Learning Can’t Wait

The Learning Can’t Wait Podcast is your view into how changemakers are driving innovation in the field of education. Each week we interview leaders who are challenging the status quo at a time when it is absolutely necessary to rebuild the system for our students. Podcast Powered by Fullmind
Episodes
Episodes



Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Baron Davis | Hiring Process, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Rentention
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Today on the Learning Can't Wait Podcast, host Hayley Spira-Bauer interviews Dr. Baron Davis, a former Superintendent at Richland Two and Senior Advisor at Digital Promise. In their conversation, Dr. Davis emphasizes the significance of fostering a sense of community in education and highlights the essential qualities he believes teachers should possess.
Drawing from his experience as a superintendent, Dr. Davis shares his approach to selecting top-notch teachers, including the insightful questions he poses to candidates. Hayley and Baron also delve into the advice that Dr. Davis would offer to newly minted teachers embarking on their careers.
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com. Next week, we talk to Adam Ezring, Deputy Director at Collaborative for Student Success.



Tuesday May 30, 2023
Muhsinah Morris | Metaverse, Virtual Reality, EdTech, Leadership
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023



Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast! This week, host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with founder of Inspiring Educators, Belle Linda Halpern. Belle describes how she got her start using theater exercises for leadership training and discusses how storytelling can help create community around schools.
Hayley and Belle also examine how humility helps leaders establish trust and how relationship building is essential to keeping teachers motivated and connected to the school mission.
Don't miss next week's episode exploring Real Life and the Metaverse with Musinah Morris.



Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we talk to iTutor’s very own Dr. Kelsey Young! Listen as host Hayley Spira-Bauer talks with Dr. Young about implementation science and evidence-based practices for education. Dr. Young describes why storytelling is essential to making data widely implemented, and they discuss how such data affects programs like high-dosage tutoring. Kelsey also tells the podcast about how her work with students with disabilities influenced her mission today.
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com. Next week, we talk to Belle Linda Halpern - Founder and Board Chair of Inspiring Educators.



Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
This week on the learning can’t wait podcast we talk to Ash Kaluarachchi, CEO of Started, Inc. Kaluarachchi and host Hayley Spira-Bauer discuss the current and expanding definition of entrepreneur, and examine the intersection between business and personal purpose. They also explore how education entrepreneurs can coach one another and share learnings in efforts to make everyone more successful.
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com. Next week, we talk to education researcher, Dr. Kelsey Young.



Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
This week on the Learning Can’t Wait podcast we have a panel discussing advocacy with some of our favorite leaders in education. Tune in as host Haley Spira-Bauer speaks with Mohan Sivaloganathan, CEO of Our Turn, Tafshier Cosby, Senior Director of Organizing and Partnership at the National parents Union, and Evan Stone, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Educators for Excellence.
Join us every Monday at podcast.learningcantwait.com. Next week, we talk to CEO of Started, Inc, Ash Kaluarachchi.



Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Tune in to the latest episode of the Learning Can't Wait podcast! This week, host Haley Spira-Bauer sits down with edtech executive and podcast host, JW Marshall. Listen in as JW shares his passion for education and discusses the best ways to reach educators and identify effective technologies for schools.
Plus, Haley and JW explore the importance of lifelong learning and how to inspire a love of learning in everyone.
Don't miss next week's episode with guests Evan Stone, Mohan Sivaloganathan, and Tafshier Cosby as they delve into the Art of Advocacy.



Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Tune in to the latest episode of Learning Can't Wait, where host Hayley Spira-Bauer sits down with published author, podcast host, and founder of Leading Equity, Sheldon Eakins.
Sheldon shares valuable insights on how school leaders can model vulnerability and humility, and the profound impact it can have on children when adults show their human side. He also discusses his own approach as a podcast host and his thoughts on equity in education.

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Hosted by Hayley Spira-Bauer
Triage. Transition. Transformation. These are the three stages of disaster relief and after two years of a global pandemic, our education system has been both triaged and has transitioned…it is high time for transformation.
This transformation is brought to life by Hayley Spira-Bauer. Hayley is a progressive school founder, Teach for America alumni, lifelong educator, and Chief Academic Officer at Fullmind. She is passionate about educational evolution and dedicated to amplifying the voices of teachers and schools nationwide.
Why? Because Learning Can't Wait.