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Next Education WorkforceExtended cut: A perspective on strategic school staffing from national union leadershipHow can collective bargaining promote strategic school staffing? In this extended cut, Rob Weil of the American Federation of Teachers joins Brent Maddin of the Next Education Workforce™ to discuss this and other issues educators face in the one teacher, one classroom model.Rob Weil previously appeared on the podcast to preview his session on collective bargaining at the Strategic School Staffing Summit on Feb. 7–8, 2024. The annual event convenes hundreds of leaders in the field, researchers, educators, school and system leaders to share ideas, strategies, practices and conditions that enable a more diverse, team-based education workf...2024-02-2921 minNext Education WorkforceAddressing structural challenges through strategic school staffingThe Next Education Workforce™ podcast is back! For this three-part miniseries, we have invited experts from across the education landscape to discuss elements of strategic school staffing in advance of the virtual Strategic School Staffing Summit from Feb. 7–8, 2024.Kelly Kovacic-Duran, principal consultant at Education First, joined Brent Maddin of the Next Education Workforce™ to discuss how strategic school staffing can benefit both educators and learners. Kelly shares how schools can be the unit of change in addressing challenges in education and how this is a pivotal moment to think about how we organize staff in our schools. She wi...2024-01-2513 minNext Education WorkforceStrengthening the education workforce in MichiganThe Next Education Workforce™ podcast is back! For this three-part miniseries, we have invited experts from across the education landscape to discuss elements of strategic school staffing in advance of the virtual Strategic School Staffing Summit from Feb. 7–8, 2024.In this episode, Chris Torres of the University of Michigan joined Brent Maddin of the Next Education Workforce™ to discuss findings from his research on Michigan’s education workforce and the state’s multi-stakeholder approach to strengthening it. He’ll expand on those ideas at the 2024 Strategic School Staffing Summit from Feb. 7–8. Nearly 100 presenters will discuss ideas, strategies, practices and conditions...2024-01-1111 minNext Education WorkforceA perspective on strategic school staffing from national union leadershipThe Next Education Workforce™ podcast is back! For this three-part miniseries, we have invited experts from across the education landscape to discuss elements of strategic school staffing in advance of the Strategic School Staffing Summit from Feb. 7–8, 2024.In this episode, we discuss collective bargaining and how can we use it to promote strategic school staffing? Rob Weil of the American Federation of Teachers joins Brent Maddin of the Next Education Workforce™ to discuss this and other issues educators face in the one teacher, one classroom model.Rob Weil will be one of nearly 100 presenters discussing ideas...2023-12-1411 minNext Education WorkforceDr. Lynn Gangone, president and CEO of American Association of Colleges for Teacher EducationBrent Maddin talks with Dr. Lynn Gangone, president and CEO of American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Lynn will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Lynn at @LynnMGangone. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:11: Lynn shares the story behind AACTE’s new vision 3:28: Lynn asserts that educators and those who prepare them are undervalued in society and make d...2021-01-2120 minNext Education WorkforceBrad Jupp, former Senior Program Advisor, U.S. Department of Education on policy changeBrent Maddin talks with Brad Jupp, former Senior Program Advisor, U.S. Department of Education , in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Brad will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.0:53: Brad reflects on parents’ perceptions of students who choose to pursue a career in education and makes recommendations for how the profession needs to change in order to increase its appea...2021-01-1920 minNext Education WorkforceDr. Mahnaz Charania, Clayton Christensen Institute, on social capital in the lives of studentsBrent Maddin talks with Dr. Mahnaz Charania, Senior Research Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Mahnaz will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Mahnaz at @mahnazcharania. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.0:58: Mahnaz defines social capital, makes the connection between social capital and equity, and describes the framework she has developed to measure social capital2:55: “You can’t be who...2021-01-1218 minNext Education WorkforceVirgel Hammonds, KnowledgeWorks on systems-level change in educationBrent Maddin talks with Virgel Hammonds, Chief Learning Officer at KnowledgeWorks, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Virgel will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Virgel at @VirgelHammonds. