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Stephanie Malia Krauss, author of “How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World”, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the core elements of human thriving and how we work to bring these elements back into the overwhelmed and depleted lives of today’s children, teens, and adults.

Fernande Raine, founder and co-lead of The History Co:Lab, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the organization’s approach to inspiring young people to find the agency to participate civically and socially in their communities.

David Brooks, writer at The Atlantic and author of several books including “How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen”, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about understanding human motivation and equitable education systems to better serve learners across the US.

Lisa Guernsey, senior director of birth–12th grade policy New America and co-founder and director of Learning Sciences Exchange, joins Gregg Behr and guest co-host Tyler Samstag to talk about the resources available for communities to develop their own learning landscapes.

David Yeager, professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and co-founder of the Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about how educators can frame learning opportunities around the motivations of young people.

Sara Sneed, president and CEO of The NEA Foundation, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the resources available to help educators build schools with greater community partnership and joy of learning.

Demi Edwards, CEO and co-founder of Education Reimagined, joins Gregg Behr and guest co-host Tyler Samstag to talk about building the field of education to be more learner-centered.

Vicki Phillips, CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the partnerships needed between education, commerce, and policy-makers to prepare young people for life-long learning and participation in society.

Coy Bowles, Grammy-awarded musician, author, and educator, joins Gregg Behr and guest co-host Emma Swift Lee to talk about sharing music, stories, and an imaginative spirit that fuels joyful learning and connection between adults and young people.

Sam Dean, CEO of the Scott Family Amazeum, joins Gregg Behr and guest co-host Emma Swift Lee for a discussion on the approach to designing a children’s museum that encourages curiosity, creativity, and risk making amid the growing communities around Northern Arkansas.

Isabelle Hau, executive director of Stanford Accelerator for Learning, joins Gregg Behr and guest co-host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek for a discussion on the importance of relational learning for child development and the risks companion AI poses for healthy development.

Ted Dintersmith, filmmaker and author of works including “Most Likely to Succeed” and “What School Could Be”, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about his findings effecting the learning landscape today while creating new works, “Multiple Choice” and “aftermath”.

Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about access to individualized resources for learners and explains the opportunity and risk AI tools present for the future of learning.

Relevancy and curiosity are important traits of learning that really sticks with young people. Listen to guests on past episodes of Remaking Tomorrow discuss the importance of learner agency and active participation from learners to determine the what, why, and how of teaching for truly inspiring experiences.

Greg Rosenbaum, vice president of the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the Festival’s history, trends that grew out from the event, and how educators can learn from other industries featured in South by Southwest.

Kim Smith, CEO and Founder of Learner Studio, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about how AI is effecting learners’ social and career prospects, and what support learners need to feel agency in the life that lies before them.

Ellen Roche, neuroscientist and co-director of Trust for Learning, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, author and professor of psychology at Temple University, join Gregg Behr to share the details behind a statement they and other leading scientists issued about the risks of generative AI toys and programs on the social and neurological development of babies from 0-3.

Robert Pianta, professor of early childhood education at University of Virginia and co-author of Kids on Earth: The Learning Potential of 5 Billion Minds, joins Gregg Behr and returning guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about findings from interviewing the world’s kids and how school systems can be transformed using elements found in “not school” learning spaces.

We turn to a conversation with teens as Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski talk with Waylon (8th grade), Sammi (12th grade), Adjoran (11th grade), Donnie (10th grade), and Lotus (graduate) about the ways young people find joy in learning and who they want to be in the future.

Michelle Culver, Founder of The Rithm Project, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the ways young people are adopting AI technology and the importance of keeping social, human connection close to heart as this technology expands.

Margaret Honey, President and CEO at the Scratch Foundation, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the Foundation’s work of equipping learners across the world to discover and explore their own interests; directing their own educational path.

Frances Messano, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, joins Gregg Behr and guest host Sunanna Chand to talk about the power of venture philanthropy in modern learning landscapes.

Jal Mehta, professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of “In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School“, joins Gregg Behr and guest host Sunanna Chand to talk about the research behind the book and how educators and learners can benefit more from school.

2024 Olympian and former NBA basketball player Jimmer Fredette joins Ryan and Gregg to discuss the work of the Fredette Family Foundation and his experiences in Choose Kindness, inspiring young and old to create a culture of kindness.

Journalist Jenny Anderson and education researcher Rebecca Winthrop join Ryan and Gregg to discuss the challenges of parenting teens, and helping them find the best value out of learning spaces through their new book, “The Disengaged Teen”.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, physician and former US Surgeon General, joins Ryan and Gregg as part of a special recording with AASA, The School Superintendents Association to discuss the impact of social media on mental health and the importance of human connection.

