Disrupting Higher Ed with SFBU President Nick Ladany
What would you build if someone handed you a university with almost no students and told you to start over? We kick off our EdTech Week 2026...
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Revolutionizing Literacy through Outcomes with Karl Rectanus CEO of Really Great Reading
What if schools stopped paying for books, licenses, and PD days, and started paying for kids learning to read? Back on the show for round tw...
From Ukraine to EdTech | Brighterly's Journey with Founder Eugene Kashuk
When AI can tutor anyone, anytime, why are parents still choosing human tutors? Live from EdTech Week 2026 at Teachers College's Digital Fut...
The Future of AI-Powered Assessment at Learnosity with Dan Goldstein
What if the most important edtech company in your classroom is one you've never heard of? Live from EdTech Week 2026 at Teachers College's D...
No Invisible Kids | Reimagining K12 Education with AJ Gutierrez and Dr. Susan Enfield
What would change if schools knew their students the way the best companies know their customers? Host Mike Palmer welcomes back Trending in...
Framing the Teacher Shortage as a Workforce Design Problem | Dr. James Lane | Unlimited Instruction (UI)
What if the teacher shortage isn’t really a shortage of teachers? Host Mike Palmer welcomes Dr. James Lane, CEO of Unlimited Instruction (UI...
Sal Khan on AI Tutors, Durable Skills, and the Khan TED Institute | Trending in Ed w Mike Palmer
What happens when the original edtech pioneer gets an early look at GPT-4? Host Mike Palmer welcomes Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Acade...
Trust, Tech Bans, and Centering the Rising Generations | Dr. Janice Jackson | Aspen Institute
Are screen bans solving the right problem, or just creating new ones? Host Mike Palmer welcomes Dr. Janice Jackson, Executive Director of th...
S11 Kickoff: Howard Gardner on AI, Ethics, & 2050
Trending in Ed kicks off Season 11 with the return of Harvard's Howard Gardner, the developmental psychologist behind the theory of multiple...
Advancing Public Trust in Higher Education | Jeremy C. Young | AAC&U | Trending in Higher Ed
How can higher education rebuild its relationship with the public in an era of heightened political polarization, shifting financial models,...
The Emergent Leader with Author Don Gregori COO @ First Factory
Mike Palmer reconnects with old colleague Don Gregori, COO of First Factory, to unpack core insights from Don’s book, The Emergent Leader: A...
Lessons in Literacy from a 62-year-old Learner | David Chalk | Neurodiversity and Dyslexia Advocate
What if everything we know about teaching reading is upside down? In this episode of Trending in Education, host Mike Palmer sits down with...
Bringing an AI Fluency Program to Kids Globally with Dr. Taniya Mishra, CEO @ SureStart
How do we move beyond baseline AI literacy to true AI fluency, agency, and self-efficacy for the next generation? In this episode of Trendin...
The Reward Trap: Why External Rewards Backfire with Dr. Ozgur Bolat
In this episode of Trending in Education, host Mike Palmer is joined by Dr. Ozgur Bolat, associate professor of educational science and auth...
The Education Investment Landscape with Mike Peng, Weatherstone Capital Partners
In this episode of Trending in Education, host Mike Palmer sits down with Mike Peng, Founder and Managing Partner of Weatherstone Capital Pa...
Building Constructive Dialogue Habits in Higher Ed with Francesca Schuler ED @ Dialogue Vanderbilt
How can higher education equip Gen Z to navigate rapid AI disruption, political polarization, and shifting workplace expectations? In this e...
Reaching The Mission Generation with Author Arun Gupta, CEO at NobleReach
What if the safest career path in an era of rapid AI disruption is actually doing something entrepreneurial or mission-driven? In this episo...
Helping the Workforce Lean into AI with Monica Marquez, Co-Founder of FlipWork
Host Mike Palmer connects with Monica Marquez, founder of FlipWork and founding director of the TIDE Center at UNT Dallas, to explore ho...
Leading from the Heart | Dr. D Ivan Young on Self-Empathy and the Neuroscience of Leadership
Host Mike Palmer connects with behavioral neuroscience expert and executive coach Dr. D. Ivan Young to discuss his book, Leading from the He...
Educators As Designers with Author Jim Gaona Ellis
How do we shift the role of teachers from passive curriculum implementers to active classroom architects? This week on Trending in Ed, host...