Highlights from the 57th Annual PDK Poll

by | Aug 26, 2025 | podcast

Host: Kathleen VailGuest: Dr. John Hendron PDK International has polled the American public for the 57th time this year with its annual poll focused on attitudes about public education in America. In this edition, Kathleen Vail, editor in chief of Kappan Magazine,...

New Literacies (Part 2)

by | Aug 19, 2025 | podcast

Host: Kathleen VailGuests: Drs. Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao In this follow-up conversation, Kaplan editor-in-chief Kathleen Vail sits down with professors Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao—authors of a recent Kappan article and the book Duck and Cover (Teachers College...

Well-being in the Classroom

by | Jul 14, 2025 | podcast

Hosts: Sophia James and Samantha SalnaveGuest: EdRising Student Lily In this powerful episode, three voices from different stages of the educational journey come together to talk about mental health in our schools. Host Sophia James, a 2024 PDK Emerging Leader Fellow...

Interview with Allianna Walters

by | Jun 16, 2025 | podcast

Host: Dr. John HendronGuest: Allianna Walters, Educators Rising national officer Educators Rising—the national CTSO from PDK International—is looking forward to our upcoming national conference in Orlando, Florida. In this episode, we talk to one of our newly elected...

Conversation with Doug Fisher

by | May 16, 2025 | podcast

Host: Kathleen VailGuest: Dr. Doug Fisher In this episode we chat with Dr. Doug Fisher, who along with Dr. Nancy Frey, have an article in the Summer edition of Kappan magazine focused on the import of teaching all standards. Host Kathleen Vail also asks Dr. Fisher...

Conversation with Missy Testerman

by | Apr 9, 2025 | podcast

Host: Kathleen VailGuest: Missy Testerman, 2024 CCSSO National Teacher of the Year Kappan Editor-in-Chief Kathleen Vail chats in this podcast with Missy Testerman, the 2024 CCSSO National Teacher of the Year. In her rural Appalachian community, Testerman builds...

Introducing Patriots to Education

by | Apr 1, 2025 | podcast

Host: Dr. John HendronGuests: Tim Kadavy, Retired Lieutenant General, Army National Guard, Mike Bobeck, Retired Brigadier General, U.S. Army, George Ann Rice, Former senior leader in Nevada public schools In this special episode, Dr. John Hendron hosts and spotlights...

The College Experience

by | Mar 19, 2025 | podcast

Host: Dr. John HendronGuests: Calvin Plainte and Kaylea Patterson According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 19.1 million students were unenrolled in U.S. colleges this past fall. Of those, 16 million are enrolled in undergraduate programs, and...