Make It Mindful: Insights for Global Learning

By Seth Fleischauer

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Make It Mindful: Insights for Global Learning is a podcast for globally minded educators who want deep, long-form conversations about how teaching and learning are changing — and what to do about it. Hosted by former classroom teacher and Banyan Global Learning founder Seth Fleischauer, the show explores how people, cultures, technologies, cognitive processes, and school systems shape what happens in classrooms around the world. Each long-form episode looks closely at the conditions that help students and educators thrive — from executive functioning and identity development to virtual learning, multilingual education, global competence, and the rise of AI. Seth talks with teachers, researchers, psychologists, and school leaders who look closely at how students understand themselves, build relationships, and develop the capacities that underlie deep learning — skills like perspective-taking, communication, and global competence that are essential for navigating an interconnected world. These conversations surface the kinds of cross-cultural experiences and hard-to-measure abilities that shape real achievement. Together, they consider how to integrate new technologies in ways that strengthen—not replace—the human center of learning. The result is a set of ideas, stories, and practical strategies educators can apply to help students succeed in a complex and fast-changing world.

Episode Date
#82 Executive Functioning (for the Littles!) with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle
May 04, 2026
#81 When Burnout Is a Rational Response — and How to Start Fixing What Causes It with Dr. Jessica Werner
Apr 20, 2026
#80 Narrative Therapy, Resilience, and Cross-Cultural Understanding in Schools with Chris O'Shaughnessy
Apr 06, 2026
#79 Awe Is Contagious: The Science of Wonder with Deborah Farmer Kris
Mar 23, 2026
#78 AI Is an Entry Point to a Much Deeper Conversation About Education with AIEdu's Christian Pinedo
Mar 06, 2026
#77 Belonging Before Brilliance: Arts Integration, Wonderment, and Human-Centered Design with Ryan Nuckols-Rosa
Feb 23, 2026
#76 AI Is an Experiment: "Local Science" and Tech Hype Cycles with The Homework Machine's Justin Reich
Feb 09, 2026
#75 Systems Thinking for Clinical Impact with Karen Dudek-Brannan
Jan 26, 2026
BONUS: Why We Trust Numbers More Than Words
Jan 19, 2026
#74 What School Leaders Actually Need From AI with Stephanie Frenel
Jan 12, 2026
#73 Global Competence Starts with Belonging: Managing Transitions with Valerie Besanceney
Dec 29, 2025
BONUS: Is AI Slay or Cringe? Gen Alpha Weighs In
Dec 22, 2025
#72 How Students Really Use AI with @CoachKarle
Dec 15, 2025
BONUS: When AI Listens In... And What That Could Mean for Coaching, Advising and PLCs
Dec 08, 2025
#71 What Happens When Teens Use AI for Emotional Support with Therapy Lab's Dr. Chandler Chang
Dec 01, 2025
(Rewind) #50 Executive Functioning with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan
Nov 17, 2025
#70 Teacher and Learner Autonomy in the Age of AI: Rethinking Language Education with Greg Kessler
Nov 03, 2025
#69 How Portland Is Reimagining CTE with AI and Community Partners (with Chris Brida from Portland Public Schools)
Oct 20, 2025
#68 AI Can Fix What’s Broken in Schools—If We Do It Right (with Aaron Baughman from Michigan Virtual)
Oct 06, 2025
#67 Building Sustainable Professional Development Across Cultures with Dr. Trevor Soponis
Sep 22, 2025
#66 How a Scrappy Video Experiment Became a Model for Cultural Fluency (with Tsai Hsing Alumni)
Aug 11, 2025
(Rewind) #41 Lindy Hockenbary on AI in Teacher PD
Jul 16, 2025
#65 Why We’re All Becoming Third Culture Kids with Chris O'Shaugnessy
Jun 30, 2025
#64 CTE 2.0: Preparing Students for High-Wage, High-Demand Futures with Chris Brida
May 19, 2025
#63 What If Middle School Didn’t Suck? Rethinking Adolescence with Chris Balme
May 05, 2025
#62 Peer-Based Mental Health with Dr. Hayley Watson
Apr 21, 2025
#61 Why Most PLCs Don’t Work—and How to Fix Them with Steve Ventura
Apr 07, 2025
#60 Why This Online Model Outperforms Traditional Education with Highgrove's Heather Rhodes
