219 - Susan Patrick on Transforming Education Systems for Equitable High-Quality Learning

Today the Getting Smart team is bringing you an episode with none other than Susan Patrick, the President and CEO of iNACOL. For the past 14 years, Susan has led the international advocacy organization known as iNACOL. At iNACOL, they seak the transformation of education systems and advocate for breakthrough policies and practices that ensure high-quality learning for all. Their fall symposium is one of Getting Smart's favorite conferences of the year, with well-curated sessions on whole child personalization, competency-based progressions, and systems leadership. In today's interview with Tom, Susan reviews five global learning trends and previews the 2019 symposium, which is happening October 28th-31st in Palm Springs, California. Key Takeaways: [:14] About today's episode with Susan Patrick! [1:03] Tom welcomes Susan to the podcast. [1:10] Susan tells the story of how she got to the office of Ed Tech at the Department of Education. [2:14] Susan tells the origin story of iNACOL. [3:17] Susan speaks about the shift of iNACOL's focus to blended and personalized learning. [6:05] Susan speaks about the partnership between iNACOL and Next Generation Learning Challenges. [6:52] Susan...