It takes a balance of work from teachers to parents, administrators to researchers and policy makers, learners to community members and business leaders to make tomorrow a more promising place for young people. Listen to guests on past episodes of Remaking Tomorrow discuss the importance of getting involved civically to show others how important it is to have the right tools and environments to help learners on their way.

Sara Schapiro, executive director of the Alliance for Learning Innovation, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the importance of education research and development; allowing teachers, school districts, and states access to this research historically conducted at the federal level.

In collaboration with The World We Want podcast by the North American Association for Environmental Education, Gregg and Ryan are guests on the show highlighting Mister Rogers’ lessons of kindness for others, and for the earth.

Virgel Hammonds, CEO of Aurora Institute, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to reflect on a career in a variety of roles in public education and to share his drive to invite young people into the planning of competency-based approaches to learning.

Jodi Grant, executive director of Afterschool Alliance, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to reflect on the work of the Alliance and describe what has been most effective in procuring resources for learning landscapes in communities across the U.S.

Young learners explore their world through play. It was Fred Rogers who said, “for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” Listen to guests on past episodes of Remaking Tomorrow discuss the importance of play and learning for young people especially when done alongside trusted adults.

Josh Reppun, Global Community Director for What School Could Be and host of the What School Could Be podcast, joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to reflect on changes through his career in education and highlights practices across the world that hearken to time-tested methods of learning where people learn by doing.

Paula Kerger, CEO of PBS joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the ways educational broadcast media has changed over the years and what PBS is doing now for learners using many different media technology.

John B. King, Jr. joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the importance of educators in his life. Through his own experiences as a teacher, administrator, the 10th US Secretary of Education under Barack Obama, and the 15th Chancellor of the State University of New York, John describes his hopes for a new generation of learners across the US.

Diego Arambula, vice president of Educational Transformation at Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the history of the Carnegie unit in education design and the reform that needs to happen for systems making a better tomorrow for learners.

Michael Preston, executive director of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop joins Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski to talk about the ways the center is looking to draw together researchers and young people to co-design new and beneficial media experiences.

Ann Chavez, president of LEAP Innovations joins Gregg Behr to talk about the ways educators are newly equipped for providing holistic, tailored learning experiences for their students.

Kapono Ciotti of PEAK Schools Distinction and author of The Landscape Model of Learning joins Gregg Behr to talk about changing the metaphor by which learning can be seen for the benefit of preparing young people for a new and ever changing world.

Anne Brown, president and CEO of the Cook Center for Human Connection, joins Gregg Behr to talk about the work the Cook Center is doing to connect young people, parents and caregivers to mental health resources through schools.

Susan B. Neuman, professor of childhood education and literacy at the Steinhart School at New York University, joins Ryan Rydzewski and guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about the importance of connecting young learners to books in ways that support not just phonics and comprehension, but tie lived experiences and interests to literature.

Rajiv Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, joins Gregg Behr to talk about the work that needs to be done to help young people become informed, active, and committed citizens.

Jodi Mindell, clinical psychologist, researcher, and associate director of the Sleep Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, joins Ryan Rydzewski and guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about the importance of sleep for infants and families and to give context to updated infant sleep recommendations.

Jermaine Myrie, CEO of Mentor, joins Gregg Behr to talk about the importance mentor/mentee relationships hold in all the different spaces where young people are throughout their lives.

Susan Magsamen, director of the International Arts and Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University and co-director of The NeuroArts Blueprint joins Ryan Rydzewski and guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about the importance of artistic practice in maintaining physical, mental, and social wellness for children and adults alike.

Michael Rich, pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital and director and founder of Boston Children’s Digital Wellness Lab joins Ryan Rydzewski and guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about his observations and recommendations for parents, caregivers, and children being challenged to live healthy, digitally-integrated lives.

Roberta Golinkoff, author and Unidel H. Rodney Sharp chair and professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, joins Ryan Rydzewski and guest host Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to talk about her work in developing new approaches to learning based on the promising signs shown by the science of learning.

Meredith Halpern-Ranzer, chief executive tinkerer at Tinkercast, joins us to talk about her entry into children’s media and the impact Tinkercast and TinkerClass have on learners’ exploration and curiosity.

Jenee Henry Wood, chief learning officer at Transcend, joins us to talk about the efforts made to reform and subsequently transcend the education system we’d expect to create a human and learner centered ecosystem in support of young people, their supports, and the communities around them.

Tyler Samstag, executive director of Remake Learning, joins us to talk about the network’s groups and festivals that help to establish healthy learning ecosystems for the benefit of all learners and educators.