August 19, 2026
What will be your anchor for wellness this school year?
The beginning of a school year often arrives with a familiar message: do more, organize more, and somehow become a brand-new person before the first bell rings. This...
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August 17, 2026
Lisa Gardner on Creativity and Curiosity
What can ELA teachers learn from a bestselling suspense novelist who begins writing without knowing who the villain is? In this episode of Shifting Schools, Tricia Friedman speaks...
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How to Raise a Reader from Birth with Sandra Magsamen
What can a board book offer a baby who cannot yet speak or even hold it independently? Award-winning author, illustrator, and art therapist Sandra Magsamen joins Tricia to...
August 3, 2026
Who Gets to Lead? Expanding Student Voice with Rachel Thrash
When schools picture a student leader, they often imagine the confident speaker, the high achiever, or the student who already understands how to succeed within existing systems. But...
July 27, 2026
How do we teach students to sit with evidence longer?
What happens when historical research uncovers a truth you are not sure you want to know? In this episode of Shifting Schools, Tricia speaks with author Christine Kuehn...
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How Nolan's Odyssey and Cover Songs Help Us Talk About AI
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey just earned nearly $300 million retelling a 3,000-year-old story — so what actually separates imitation from transformative interpretation? In this episode, Tricia makes the case...
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