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:10: Virgel describes the learning communities he has served in the past and communicates the importance of giving students the opportunity to develop their critical consciousness3:08: Virgel explains how co-designing systems with...2021-01-0717 minNext Education WorkforceDr. Cassandra Herring, Branch Alliance for Educator DiversityBrent Maddin talks with Dr. Cassandra Herring, President and CEO of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Cassandra will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity at @Branch_EDU. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:02: Cassandra reacts to the “big idea” of a Next Education Workforce and its relationship to teacher diversity.4:28: Cassandra describes the sys...2021-01-0518 minNext Education WorkforceDr. Nicole Thompson, Division Director of Teacher Preparation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers CollegeBrent Maddin talks with Dr. Nicole Thompson, Division Director of Teacher Preparation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Nicole will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.0:59: Nicole describes how MLFTC’s professional experiences looked when teacher candidates worked closely with only one mentor teacher and how the division approached the adoption of a Next Educa...2020-12-3116 minNext Education WorkforceMaria E. Hyler, Learning Policy Institute on equity, educator roles and teacher preparationBrent Maddin talks with Maria E. Hyler, Deputy Director of the Learning Policy Institute, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Maria will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:01: Maria explains why she is at once excited and cautious about Next Education Workforce models and discusses the importance of ensuring change happens in a way that increases equity. 6:01: Maria describes ways the...2020-12-2916 minNext Education WorkforceRon Beghetto: Against technological macaroni artBrent Maddin talks with Ron Beghetto, Professor and Pinnacle West Presidential Chair at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Ron will be a featured expert.Join Ron for more conversations on improving education in Learning Futures. As host of this podcast, also from MLFTC, Ron interviews colleagues, researchers, education leaders and other guests who share how they're thinking about and addressing the most pressing challenges in education. Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at ed...2020-12-1516 minNext Education WorkforceRichard Ingersoll, University of PennsylvaniaBrent Maddin talks with Richard Ingersoll, Professor of Education and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Richard will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:04: Richard explains the three big ideas he’ll bring to the convening in January: the association between teacher retention and pre-service education and preparation, the ways in which the teaching force...2020-12-0913 minNext Education WorkforceCarlos Moreno, Big Picture LearningBrent Maddin talks with Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director of Big Picture Learning, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Carlos will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Carlos at @Carlos_Moreno06. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:26: Carlos explains why he is passionate about issues of educational equity and how he sees the educational system hardening inequality instead of maximizing students’ talents and strengths.3:12: Carlos share...2020-12-0311 minNext Education WorkforcePeggy Brookins, National Board for Professional Teaching StandardsBrent Maddin talks with Peggy Brookins, President and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Peggy will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Peggy at @Pbrookins44. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:30: Peggy shares about her professional background, including her vision for the Engineering and Manufacturing Institute of Technology at Forest High School (EMIT), the school she...2020-12-0119 minNext Education WorkforceBrooke Stafford-Brizard, Chan Zuckerberg InitiativeBrent Maddin talks with Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President for Research to Practice at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, in advance of Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, where Brooke will be a featured expert.Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Follow MLFTC on Twitter at @asueducation and follow Brooke at @StaffordBrizard. Share this episode with #NextEducationWorkforce.1:39: Brooke talks about the importance of measuring a broader set of outcomes in our effort to define “success” for students--outcomes like curiosity, emotional intelli...2020-11-1814 minNext Education WorkforceWhat is the Next Education Workforce?“What if we’ve got it all wrong? What if we don’t have a teacher shortage problem but instead a workforce design problem?” In this first podcast of the season, Brent Maddin, Executive Director of the Next Education Workforce Initiative at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, defines what we mean by “Next Education Workforce,” shares how MLFTC is partnering with schools and districts, and invites you to join him at Building the Next Normal, the January 2021 convening hosted by Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Comments? Feedback? Ideas? Drop us a line at edworkforce@asu.edu. Fol...2020-11-1809 min