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Podcast Ep 23: Savoring the Present & a Future of Flourishing w/ Lainie Rowell Listen now (54 mins) | In this episode of the Optimalist Podcast, Sara speaks with Lainie Rowell, a bestselling author, educator, and speaker, about the…

17 hrs ago

Podcast Ep 22: What is 'Scope Creep' in Education?Listen now (16 mins) | In this episode of the Optimalist Podcast, we delve into the topic of ‘scope creep’ in education and the potential impact of AI…

Sep 20

Some reordering and the question of what to automate in education

Sep 18

Podcast Ep 20: Back to School: Doing Better All the Time Listen now (17 mins) | Welcome to the 20th episode of The Optimalist Podcast! On this show, we have set out to examine the higher order capabilities we…

Sep 6

Podcast Ep 19: Empathy, Innovation, & Designing for a Future Out of Focus w/ Sabba Quidwai Listen now (44 mins) | This week, Sara talks with Sabba Quidwai, the CEO of Designing Schools. Sabba believes that fostering a culture of empathy is…

Aug 30

What is higher order curiosity and how might we foster it?

Aug 19

The most important thing is getting in motion

Aug 2

On the changing nature of creativity and the role schools play to foster it.

Jul 25

For the first time in history, you don’t actually need to learn how to write. I found myself saying this out loud on the floor of ISTE last week. I was…

Jul 8

The First 10 Episodes: Celebrating the Start of The Optimalist Podcast Listen now (35 mins) | This week, we celebrate the first ten episodes of The Optimalist Podcast! To do that, we are taking a short break from regular…

Jun 28

Podcast Ep 7: Classroom Mindfulness & Developing Attention w/ Tim Belmont Listen now (51 mins) | Tim Belmont is a special guest because he is a long-standing member of our Optimalist community, and he’s also the editor of this…

Jun 7

Ever since we debuted Focusable, the most common first response was “This would be great for my son [or daughter]”. This was true for educators and…

Jun 3

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