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IdeaSpark: Big Ideas in Education

ISTE 2 Episodes Sep 8, 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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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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