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2024 LIVE CHATS + WEBINARS
A NEW MODEL: Paying students to attend school - an interview/Q&A with REN PARIK
MSA President Christian Talbot speaks with Ren Parikh about his early beginnings as an American immigrant from India and how he started his school, Ideal Institute of Technology - the only school in the U.S. where students are paid to attend!
GLOBAL WOMEN LEADERS IN EDUCATION IN A TIME OF MASSIVE CHANGE: an interview/Q&A with Dr. RENEE RATTRAY & DR. PEGGY PELONIS
Join MSA President Christian Talbot for an exciting conversation MSA Director of Strategic Initiatives chats with Dr. Peggy Pelonis, President of ACS Athens and Dr. Renee Rattray, CEO/Founder of Teach Good, Lead Good about being women leaders, education innovation, technology and more!
School Transformation, Learning a Path Forward, RAIL & AI: A Conversation with Tom Vander Ark
Join MSA President Christian Talbot for an exciting conversation withvTom Vander Ark. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations and learning organizations on the path forward. A prolific writer and speaker, Tom is author of Getting Smart, Smart Cities That Work for Everyone, Smart Parents, Better Together, The Power of Place and Difference Making at the Heart of Learning. He has published thousands of articles and papers through GettingSmart.com and LinkedIn.
The AI Classroom is Here Now: A Q&A with Sohan Choudhury & Justin Cerenzia.
Middle States President Christian Talbot leads a dialogue with Sohan Choudhury, CEO of Flint, an AI platform adopted by renowned schools and shares insights on the transformative use of AI in personalizing student learning. Justin Cerenzia, the Buckley Executive Director for the Center for Teaching & Learning at The Episcopal Academy, brings two decades of educational expertise, emphasizing the fusion of cognitive science principles and meaningful human connections.
INTERVIEW AND Q&A WITH AUTHOR & EDUCATOR CHRIS EMDIN
In celebration of Black History Month, Middle States President Christian Talbot in February 2024 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with Chris Emdin, NY Times Best-Selling author and Professor at Teacher’s College, Columbia University.
2023 LIVE CHATS + WEBINARS
LEAP TO leader - A Conversation with ADAM BRYANT
Middle States President Christian Talbot in December 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with with Adam Bryant, author of Leap to Leader and The CEO Test.
The Future and Present of AI in Education - A Conversation with Amanda Bickerstaff
Middle States President Christian Talbot in November 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with with Amanda Bickerstaff, Co-Founder and CEO of AI for Education to discuss the potential (and current reality) of AI on the world of education.
Advancing Leaders of Color in Education with Ligia Alberto, Ed.D., & Sadia White
Middle States President Christian Talbot in September 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with with Ligia Alberto, Ed.D., and Sadia White. Dr. Alberto is a professor of education leadership and researcher, and the Director of the Alternative School in the Bergenfield (NJ) Public School District. Sadia White is an education consultant who has held several senior leadership roles in education, including as Chief Academic Officer of Newark Public Schools in Newark, N.J.
Mitigating Anxiety In Students with Dr. James Incardona & Camille Banks-Lee
Middle States President Christian Talbot in April 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with with Dr. James Incardona, Assistant Headmaster at Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, NJ, and Camille Banks-Lee, a psychotherapist and former teacher and administrator, to hear what we can be doing right now to address mental health in schools.
Thinking Outside the Brain Interview and Q&A with Annie Murphy Paul
Middle States President Christian Talbot in February 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with Annie Murphy Paul, an acclaimed science writer to discuss her latest book, "The Extended Mind". Paul's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, Slate, Time magazine, and The Best American Science Writing, among many other publications.
AI in Education A New Frontier with Jennifer Carolan
Middle States President Christian Talbot in January 2023 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with Jennifer Carolan, Co-Founder and Partner at Reach Capital to discuss the impact of AI in education. With a combination of classroom teaching experience and as a leading investor in cutting edge learning solutions, Carolan has a unique take on the intersection of tech and education.
2022 LIVE CHATS + WEBINARS
CELEBRATED AUTHOR Micheal B. Horn CHATS EDUCATION INNOVATION
Middle States President Christian Talbot in October 2022 conducted a live (virtual) Interview and Q&A with acclaimed author and strategist Michael B. Horn. They discussed Horn’s game-changing ideas on education innovation as outlined in his latest book, From Reopen to Reinvent.
“The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to answer.”