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Can't Stop the GrowthCSTG 211: Creating Learning Cultures, Not Just Classrooms with Dr. Kevin BerkopesWhat do furnaces and fractions have in common? 🔥➗ More than you think! In this episode, Chad chats with Dr. Kevin Berkopes, CEO and Cofounder of MathTrack, about building learning organizations where real education goes way beyond check-the-box training. They dive into why mistakes matter, how to actually grow your people, and what it takes to turn experience into excellence. Whether you're a math nerd or a master tech, this one’s full of “aha!” moments 🎯💡  Additional Resources: Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn Learn more about MathTrack Institute...2025-05-0647 min
Gut + Science242: Build a Learning Organization with Dr. Kevin BerkopesAs a visionary in creating learning organizations, Dr. Kevin Berkopes shares game-changing insights on building a culture where innovation isn't just an outcome—it's part of his company's DNA. Kevin, CEO of MathTrack shares with host Nikki Lewallen Gregory about creating a dynamic space where innovation isn't an afterthought but an everyday reality. By fostering a culture that values every team member's input, challenging old beliefs, and embracing constraints as opportunities for growth, leaders can craft an atmosphere where continuous learning becomes the cornerstone of organizational success. Additional Resources: Connect with Dr. Kevin Berkopes Learn mo...2024-03-2134 min
1,000 StoriesStay Learning with Dr. Kevin BerkopesDr. Kevin Berkopes is probably the smartest guy in most rooms. But his philosophy? Â "I work from the paradigm that I'm always looking for the next thing to learn." Â Dr. Berkopes is a CEO of XR Technologies and former teacher passionate about education equity. His chosen experiences teaching in places like the South Side of Chicago to rural Appalachia have led him to see that everyone is capable of greatness if they have the right circumstances and opportunities. He has seen firsthand how poverty can limit people's ability to succeed and is...2022-12-2147 min
1,000 StoriesStay Learning with Dr. Kevin BerkopesDr. Kevin Berkopes is probably the smartest guy in most rooms. But his philosophy? Â "I work from the paradigm that I'm always looking for the next thing to learn." Â Dr. Berkopes is a CEO of XR Technologies and former teacher passionate about education equity. His chosen experiences teaching in places like the South Side of Chicago to rural Appalachia have led him to see that everyone is capable of greatness if they have the right circumstances and opportunities. He has seen firsthand how poverty can limit people's ability to succeed and is...2022-12-2147 min
The Employee Experience in Education PodcastDisrupting Math Education with Dr. Kevin BerkopesWhat can be done about your current or future unfilled math teacher vacancy?
In this episode, Dr. Kevin Berkopes, Co-Founder and CEO of XR Technologies, discusses the seemingly insurmountable task of finding and keeping quality math teachers and the balance between providing what is needed for a new teacher to be successful and not overwhelming them.
Kevin also shares:
How a curriculum can actually fulfill an immediate vacancy and serve as a long-term solution for talent
The connection between mundane teacher tasks and increasing job satisfaction
And the impossible job that teachers are asked...2022-10-2547 min
KI Furnishing KnowledgePositive Disruption: Optimize Technology in the ClassroomDr. Kevin Berkopes is CEO of education nonprofit Crossroads Education and the founder and CEO of XR Technologies, an Indiana-based company that utilizes technology to help schools improve their mathematics education. Kevin sits down with KI's Jonathan Matta to discuss how technology can break barriers in traditional education systems. Discover how a technology-based approach to teaching can help students learn at their own pace, while maximizing teacher efforts to avoid classroom burnout. 2022-10-2022 min
TheSquareTheSquare Ep 26 · Designed to Enhance Learning · w/ Dr. Kevin Berkopes - Founder of Crossroads EducationOver the past decade, evolving teaching methods and innovations have changed the way our students learn, and now the coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly changed the pedagogical necessity of utilizing technology. However, we’ve realized increased use of technology has not been an ideal substitute for in-person learning. On the contrary, it has exposed a widening technology gap between students and teachers alike, exacerbated a crisis among lower-income families who depend on the school system for everyday necessities and has decreased students’ ability to build the social bonds they so desperately need.
