S2, Ep 6. MSA-CESS: Christian Talbot, Dr. Nicole Grimes, + Meghan Cureton

MSA-CESS Team

Christian Talbot: Essex Fells, New Jersey, US

President & CEO, Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools; Co-Founder & Design Partner, Juno; Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Nicole Grimes: New York City, US

CEO & Founder, Carib Biz Network; (former) HS Principal (New York City); Ph.D. Urban Education; Adjunct Assistant Professor (multiple universities); Consultant, MSA-CESS

Meghan Cureton: Atlanta, GA, US

Learning Experience Designer; Founder, Cureton Consulting; (former) US Head of Learning and Innovation, Mount Vernon School; Founding member, Impact.Ed; Consultant, MSA-CESS

(5) Big Ideas from the Episode: 

• Teacher growth and development should be guided by 3 principles: teacher strengths, spurring curiosity, and gamifying growth
• Role of AI in Education: “AI could well be a major focus for a lot of schools going forward.”
• Incubator accelerators for teenagers: “Get them into the marketplace to learn by doing.”
• School accreditation processes “should be a conversation rather than a compliance check.”
• Prototypes over Meetings (if you want to really transform a school).