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IdeaSpark: Big Ideas in Education

ISTE 2 Episodes Oct 13, 2026

IdeaSpark is an education podcast from ISTE, the International Society for Transforming Education. Hosted by ISTE CEO Richard Culatta and guest co-hosts, it features candid conversations with education risk-takers and innovators. Episodes explore what is working, what is not, and where education should go next. The show is aimed at educators, leaders, and anyone interested in big ideas shaping schools and learning.

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What a Game Designer Learned About Making Assessment Fun Again Oct 13, 2026 29:01 What if learning is not boring at all, and somebody simply engineered the fun out of it? In this new episode, Richard Culatta sits down with Joseph Baird, Senior Lecturer at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.Before he became a professor, Joseph ran a mobile game studio whose learning apps topped the App Store education charts, won design awards, and earned him an invitation to a

Belonging Isn't Just Warm and Fuzzy. It's How Students Learn. Sep 29, 2026 21:32 Why do so many students feel invisible in their own classrooms, and what does belonging actually have to do with how much they learn? Two of the most widely read voices in education answer both questions with research, real school stories, and simple moves any educator can start tomorrow.In this new episode Richard Culatta, joined by cohost Winston Roberts, sits down with Douglas Fisher and Nancy

NAEYC’s Michelle Kang on Keeping Learners at the Center Sep 8, 2026 16:40 Early childhood educators have the responsibility of helping shape a child's brain during its most rapid developmental window. How can we give them the respect and support they deserve, and what would it take to fix the broken economics behind early childhood education?In this new episode Richard sits down with Michelle Kang, CEO of NAEYC, joined by cohost Joseph South, Chief Innovation Officer at

Ted Dintersmith on the Math Schools Never Taught You Sep 8, 2026 22:42 Why do fewer than 5% of adults use the math they learned in high school, and what would happen if a state legislator, school board member, or governor had to take the same standardized math tests they use to judge our schools? In this episode, Ted Dintersmith, an education advocate, venture capitalist, filmmaker, and author of Aftermath: The Life-Changing Math That Schools Won't Teach You, joins R

IdeaSpark: Big Ideas in Education

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