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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 • 102 episodes
KindlED | The Prenda Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 92: The Imagination Crisis. A Conversation with Nicole Jarbo.
We name the “imagination crisis” holding education back and argue that better schools start with better dreaming, not just better funding or tools. We share how 4.0 Schools helps change-curious builders and turn rough ideas into real tests whil...
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Episode 90: Microschools for Texas Families. A Conversation with Colleen Dippel.
We dig into what parents actually want from schools: strong reading and math, safety and belonging, and communication that treats families like partners. Texas’s EFA, new accreditation pathways for microschools, and the rise of homeschooling po...
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Episode 90
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Episode 91: Education Disruption: Where are we now? A Conversation with Michael Horn.
We examine how disruption theory applies to K–12 and how microschools and ESAs shift power from systems to families. We discuss rigor, the science of reading, special education, and how districts could operate in a more plural, community-center...
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Season 3
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Episode 91
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Episode 89: Microschools are Everywhere. A Conversation with Meredith Olson.
We name the real barrier in education as the status quo mindset and share how Vela backs nearly 5,000 founders building learner-centered options. Meredith traces her journey from engineering and finance to education, explains the data behind mi...
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Season 3
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Episode 89
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Episode 88: Money For Microschools. A Conversation with Allison Serafin.
We trace Allison Serafin’s path from restless learner to teacher, elected education leader, and capital guide who helps schools access facilities and finance. The heart of the talk is practical: how founders can become “underwritable” without l...
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Season 3
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Episode 88
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