NTN Unpacked
New Tech Network (NTN) is a national nonprofit dedicated to systemic change in education. We center K-12 schools as the units of change, working closely with district leaders, school principals, and classroom educators, to co-design an approach to change that is specific to their context. This podcast will lift up the first hand stories and experiences schools have had while engaging with the work of NTN as well as provide listeners with the opportunity to learn more about NTN.
Episodes
12 episodes
Authentic Learning in Action: Inside Eagle Tech’s Senior Capstone
In this episode of NTN Unpacked, we sit down with Rebecca Mapes and Melanie Mason, English facilitators and senior capstone leaders at Eagle Tech Academy. They share how their Senior Capstone (or Senior Impact) course emp...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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46:17
Rigor, Joy and Real-Life Relevance: How LSI Approaches PrBL
In this classroom-deep-dive episode of NTN Unpacked, host Mark Stolan reconnects with Jackie Blightman and My Lam, the dynamic math teaching duo from Quimby Oak Middle School’s Lobo School of Innovation (LSI). Together, t...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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56:37
Coaching Across Continents: How NTN Took Root in Australia
In this international episode of NTN Unpacked, we sit down with Brad Scanlon, Director of New Tech Network Australia, to explore what happens when student-centered learning takes root halfway around the world. Recorded live at N...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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35:34
From the Floor at NTAC: Sparks, Shifts, and What's Next
In this special live episode of NTN Unpacked, we take you straight to the floor of NTAC 2025 in Oakland, CA! Host Mark Stolan brings together a chorus of voices from across the New Tech Network to share what’s resonating, what’s shifti...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:03
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Doing School Differently: Mead Middle School’s First-Year PBL Journey
In this powerful episode of NTN Unpacked, we head to Houston, Texas, to hear the story of Mead Middle School’s first year partnering with New Tech Network. Principal Jose Lara, Assistant Principal Danielle Johnson,...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:48
Scaling Deeper Learning: Lessons from Hardin County Schools
What does it take to bring deeper learning to scale across an entire district? In this episode of NTN Unpacked, School Development Coaches Missy Saldana and Val Grijalva take us inside a district-wide transformation at
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:27
Slamming for a Cause at NTH@C
In this dynamic episode of NTN Unpacked, host Mark Stolan and School Development Coach Aubrey Thompson sit down with Danae Boyd and Janelle Bence from New Tech High @ Coppell (NTH@C) to explore Slamming ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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49:15
Instructional Coaching That Sustains Innovation
In this episode of NTN Unpacked, we head to Handy Middle School in Bay City, Michigan, where PBL Instructional Coach Rebekah Deal and 7th grade science teacher Valerie Steele share what it looks like to support and grow a...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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34:01
Reimagining PE Through Project-Based Learning
In this energizing episode of NTN Unpacked, returning co-host and NTN School Development Coach Val Grijalva sits down with veteran educator Laura Pacheco of Young Women’s STEAM Academy in El Paso, Texas, to explore how pr...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:04
What’s Possible With AI in the Classroom?
In this thought-provoking episode of NTN Unpacked, we dive into the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI) in education with veteran educator Jason Currie-Olson from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South D...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:08
Pre-K Pioneers: Launching PBL with Our Youngest Learners
In this inspiring episode of NTN Unpacked, our very own School Development Coach Val Grijalva sits down with Ashley Perales and Henley Price, two pre-K teachers from Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School in Odessa, Texas, who b...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:16
Food for Thought at Nex+Gen Academy
Welcome to the debut episode of NTN Unpacked, the podcast where we bring you the authentic stories of transformation from across the New Tech Network. Hosted by Mark Stolan, this first episode features a special interview led by NTN Scho...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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