{"podcast":{"title":"Learning Unboxed","slug":"learning-unboxed-6599840","podcast_index_feed_id":6599840,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/b15a3743-d488-43eb-9baf-61dab7fbdae3","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/learning-unboxed","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2024/3/20/13/c596d1f0-0692-4373-9800-72e7bd044e8d__learning_unboxed_epart_design_3_copy_4_itunes.jpg","author":"Annalies Corbin & NOVA Media","episode_count":332,"summary":"We hear, frequently, that the global education system is broken, and as a result, we spend billions of dollar trying to fix it. But the K-12 system isn’t actually broken at all – it’s working exactly as it was designed, 100 years ago, and it’s obsolete. So in Learning Unboxed, we will have a conversation about teaching, learning, and the future of work; we will reimagine, rethink, and redesign our educational system.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T18:19:34.884896+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-unboxed-6599840"},"episode":{"title":"309. Designing Schools for Agency, Not Compliance with Jason Blair","slug":"309-designing-schools-for-agency-not-compliance-with-jason-blair","published_at":"2026-09-14T09:30:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-unboxed-6599840/309-designing-schools-for-agency-not-compliance-with-jason-blair","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-unboxed-6599840","url":"https://pastfoundation.org","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/da27d28e-c51e-4e2f-8c27-2020ab17b13c/stream.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we welcome back Jason Blair, arts educator and founder of the Agents of Change, to explore what happens when schools are designed around student agency instead of compliance. Jason shares how the festival brings students from across Central Ohio together to showcase learning rooted in voice, ownership, purpose, and authentic connection with their communities. We discuss why meaningful learning cannot simply be scaled through a one-size-fits-all model, and why educators should instead create conditions where ideas can spread and adapt to individual learners. Jason also shares how giving students authentic audiences builds confidence, resilience, and a stronger sense of mattering. Join us to explore how listening to students, embracing experimentation, and letting go of control can create classrooms where learners truly come alive. To learn more, visit: pastfoundation.org We unbox: Designing learning environments around student agency rather than compliance Creating authentic audiences for student learning Helping educators move past fear and give students greater ownership Why successful educational ideas should spread and adapt rather than simply scale Viewing school as a place where students are continually becoming Building community support by making powerful student learning visible Resources: Agents of Change Produced by NOVA","meta_description":"In this episode of Learning Unboxed, we welcome back Jason Blair, arts educator and founder of the Agents of Change, to explore what happens when schools…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1716,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learning-unboxed-6599840/episodes/309-designing-schools-for-agency-not-compliance-with-jason-blair/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/learning-unboxed-6599840/309-designing-schools-for-agency-not-compliance-with-jason-blair.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}