On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Mason Pashia is joined by Jennifer Brandsberg-Engelmann to discuss a new approach to teaching economics and why it is critical to teach economics to K-12 students as a way of understanding the world.

• Regenerative Economics Course

• Link to the course

• Recent Webinar on the Generative Economics Curriculum

• Doughnut Economics

• Kate Raworth

• GCSE Requirements

• Revised GCSE Syllabus

• Mason’s Biomimicry Blog

This episode of the Getting Smart Podcast is sponsored by Mrs. Wordsmith, learn more at mrswordsmith.com

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Dr. Carl Gombrich, the Dean at the London Interdisciplinary School (LIS), to discuss his transition from University College London (UCL) to LIS, motivated by a desire for educational innovation.

Throughout the conversation, Dr. Gombrich shared his experience of fostering interdisciplinary education at UCL and his subsequent decision to establish a new institution dedicated to this approach. He explained that traditional educational structures often inhibit interdisciplinary learning, as they are organized around distinct disciplines that do not reflect the interconnected nature of real-world problems.

We hope you’ve attended our town halls, but are you looking for even more ways to learn in community? Check out one of the two forthcoming webinars from the Aurora Institute. Learn more here.

This Getting Smart Town Hall focused on pathways in Health Sciences and focus on the following elements of effective pathways:

• sector job prospects and entrepreneurial opportunities

• career exploration resources

• high school pathway examples

• work-based learning and credentialing opportunities

• postsecondary pathway examples.

The event highlighted the critical role of education leaders, intermediaries, and thought partners in shaping the future of the healthcare industry and empowering the next generation of healthcare professionals.

We were joined by Dr. Kyle Hartung from JFF, then Kate Kreamer from Advance CTE, followed by Dr. Christine Rodriguez from NAF, and we closed with Jason Rausch from Project Lead the Way.

For the full shownotes, the recording, the slide deck and links mentioned in the chat, click here.

To view our new Health Science publication, click here.