Shows
OneSchool Project23 - Beth Unverzagt, Oregon Afterschool AllianceWhat a fun, philosophical and ground-level discussion about the importance of round-the-clock and calendar care for young learners. Beth brings an unmatchable passion to her dream of supporting learners. I really appreciated how she can connect the dots between "mis"-behavior, home structure, health, and resourcing learning environments. There's a 4 to 1 dollar return on investment for extended care hours beyond normal "School Hours". Well, team, how can we convince each other to poney up the money to expand these programs?2022-05-2839 min
OneSchool Project22 - Kevin Brague, JD, Education LawI feel very privileged to speak with an ally in the legal system, Kevin Brague. He fights for special needs children to get the services they need, as well as protected the civil rights of children in school. He offers insight into how we can engage the community to support schools as well as leveraging teaching aids. We touch on how we can use Medicaid dollars for special education resources, and how we as a society might rethink the segregation between medical and education funding to be, perhaps, shared through a wellness fund. We're both on the same page...2022-05-1358 min
OneSchool Project21 - Han Liang, MD, Child and Adolescent PsychiatristToday we learned how to "Eat Bitter" as in the Chinese proverb chīkǔ, to endure for the later sweet, with Dr Han Liang. Child psychiatry is near and dear to my heart as a family physician who cares for many struggling youngsters. Thankfully we have Wonderful and caring providers like Han who offer compassionate catch phrases, such as "skills before pillsH and "eat bitter." We learned about the importance of peer and family supports, and how we might expand those programs to fill in gaps where traditional therapy, social work, and clinical medicine are not the right interventions....2022-04-0441 min
OneSchool Project20 - Joscha Bach, PhD, Cognitive Scientist, Intel LabsI had an absolute blast conversing with Joscha Bach, a cognitive scientist, who uses the tool of artificial intelligence to study the human mind and consciousness. I have learned an incredible amount from his discussions with other thinkers (linked below). I couldn't be happier that he agreed to explore the intersection of subjective experience and learning. We wound through history, philosophy, and some economics to demonstrate how systems theory might be a better lens through which to solve problems. There aren't many people that can weave a narrative about how Star Wars Episode 1 is a retelling of the Lord...2022-03-301h 13
OneSchool Project19 - Evan Feinman, JD, National Broadband AdvisorEvan Feinman is about to start his new position as National Broadband Advisor as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. As Former Virginia Broadband advisor, his team pushed to get the number of unconnected citizens from 500,000 down to 50,000 in 4 years! I'm glad to have an alley on the national level, especially with broadband internet, which will be critical for forward-thinking learning and the future economy.2022-03-1538 min
OneSchool Project18 - Isaac Prilleltensky, PhD, Author of "How People Matter"Dr Isaac Prilleltensky, author of How People Matter spoke with me today about the practice of meaning-making and how we matter to each other. His book is a great practical guide on co-generating meaning in relationships and how it intersects with the OneSchool Project. He has experience living in a boarding school and the benefits of that kind of community. I really appreciate the dynamic image in his wheel of mattering (see image below). He is especially quotable when referencing one's right to feel valued, "that is 100% correct, about 50% of the problem." How much of your life does that a...2022-03-1048 min
OneSchool Project17 - Stephanie Malia Krauss, ADVOCATE | STRATEGIST | WRITERHumanitarian, social worker and former educator, Stephanie, put amazing words that grabbed my intuition in her book Making IT, What Today's Kids Need for Tomorrow's World. She is very future and human oriented in her drive to make concrete the right of children to learn and thrive, as well as examples and ideas that can help make this a reality.I love the Triple Bottom Line concept of cost benefit analysis, had never heard it before, but certainly is exactly what I had in mind. Some things are challenging to quantify, but we need to take it...2022-02-0930 min
OneSchool Project16 - Andrew Ramsey, MD, MPHHuge thanks to Andrew for joining me today! We were able to talk big picture and get into the weeds. A colleague from medical school and and inspiring thinker who eloquates much better than I. 2022-02-0245 min
