refreshED

refreshED's season finale is finally here. It has been a phenomenal year complete with bundles of inspirational stories from fearless pioneers rethinking education in America. In this episode, hosts Amanda and J.D. relive favorite moments and reflect on lessons learned.

This episode features our favorite moments from interviews by 7th grade podcasters from Polaris Charter Academy. You will hear from an alderman, a school clerk, a police officer, a Polaris alum and a community artist as they answer questions on topics ranging from discrimination to creating lasting change in our communities.

This year, refreshED has had the fortunate chance to work with 50 seventh graders at Polaris Charter Academy, an Expeditionary Learning school on Chicago's west side. As part of a special initiative called Voices for Change, they have been making podcast episodes about how they can create change in their communities. Students interviewed alderman, protesters in Baltimore, as well as other student leaders. We are SO INSPIRED by these bright and reflective young leaders.

In this episode, we talk with Katie Krummeck who worked as the Program Manager for Stanford d.school's K-12 Lab. Katie tells refreshED listeners how empathy can change the way that teachers teach and students learn.

Check out the introduction to our interview with Mark Larson who founded americanstoriescontinuum.com. On his website he interviews some of the most interesting people on the planet about money, change and education. Read the full interview at refreshed.us/refreshedthepodcastblog

The final installment of refreshED's three-part interview series that goes inside Harvard's Graduate School of Education. Advanced doctoral candidate, Sarah Fine, speaks to her journey researching deeper learning which took her to an upwards of 30 schools across the country over the past couple of years.

Part two of a three-part interview series that goes inside Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Christina Fissori talks about growing up homeschooled and how that experience shapes the way she thinks about teaching and learning. Christina completed the School Leadership Program last year and is now finishing up her residency at a school in northwest Chicago.

Part one of a three part interview series that goes inside Harvard's Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Cornelius Lee has taught children of service members in Germany and Hawaii, worked with special needs students in Texas, was a founding teacher for a charter school in Chicago and now works in the oldest public elementary school in America! In this episode, Cornelius talks about the start of his transition from teacher to school leader during his first year in HGSE.