James Myklebust-Hamshire - Tools by Teachers

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]

The Khan TED Institute

Khan TED Institute   This episode is another in Eric’s regular reviews of Sal Khan’s efforts to revolutionize education. He’s at it again, this time getting ready to launch the Khan TED Institute, offering low-cost accredited college degrees. It’s an interesting proposal and Eric attempts to be more objective in his review of this initiative.   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 Khan Ted Institute: https://khanted.org/Home [https://khanted.org/Home]   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]

Nathan Burns - Mr Metacognition

Mr. Metacognition   Nathan Burns is one of the premier experts of metacognition in the UK. Having established himself as an effective classroom practitioner in a number of roles across schools in the East Midlands, primarily as a Head of Maths, Nathan now works full-time in delivering high-quality metacognitive training and change support across educational contexts, both in the UK and worldwide. The author of three books on metacognition, with a fourth in the works, Nathan has supported schools and colleges across phases, as well as working in state, private and international contexts. He delivers staff facing training, leadership development support, curriculum development support and overarching metacognitive consultancy.    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:   Nathan Burns: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmetacognition/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrmetacognition/]   MrMetacognition: https://www.mrmetacognition.com/publications-and-conferences [https://www.mrmetacognition.com/publications-and-conferences]   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]

Why Kids Won't Use Khanmigo

Khanmigo – Why Kids Don’t Use It   This is a solo episode, inspired by a recent announcement by Sal Khan admitting that Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s AI tutor, failed to revolutionize education, as he had previously predicted it would. Eric Byron bought into the early hype around Khanmigo, and this is his reflection on why he was also wrong about its potential.   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:   Article from Chalkbeat that inspired this episode: https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/04/09/sal-khan-reflects-on-ai-in-schools-and-khanmigo/ [https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/04/09/sal-khan-reflects-on-ai-in-schools-and-khanmigo/]   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]

James Myklebust-Hamshire - Tools by Teachers

Tools by Teachers: An Accidental Entrepreneur   James Myklebust-Hampshire is a teacher and didn’t set out to become an EdTech founder. He built a tool during naps when he was on parental leave and that tool is now being used by over 20,000 teachers. During his next parental leave he built a second product, a niche project management tool designed specifically for schools doing project-based learning. Still a teacher at heart he is now a full time entrepreneur.   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:   James Myklebust-Hampshire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-myklebust-hampshire-13193847/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-myklebust-hampshire-13193847/] https://open.substack.com/pub/thejamesmh [https://open.substack.com/pub/thejamesmh]   Sembl: https://sembl.app [https://sembl.app/] XFocus: https://pyp.xfocus.app [https://pyp.xfocus.app/] 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]