OneSchool Project15 - Jennifer Parker, PhD, LPC Director of Child, Youth & Family InitiativesConnecting from Spartanburg County, South Carloina, I had an enormous blast speaking and imagining with Jennifer Parker. She thinks about the whole in the whole community, bringing nuance to a complex landscape of challenges and reasons for optimism.Links:Spartanburg Academic MovementLinked InCASEL - collaborative for academic social and emotional learning2022-01-2742 min
OneSchool Project14 - Katrina Doughty, Regional Testing coordinator for r the Oregon Health AuthorityWhirlwind conversation from community organizer and champion of public health and education, Katrina Doughty. She is currently Regional Testing Coordinator for OHA, Region 2. She has a passion for making lives better and more informed in creative and compassionate ways. I was put in touch through Oregon's Universal Preschool Now coalition. We talked about the importance of meeting people where they're at, and doing so in creative ways. We briefly touched on abortion and reproductive rights.The views expressed here are Katrina’s personal views and not those of her employer OHA or the MESD school board...2021-11-2137 min
OneSchool Project13 - Peggy Carlson, Foster Care Program Supervisor Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionI am very honored to have spoken with Peggy Carlson, OSPI Foster Care Program Supervisor. She is a former foster and adoptive mother, author of SB5184, and forward thinker. We talked about the importance of boundaries for caregivers and how the "Hero" model for caregivers highlights a lack of systemic support. Part of OneSchool is a safe always open space, which Peggy brought to life during her tenure working with a local public high school. Peggy had challenges with having some potential space to use as a "living room" but couldn't out of fear of liability. She shares a per...2021-11-1257 min
OneSchool Project12 - Taylor Jones, LPC, Stumptown CounselingToday I had a very resonant conversation with Taylor Jones, of Stumptown Counseling. She is a former school mental health therapist, now in private practice. She's incredibly passionate about getting kids the care they need, and has first hand experience in how important it can be to provide that care where they spend most of their time, SCHOOLS! She provides recommendations on medicaid reimbursement.2021-10-1932 min
OneSchool Project11 - Amanda Houpt, MPHI had the honor of reconnecting with a friend and amazing person, Amanda Houpt, MPH, founder of Chrysalis Training and Learning Solutions. She previously worked at The Center for Women and Families in Louisville, KY when we originally met. I learned a lot from her then and continue to through this conversation.I learned a lot and am continually humbled by how much thoughtfulness she brings to each topic. As I mentioned, i'm coming to appreciate the depth of the Abolition movements, and Amanda highlighted how much imagination and future oriented thinking is coming out of that...2021-09-1543 min
OneSchool Project10 - Brad Kershner, PhDToday's conversation was a delight and scratched a deep philosophical itch in being able to speak with Brad Kershner. Author of Understand Educational Complexity, school leader of Kimberton Waldorf School, and long time contemplative practitioner, Brad and I went on a meandering dive into how a philosophical worldview can inform action and embodiment.2021-09-121h 09
OneSchool ProjectMonolgue 2 - My Integral PhilosphyI want to build a base for why I think this project is import. I invite dialog if this strikes any sort of cord with you. I'd like to think that if I could express where I'm coming from, it will help align purposes. 2021-08-2925 min
OneSchool Project9 - Lee Ann Marshel 2, foster care networkI've being doing this long enough that I got to have a guest back. Lee Ann Marshel joins me to discuss some logistics around how to shelter children in the neighbor if sheltering in the school is currently too logistically difficult. I learned about a couple of networks. the Mockingbird Society and Safe Families, which might serve as examples. She enlightened us about SB5184 requires a school based contact for foster children.2021-07-1419 minOneSchool Project8 - Erica Torres, PhD, Director of Behavioral HealthThanks so much for spending time with me today! Erica shares her history and passions and I feel her experiences and expertise overlap exactly with what this project is aiming for. Her program with laundry reminded me of Akbar Cook in New Jersey. Our concerns intersect at medical model of funding means pathologizing someone to get services, ie giving someone a label (which they may internalize) for issues that are environmental.2021-06-0747 minOneSchool ProjectMonologue 1I lay out and integrate in a bit more detail some my thoughts and reasons for this endeavor. Strung together from several of my blog posts.2021-05-2722 min
