KindlED | The Prenda Podcast
The KindlED Podcast explores the science of nurturing children's potential and creating empowering learning environments through microschooling. Powered by Prenda, each episode offers actionable insights to help you ignite your child's love of learning. We'll dive into evidence-based tools and techniques that kindle curiosity, motivation, and well-being in young learners. Do you have a question, topic, or story you'd like to share with us? Get in touch at podcast@prenda.com.
Podcasting since 2023 • 95 episodes
KindlED | The Prenda Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 85: Removing Education Barriers in Arkansas. A Conversation with Laurie Lee and Emmy Henley.
We explore how a mother and daughter helped turn Arkansas into a leading state for school choice, sharing hard-won lessons from family needs, policy battles, and the explosive growth of microschools. Stories, strategy, and straight talk show ho...
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Episode 85
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Episode 84: The Power of On-Campus Microschools. A Conversation with Robby Meldau.
We trace a principal’s journey from Teach For America to a nine-year commitment leading a high-need neighborhood school, then dive into how a microschool inside the campus turned behavior crises into growth and engagement. The result: fewer lab...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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Episode 83: Partnering for Innovation. A Conversation with Amy McGrath.
We challenge the assumption that boredom is a student problem and show how design, mentorship and partnerships can make school feel alive. Amy McGrath shares the path from Florida Virtual to ASU Prep’s Digital Plus microschools, mastery learnin...
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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36:56
Episode 82: School Choice: The Great Debate. A Conversation with Mike McShane.
We trace the rise of school choice from early voucher experiments to modern ESAs, unpack how funding actually follows students, and use fresh data to separate myths from reality. Mike McShane shares trends on parent preferences, teacher morale,...
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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Episode 81: Embracing your Child's Uniqueness. A Conversation with Matt Bowman.
We explore how to choose schooling with intention and build an “open education” that taps every resource that fits your child. Matt Bowman shares five building blocks that move families from one-size-fits-all to agency, community, and practical...
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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