Mar 24, 2025
#59 How to Have Enough Time for What Matters with Miles Madison
Mar 10, 2025
#58 You Don’t Have to Love AI—But You Do Need to Engage With It - Special Crosspost Episode with AI Portland
Feb 24, 2025
#57 Turning Global Learning into Global Impact with Jennifer Williams (Special Crosspost Episode of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)
Feb 17, 2025
#56 Wide Walls, Not Narrow Hallways: How to Build Agency in a World of AI with Eric Hudson
Feb 10, 2025
#55 The Secrets to Creating Authentic Global Connections Online with Shared Studios' Virtual Portals (Special Crosspost of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)
Feb 03, 2025
#54 Why Most AI-Powered Teaching Misses the Mark (and How to Do It Right) with Vriti Saraf
Jan 27, 2025
#53 Building Cultural Competence with Gen Alpha Digital Nomads (with Noam Gerstein - Special Crosspost of Why Distance Learning? Podcast)
Jan 20, 2025
#52 Cyberpsychology: Bringing Mindfulness to Digital Life with Michael Davis
Jan 13, 2025
#51 Learnership: How Mindsets and Habits Drive Student Success with James Anderson
Dec 31, 2024
#50 Executive Functioning (Part 2) with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan
Dec 16, 2024
#49 Executive Functioning (Part 1) with Mitch Weathers of Organized Binder
Dec 02, 2024
#48 Building Resilience with Dr. Jordan B. Smith Jr.
Nov 18, 2024
#47 The AI Social Worker: Marina Badillo-Diaz
Nov 04, 2024
#46 How the Pandemic Changed Students' Brains with Nancy Weinstein
Oct 21, 2024
#45 Metacognition: the First Step to Lifelong Learning with Kayla Morehead and Emily Murphy
Oct 07, 2024
#44 Leveraging Literature to Teach Cultural Competence with Sheetal Sheth
Sep 23, 2024
#43 Leveraging Family and Cultural Insights to Enhance Literacy with Judy Paulick
Sep 09, 2024
#42 Surviving Tech Turbulence with Leigh Anne Scherer
Aug 26, 2024
#41 Lindy Hockenbary and Tech Integration Done Right
Aug 19, 2024
#40 Education Furturist Rushton Hurley
Aug 05, 2024
#39 Systems Thinking and Intellectual Discomfort with Nikole Sheaffer
Jul 29, 2024
#38 Organizing Your Own AI Conference (and Other Tech Tips) with Chris Giles
Jul 22, 2024
#37 Tackling the Teacher Shortage with Tierra Crothers
Jul 15, 2024
#36 Filling the Mental Health Support Gap in Schools with Alongside, An AI-Empowered App (with Scott Freschet and Brenda Peña)
Jul 08, 2024
#35 Aaron Baughman Knows More Than You Do About AI in Education
Jul 01, 2024
#34 Mindfully Merging Tech and Teaching with Jed Stefanowicz
Jun 17, 2024
#33 From TikTok to CEO: Student Entrepreneurship and Near Peer College Counseling with Sophie Smith
Jun 03, 2024
#32 Justin Reich: AI Is Overhyped But Also Fun and Weird
May 20, 2024
#31 Mindful Integration of AI (and Other Tech) with Monica Burns
May 06, 2024
#30 Lead from the Middle: How Teachers Drive Change with Danelle Almaraz
Apr 22, 2024
#29 Mindful Digital Citizenship with Forest Bronzan
Apr 08, 2024
#28 Design Thinking = Empathic Thinking with Liz Gallo
Mar 27, 2024
#27 Growth Over Grades with Jordan Lewis
Mar 11, 2024
#26 Navigating Change and Ambiguity with World Savvy
Feb 27, 2024
#25 Andrew Easton on Cultivating a Growth Mindset with AI
Feb 12, 2024
#24 Media Literacy in the Age of AI with Julie Smith
Jan 30, 2024
#23 The Digital Landscape at High Tech High with Komal Shah
Jan 18, 2024
#22 Academic Integrity in the Age of AI with Dr. Caroline Miller
Jan 02, 2024
#21 AI + SEL with Margot Toppen
Dec 19, 2023
#20 Going Back to the Classroom with Komal Shah
Dec 04, 2023
#19 Training Up Gen Z Teachers with Dr. Kiersten Greene
Nov 23, 2023
#18 Leveraging Cuteness and Delight to Support Student Mental Health with Dr. Chandler Chang
Nov 09, 2023
#17 Stop Calling It "the Reading Wars" with Dr. Grant Atkins
Oct 23, 2023
#16 Navigating Politics and Fostering Shared Values in Digital Citizenship with Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Oct 09, 2023
#15 Community-First Learning with Rocketship Schools’ Preston Smith
Sep 25, 2023
#14 Innovation, Identity, and Adolescent Psychology with Dr. Adriana Galván
Sep 11, 2023
#13 Making Education Sustainable with Dr. Trevor Soponis
Aug 28, 2023
#9 Igniting Student Passions with Matt Barnes
Jul 04, 2023