On this week’s episode of TheSqu...2021-12-2843 min
Geeks, Geezers, and Googlization ShowReimagining the Future of EducationSchools are opening back up but education will never be the same. Let’s start with a record number of teacher vacancies, alarming quit rates, and 1 out of 9 high schools that produce more dropouts than graduates. What changes are needed? Like teachers, answers are in short supply. But our guest today Dr. Kevin Berkopes of Crossroads Education and his team are tackling this issue head-on by researching, testing, and incubating disruptive concepts in education to prepare students for the future of work.  He offers up one of the most innovative approaches you can hardly imagine - outsourcing education as a s...2021-12-0147 min
Hot Mess HotlineGreat adversity is a Great Business Opportunity with Kevin BerkopesKevin Berkopes talks about the Hot Mess that happened due to COVID which jarred schools: the largest healthcare, childcare, and food programs in the world. Kevin and his company, Crossroads Education, work to support schools in parenting alongside parents to help create healthy kids by using relationship-based education. Kevin knows that "Everyone has a solidified opinion on what needs to be done in education." But no one has real solutions to improve equitable access and services, especially to balance out the trauma of poverty. Kevin's company uses students as the co-creators of tutoring systems in s...2021-03-1349 min
StartEdUp PodcastKevin Berkopes: BOLD changes in education, not just theoryKevin Berkopes wants to pay students- during the school day.
He plans on building schools that stay open until late evening, and have grocery stores and wellness facilities inside the school.
He believes that joy and gratitude should be a part of the curriculum. And that's just a start to his bigger vision.
This is a podcast that EVERY educator should listen to!
You can learn more about Crossroads education at: https://crossroadseducation.org/
And more about Kevin at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkevinberkopes/2020-04-0138 minStartEdUp PodcastKevin Berkopes: BOLD changes in education, not just theoryKevin Berkopes wants to pay students- during the school day.
He plans on building schools that stay open until late evening, and have grocery stores and wellness facilities inside the school.
He believes that joy and gratitude should be a part of the curriculum. And that's just a start to his bigger vision.
This is a podcast that EVERY educator should listen to!
You can learn more about Crossroads education at: https://crossroadseducation.org/
And more about Kevin at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkevinberkopes/2020-04-0138 min
Hopeful Hoosier PodcastE13 Kevin Berkopes, Ph.D. Crossroads EducationKevin Berkopes, Ph.D., is a mathematics educator who believes the current education system formula does not add up to success. He has created Crossroads Education, an Indianapolis based non-profit organization, to help communities and schools deploy a proven new approach combined with the latest technology and thoughtful architecture to create more successful educational outcomes for students. He also believes that his innovative approach to school construction, which he calls community commons, will revitalize neighborhoods and towns as well as support families and students. He is confident his approach will usher in a new era in education. Host Andy Dix...2020-01-061h 36
PlaybackDr. Kevin Berkopes (Crossroads Education)Dr. Kevin Berkopes is an educator, inventor, disruptor. He believe that we can change the world for the better through entrepreneurship and creating new systems that render antiquated human systems obsolete. Dr.Berkopes has constructed a model for education that looks through the lens of disruption by thinking about education as a logistics and workforce system. Could this same system apply to churches?Special Guest: Dr. Kevin Berkopes.2019-07-2235 min
Grow UpChallenging The Way You Think About Educating Your Children And Your EmployeesThe current education system has become less effective as today's students are adapting to changing technology. Do you need to memorize math equations? No. You have calculators and search engines that exist to help you. What about spelling words? Nope. Every modern device now auto-corrects your spelling. What happens when you empower other students to teach those less experience? Even more exciting, how do you implement this way of teaching into your workplace?Jason and Mark are joined by Dr. Kevin Berkopes from Crossroads Education to discuss their new "Learning Commons" model. Funded by the Bill & Melinda...2019-03-1223 min
Edge of IndyEP 55: IUPUI Crossroads Education & Hotel Tango Artisan DistilleryWe recorded this episode on Valentine's Day - a day to enjoy all the things you love most. For us, that includes education and alcohol. On today's show, we're joined by Dr. Kevin Berkopes, Crossroads Education Founder and CEO, who recently made IBJ's 40 Under 40 List. He's here to tell us about how he's innovating education in the state of Indiana. Then, we drink! We have Katie Breden in the house, from Hotel Tango Artisan Distillery. She's here to tell us about the booming growth Hotel Tango is seeing, and to give us a glance at what lies...2018-02-1644 min