In Season 12, Episode 14 of the Learning Can’t Wait podcast, Hayley Spira-Bauer speaks with Dr. Jason Bell, Secondary Supervisor at Polk County Schools — Tennessee Rural Education Association, about rural education, community leadership, and the responsible use of technology and artificial intelligence. Having grown up, attended school, taught, and become a leader in the same rural community, Bell describes rural schools as community anchors whose educators are innovative, hardworking, and accustomed to accomplishing more with limited resources. He argues that technology should be adopted only when it strengthens instruction and must be supported through sustained training and coaching. Throughout the conversation, Bell emphasizes relationships, trust, transparent communication with families, and optimism as the foundations of meaningful educational change.
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