Becoming Human#152 | Keevin Bybee - General Practice Doctor And Host of The One School ProjectEvery misbehavior in a child is an unmet need. Instead of focusing on why the child won’t do what you want them to do, think of what needs aren’t being met and how you can help them meet those needs. Hermetic stress in exercise is learning embodied. The process and physical growth of deadlifting 500 lbs(enter any physical goal here) is an example of learning embodied. Keevin Bybee is a General Practice Doctor and the host of The One School Project Podcast. His podcast showcases conversations with niche experts about creating learning spaces for children in th...2021-04-272h 11OneSchool Project7 - Wil Nelson, Becoming Human PodcastToday I had the privilege of being invited on to the Becoming Human Podcast with Wil Nelsen. He's a very interesting character who hosts an audio log of people living diverse experiences. He interjects a wonderful amount of practical philosophy into his conversations, and is a delight to talk to. We're both into rock climbing and jiu jitsu, in fact he's interviewed a few of my coaches as well! Nathan Orchard, Phil Schwatz, and Stephan Strauch of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu in Portland and Seattle. This is a long one, and worth the time. It was fun to wax...2021-04-272h 01OneSchool Project6 - Kyle Gatchalian, Technology Innovator in Public Ed, Former Special Educator4/22/21, Happy Earth Day!I had the privilege of learning from Kyle Gatchalian today. He currently works as someone who helps bring new technology innovations to other educators, and was a former special educator. He has a long of thoughts, We discuss meeting each learner where they are at, and how having a more comprehensively open school can robustly meet the needs of kids who need more attention. He uses an analogy of how in sports we place kids in their developmental cohort (varsity / junior varsity) but we arbitrarily keep kids in age cohorts. He brings up the im...2021-04-2758 minOneSchool Project5 - Dennis Morrow, Executive Director Janus Youth ProgramsI had the pleasure of learning from Dennis Morrow, Executive Direct of Janus Youth Programs. He was able to share and brainstorm some challenges and possible solutions to the residential component of this project. He has had a serendipitous career path, and maybe we can raise the floor of luck so more people can have an adventurous path to meaning. We discuss how a host family /foster network local to the school might be a more practical solution to housing and sleeping. We touch on how important family support is to education. Why we need to disrupt the school...2021-03-3048 minOneSchool Project4 - Emilee Refvem, school psychologistToday I spoke with Emille Refvem, a school psychologist, who in a former life was licensed professional counselor working with youth in state custody. She brings insight and wisdom in how assessing needs also ties into trauma, environment, and how we can resource our caregivers. She allows me to briefly wax poetic when I was inspired by what she brought to the table. We learn that there's no word for anxiety or autism in certain languages and how that framing issue can close off solutions.https://www.nasponline.org/standards-and-certification/nasp-practice-model/about-the-nasp-practice-modelhttps://www.nasponline.org/Documents/Standards%20and%20Certification/Practice%20...2021-03-1632 minOneSchool Project3 - Anthony Kim CEO Education ElementsToday I talk with Anthony kim, CEO and founder of education elements. Triathlete and education enthusiast who is also exploring the concept of a 24/7 school and starting a documentary series for the unheard voices of people who might benefit from such a system.2021-03-0538 minOneSchool Project2 - Social work with Joanne Stowell and Leeann MarshalToday I talk with Joanne Stowell MSW and Leeann Marshal MSW and discuss how more robust social services and help our children 2021-03-0143 minOneSchool Project1 - Marc Zollinger, Assistant PrincipalImportant considerations from education administration, and the inaugural conversation for this project2021-02-2145 minOneSchool Project0 - Where should we begin?I lay out my thoughts, goals, and reasons for starting these conversations2021-02-0207 min