 📲 Connect with them: http://www.ericcurts.com/2011/02/welcome-to-launch-page-for-all-things.html [http://www.ericcurts.com/2011/02/welcome-to-launch-page-for-all-things.html] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericcurts/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/ericcurts/?hl=en] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ericcurts [https://www.youtube.com/ericcurts] https://www.edugems.ai/ [https://www.edugems.ai/] EdTech Webinars: https://www.controlaltachieve.com/ [https://www.controlaltachieve.com/] 📲 Learn more about us: supportedtutoring.com [http://supportedtutoring.com], @dr_joe_ap_exams [https://www.instagram.com/dr_joe_ap_exams/?hl=en] Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe Sebestyen. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/] Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!

Episode 30 - Google's Former Chief on The 7 Skills You'll Actually Need to Succeed in the AI Era

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2488800/fan_mail/new] In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Jaime Casap, Google's former Chief Education Evangelist, to explain why a kid from Hell's Kitchen raised on welfare ended up putting technology into the hands of 130 million students and teachers worldwide — and why most schools have wasted that technology. Jaime shares the framework that made him one of the most quoted voices in education: stop asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, and start asking what problem they want to solve. Dr. Joe Sebestyen and Jaime Casap discuss what schools, parents, and educators are getting wrong right now, including why "learning loss" after the pandemic was the wrong conversation, why project-based learning has been hijacked into busy work, how Chromebooks and AI tools are being used to run the same broken model with shinier technology, and the seven skills Jamie believes every student needs for the future. Jamie also explains why AI taking white-collar jobs is actually good news for education, why your kid doesn't need to go to Harvard, and the danger of low expectations syndrome — especially when we put it on ourselves. This episode is especially useful for parents trying to think clearly about their kid's path to college and career, K-12 teachers rethinking how technology fits in the classroom, school administrators leading change without chasing trends, and instructional coaches who want a clearer framework for what schools should actually prepare students for. Jamie gives a practical, honest playbook for parents and educators who want to focus on the things that actually matter. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly conversations on academic strategy, college prep, and the future of student success. 📲 Connect with them: jcasap.com [https://www.jcasap.com/]Instagram: @jcasap [Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcasap/] X: @jcasap [https://x.com/jcasap] Facebook: facebook.com/casap [https://www.facebook.com/casap] 📲 Learn more about us: supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/], @dr_joe_ap_exams  [https://www.instagram.com/dr_joe_ap_exams/?hl=en] Thanks for tuning in to the SupportED Learning Podcast with Dr. Joe Sebestyen. If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe for more insights on education, critical thinking, and AI integration in learning. Visit our website at supportedtutoring.com [https://supportedtutoring.com/] Remember to share this podcast with fellow parents and educators who are passionate about reimagining education for tomorrow's world. Until next time, keep supporting learning!