How PassPass President Kris Groves moved from military service in Navy Special Operations to building experiential marketing strategies.

Former superintendent DeAnn Lee explores how educator advocacy, student voice, and community-driven accountability are shaping the future of Texas public schools.

In this episode of Just Thinking, Kevin Dougherty and Aaron Paul discuss how CTE programs can prepare students for automation-driven careers by emphasizing foundational troubleshooting, durable human skills, and practical AI adoption aligned with industry needs.

NeuraPoints CEO Jared McClure explores how cognitive frameworks make AI a partner that enhances, not replaces, human thinking.

Educator Dawn M. Bailey joins Just Thinking to discuss how NeuraPoints helps teachers and students navigate content, cognition, and connections in an AI-driven learning landscape.

Dr. Amy Alzina explores how educators can balance innovation, AI, and project-based learning to deepen engagement, cultivate lifelong learners in parents and students, and support teachers.

Dr. Amy Alzina explores how educators can balance innovation, AI, and project-based learning to deepen engagement, cultivate lifelong learners in parents and students, and support teachers.

Leaders from Learning Forward Texas discuss how transformational professional learning can support teachers, address certification gaps, and prepare students for a changing future.

International EdTech leader Al Kingsley explores how AI, critical thinking, and kindness can redefine what makes a “good school” in the 21st century.

On Just Thinking, Dr. Don Hooper explores how educational leaders can apply Power Thinking to embrace augmented intelligence, recharge their leadership, and leave a legacy of wisdom in the age of AI.

Dawn Bailey explores how metacognitive teaching strategies can empower educators to foster critical thinking, transferable skills, and lifelong learning in today’s rapidly evolving classrooms on Just Thinking.

As the educational landscape rapidly evolves—shaped by advances in communication technology, growing mental health awareness, and post-pandemic classroom dynamics—one key question persists: How can we better connect with and empower both educators and students in the classroom? The stakes are high: studies show that teacher-student relationships directly impact student motivation, academic success, and long-term well-being.

Dr. Minh Tran joins Just Thinking to explore the path, pressure, and purpose behind a life in cardiac care and the decisions that save lives.

Jared McClure and Dr. David Hyerle join Just Thinking to explore how NeuraPoints and AI can support critical thinking in education.

Frank Ramirez explains how active engagement fuels connection, achievement, and future-focused thinking in today’s schools on Just Thinking.

As federal funding hangs in the balance, California’s rural school districts face a stark challenge: how to maintain essential services amid the uncertain future of the Secure Rural Schools Act. Originally established to offset declines in timber revenue from federal lands, the Act has become a lifeline for hundreds of districts. But after failing to gain reauthorization in 2024, many schools now confront steep budget cuts—some losing up to 20% of their funding.