What's the Big Idea?

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A podcast about big ideas in education. Tune in to listen and think, then respond on Instagram @_dankearney_ and Bluesky @dankearney


Episode Date
The Art of the Journal with Sonya Walger
May 20, 2026
Hot Take or Hard Truth with Amy Fast
Apr 26, 2026
Ben Riley: We Should Be Skeptical of AI
Mar 07, 2026
2026 Can Be A Portal
Feb 24, 2026
De-Mystifying AI with Eric Hudson
Jan 20, 2026
Back to the Future of Learning in the AI Era with Michael Wagner
Oct 05, 2025
Jennifer Berkshire on "The Education Wars"
Aug 24, 2025
Teaching Truth with Jesse Hagopian
May 21, 2025
Constructing Learning with Dr. Gary Stager
Apr 04, 2025
A Golden Hour with Anya Kamenetz
Feb 21, 2025
Talking Curriculum, Learning Transfer, and AI with Cindy Blackburn
Jan 16, 2025
Olina Banerji on How Schools Are Processing the Election
Nov 15, 2024
Oshri Hakak on Mental Health, Creativity, and Hope
Nov 01, 2024
Little People, Big Ideas
Sep 28, 2024
Teaching the Election and Civic Engagement
Aug 22, 2024
Getting Technoskeptical with Dan Krutka
Jun 03, 2024
In the education laboratory with Garreth Heidt
Apr 30, 2024
Tyler Rablin Returns to Talk Assessment
Apr 02, 2024
WTBI Flash Draft: We Have a STEM Problem
Mar 17, 2024
Finding that "Beautiful, Magical Thing" in Girls with Donna Jackson Nakazawa
Feb 24, 2024
Media Literacy's Moment with Tim Krueger
Jan 27, 2024
WTBI Flash Draft: Human Stories and Authentic Learning
Dec 20, 2023
Learning & Growing Outdoors with Fulcrum
Nov 22, 2023
Modern Puberty with Dr. Cara Natterson and Vanessa Kroll Bennett
Aug 03, 2023
Nerding Out with Celeste Kirsh
Jun 28, 2023
Annie Abrams on How Advanced Placement 'Shortchanges' Students
Apr 29, 2023
Teaching the Holocaust and Facing Antisemitism
Mar 05, 2023
Black History Year with Femi Redwood
Jan 27, 2023
Rebecca Stefoff On Bringing Big Ideas to Young Readers
Dec 16, 2022
Kindra Neely on Surviving a School Shooting and Her Powerful New Graphic Memoir
Nov 04, 2022
Monte Syrie on the Teaching Journey
Sep 16, 2022
School is starting again...so what have we learned?
Aug 13, 2022
How to Write for Middle Schoolers with Barbara Dee
May 05, 2022
Ungrading with Susan Blum
Apr 13, 2022
The Rising Threat of Censorship with Jonathan Friedman and Christine Emeran
Mar 13, 2022
Podcasts in the Classroom, Part 2: Listening
Feb 24, 2022
Podcasts in the Classroom, Part 1: Creating
Feb 24, 2022
Angela Hanscom has the remedy for our kids' stressful, over-scheduled world
Dec 17, 2021
How to Teach Media and News Literacy with Ebonee Rice
Nov 14, 2021
Pernille Ripp on how we can nurture young readers
Oct 17, 2021
Globally-Minded Education with Julia Fliss
Sep 18, 2021
Monise Seward on the hardest teaching year, the 2020 election, and America's misunderstanding of history
Sep 03, 2021
A Rural View of Education and Progressivism
Aug 18, 2021
A Human-Centered Approach to Education with Chris McNutt
Aug 04, 2021
Season Finale: A Conversation with Students
Jun 02, 2021
Putting a Wrap on the Year with Jessica Kirkland
May 26, 2021
Standing Up for LGBTQ Students with Jean-Marie Navetta & PFLAG
May 05, 2021
Assessment, Part 2: Tyler Rablin
Apr 10, 2021
Assessment, Part 1: Jay McTighe
Apr 06, 2021
Making Financial Education Relevant with Yanely Espinal
Mar 07, 2021
Media Literacy: Education's Big Blind Spot with Kerri Redding
Feb 13, 2021
Learning That Transfers with Kayla Duncan and Trevor Aleo
Jan 28, 2021
Thinking About Education After the Capitol Attack with Joel Westheimer
Jan 17, 2021
Over, Under, or Properly Rated? Education in 2020 with Amy Fast
Jan 09, 2021
Helping Teachers Talk About Race
Oct 29, 2020
Kim Marshall on a Career in Education
Oct 22, 2020
Helping Students Face History and Themselves
Oct 09, 2020
Nate Bowling Needs You To Understand a Few Things
Aug 16, 2020
"Don't be afraid to challenge the system"
Jul 23, 2020
Two Different Approaches to Teaching Literature
Jul 08, 2020
The Importance of Engaging with History
Jun 10, 2020
Voices From the Covid Crisis
May 28, 2020
Laura England on Meaningful Projects
May 18, 2020
What Could School Look Like in the Fall?
May 02, 2020
The Turtle Won the Race: A Conversation with Graham Fletcher
Apr 25, 2020
Modern Learning with Missy Emler
Apr 17, 2020
'Consistent and True': A Dispatch From Hawaii
Apr 06, 2020
Distance Learning with American School in Japan
Mar 23, 2020
Empathizing with students: An interview with Jesse Stommel
Mar 19, 2020
Can Learning Continue in the Face of Coronavirus?
Mar 16, 2020
Restoring Humanity to Education with Nick Covington
Mar 08, 2020
Rethinking Math: A Conversation with Dr. Jo Boaler
Feb 27, 2020
Empowering Student Writers: A Conversation with John Warner
Feb 05, 2020
A Visit to Design39Campus in San Diego
Nov 15, 2019
Reviving Ophelia at 25: A Conversation with Sara Gilliam
Oct 18, 2019
Social/emotional, high-performing students, and parenting in 2019 : a conversation with school psychologists
Oct 06, 2019
Engaging Our Students in a Democratic Society
Sep 18, 2019
Concept-Based Teaching and Learning, pt 2: An interview with Julie Stern
Aug 20, 2019
Concept-Based Teaching and Learning, pt 1
Aug 20, 2019
Learning in the Age of Gun Violence Fear
Jun 07, 2019
The Research Question
May 17, 2019
Digital Portfolios--a better way forward?
May 01, 2019
Teaching & Learning About the Holocaust
Apr 03, 2019
Connect their learning...make it interdisciplinary!
Mar 25, 2019