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473 episodes
Building an AI Tutor That Gets Students to Think with Sue Khim of Brilliant
Sue Khim is the Co-founder and CEO of Brilliant, the interactive learning platform that has helped millions of learners build deep u...
Week in Edtech 7/1/26: ETS Acquires ACT, Handshake Buys Uplimit, Google's Biggest ISTE AI Announcements, Microsoft AI Adoption Survey, and More! Feat. Karlo Young of Teachstone & Tom Sayer of Ello
Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they cover major edtech acquisitions, the biggest AI announcements from ISTE, the future of assessment, and how AI is reshaping teaching and learning.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:04:...
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How AI Coaching Is Transforming STEM Classrooms with Smita Saxena & Alexia Lewis of Maestro
Smita Saxena is the Founder of Maestro, an AI coaching platform helping K-12 STEM teachers improve instruction and student outcomes. Alexia Lewis is an 8th Gr...
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Week in Edtech 6/24/26: Anthropic's $150M AI Workforce Push, Europe's AI Literacy Framework, $27M Social Media Lawsuit, EdSurge's Decline, AI Backlash, and More! Feat. Dr. Ran Liu of Amira Learning & Antonio Pietri of PowerSchool
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and special guest host Daniela Pico, Head of Platform at Forum Ventures, as they discuss the AI backlash, workfor...
Week in Edtech 6/17/26: OpenAI, Google & Anthropic Expand AI Workforce Training, UK Weighs Social Media Ban, DonorsChoose AI Requests Surge, and More! Feat. Tom ap Simon of Pearson & France Hoang of BoodleBox
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and special guest co-host Gemma Lenowitz Picot of Samvid Ventures as they break down the la...
Anthony Salcito of Coursera on Why Skills Are the New Degree in the Age of AI
Anthony Salcito is President & GM of Enterprise at Coursera, where he leads partnerships with enterprises, universities, and govern...
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What Should Universities Teach When AI Knows Everything? with George Siemens of SNHU
George Siemens is the Chief AI & Innovation Officer at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and one of the most influential learning theorists in modern education. He is the creator of C...
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Week in EdTech 6/10/26: Claude Fable Launches, NAEP Recovery, Code.org Becomes CodeAI, AI Techlash Grows, Canvas Breach, and More! Feat. Yi Ng of Curiosities AI & Dr. Rob Abel of EdTech Futures
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and special guest co-host Thomas Rodgers of Whiteboard Advisors as they explore the latest developments in AI, edtech policy, learning outcomes, cybersecurity, and the future of AI-powered education.✨ Episode Hi...
Preparing Students for 2076: Ben Kornell on AI, Assessment, and the Future of Learning
In this special crossover episode, Edtech Insiders host Ben Kornell joins Allison Salisbury, author of The Humanist, for a wide-rang...
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Week in Edtech 6/3/26: OpenAI, Anthropic & xAI Race Toward IPOs, AI Upskilling Booms, Handshake Surges, Global EdTech Prize Opens Applications, and More! Feat. Vikas Pota of T4 Education & Keri Dixon of Wilson Language Training
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and guest co-host Matt Tower of Whiteboard Advisors as they explore the latest developments in AI, workforce learning, edtech innovation, and literacy instruction.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:03:24] OpenAI, ...
Lisa Gevelber of Grow with Google on Why AI Fluency Is the New Workforce Skill
Lisa Gevelber is the founder and leader of
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Week in Edtech 5/27/26: AFT Reverses Course on AI, i-Ready Faces Backlash, New Federal School Choice Tax Credit, AI Remediation Gains Momentum, Anthropic Surges, and More! Feat. Noah Pickus of Duke University
Join hosts Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they discuss the growing backlash against AI and screen time in schools, the launch of a federal education tax credit, promising new evidence for AI-powered remediation, workforce disruption from AI, an...
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The Future of Tutoring Is Human + AI: Sam Olivieri & Daniel Halper of Step Up Tutoring
Sam Olivieri is the CEO of and has spent more than two decades expanding educational opportunity through leadership roles at GreatSchools, Entangled Solutions, and Guild Education. ...
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Week in Edtech 5/20/26: AI Backlash Grows, Anthropic & Gates Launch $200M Education Push, MasterClass, Chicago Booth & OpenAI Launch an AI-Native Business Program, and More! Feat. Angel Chung of The Wharton School & David Rogier of MasterClass
Join hosts Ben Kornell and Alex Sarlin as they explore the growing backlash against AI in education, the race to build AI-native learning systems, and the shifting future of edtech, workforce learning, and global education policy.✨ Ep...
From AI Policing to AI Coaching: Jason Katcher of Superhuman on Education’s Next Shift
Jason Katcher is the Global Education Channel Lead at Superhuman, where he focuses on scaling AI-powered productivity and communication tool...
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Week in EdTech 5/13/26: AI Literacy, Student Data Privacy, AI-Native Schools & Future of Assessment! Feat. Lisa O’Masta of Learning.com, Aaron Feuer of Panorama Education, Larisa Hovannisian of Armenia Education Initiative and Alexandra Walsh of Amplify
Join host Ben Kornell for a special episode featuring leaders across digital literacy, AI-native schooling, student support, and curriculum innovation in K–12 education.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:02:10]
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AI, Jobs, and What Comes Next with Kumar Garg of Renaissance Philanthropy
Kumar Garg is the President of Renaissance Philanthropy, where he leads thesis-driven philanthropic funds focused on majo...
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Teachers as Builders: Insights from Stephen Jull, Maruf Hasan & Sean McWeeney of Teach For All
Stephen Jull is the Global Head of AI and Educational Technology at Teach For All, leading efforts to connect educators with frontier...
Kira 2.0: Real Voices from the Launch Event
At the Kira 2.0 launch event in New York City, Sarah Morin captures rapid-fire insights from educators, administrators, and edtech leaders reacting in real time to one of the most ambitious AI learning platforms to date.🎙️ Featuring i...
The Math We Teach vs. The Math We Need with Ted Dintersmith
Ted Dintersmith is an education advocate, author, and filmmaker who has spent the past 15 years working alongside educators to rethink what learning should look like in ...
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Steve Tapp of ACT on Bridging Academic Assessment and Workforce Readiness
Steve Tapp is the CEO of ACT, a leading nonprofit assessment organization best known for the ACT college admissions test. With over 30 yea...
Why Graduation Is Higher Ed’s Most Overlooked Growth Lever with Chase Rigby of Tassel
Chase Rigby is the CEO of Tassel, a platform modernizing graduation experiences for universities worldwide. A former Google PM and Chief Pr...
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Week in Edtech 4/8/26: Anthropic’s Mythos Sparks AI Security Concerns, EdTech Efficacy Debate Intensifies, Screen Time Backlash Grows, OpenAI Faces Pressure, AI Reshapes Entry-Level Jobs, Higher Ed Adapts, and More! Feat. Yoon Yang of Pensive
Join hosts Ben Kornell and guest co-host Matt Tower, as they break down the biggest stories shaping AI, edtech efficacy, cybersecurity, and the future of work in education.✨ Episode Highlights:[00:00:33] Rapid ri...
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