Change the Narrative

Travel with award-winning educator, author, and international speaker, Michael Hernandez, as he interviews innovation leaders and searches for answers about how to innovate in work, life, and culture.Find out more about Producer and Host, Michael Hernandez on Linked In: https://bit.ly/MichaelHernandezLinkedIn and on Instagram: @Changing.The.NarrativeGet more inspiring ideas every month--sign up for our free email newsletter: https://bit.ly/ChngNarSignup

Change the Narrative is a education podcast hosted by Michael Hernandez, with 70 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Hernandez hosts Change the Narrative, a education show with 70 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  What I Learned Publishing My First Book, and Why You Should, Too (S7 E6)

  Feb 24, 20267 minS7

  Let’s face it, the ROI on publishing a book is ridiculous. But there are many reasons why you should–or at least tackle a project of this scope. In this episode, author and award-winning educator Michael Hernandez talks about his hate/love relationship with reading and writing, and explains why his first book almost didn’t happen. In this episode: A list of reasons why you should write your own book Ironically, the argument against text-based assessment in schools The art of writing a paper book about digital storytelling. Learn the vocab word of the week: subvocalization Educators who need the playbook and guide Michael mentioned in this episode can find it in his best-selling book, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ . Also, learn how to design Uncheatable Assessments in this course for educators . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podc

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  Episode #5

  Authenticity in the Age of AI: How to bring humanity back to assessment in schools (S7 E5)

  Feb 17, 20265 minS7

  Educators, parents, and schools everywhere are worried about cheating with AI. But it turns out that it isn’t artificial intelligence that’s the problem–its artificial assessment. In this episode, author and award-winning educator Michael Hernandez argues that the ways we try to measure students–and even create entire school systems and calendars around testing– has drained the love of learning from everyone, and left us unable or willing to find learning interesting, rewarding, or meaningful once we leave school. The implications go far beyond career readiness–the result is a society who devalues expertise, and is unable to navigate change. Educators who need the playbook and guide Michael mentioned in this episode can find it in his best-selling book, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ . Also, learn how to design Uncheatable Assessments in this course for educators . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podcast.

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  Episode #4

  The AI Survival Guide: Why AI disruption to entry level jobs is making schools rethink what they teach

  Feb 10, 20264 minS7

  AI is disrupting entry level jobs, causing schools to rethink what they teach. If you’re a parent, student, or teacher worried about artificial intelligence and the future of college and work, this episode is for you. In this episode, host Michael Hernandez helps us reframe these challenges as an over reliance on technique and mechanics, and offers three driving questions to help everyone determine their next steps. Get a copy of the AI survival guide Michael mentioned in this episode, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ , wherever you buy books. Also, learn how to design Uncheatable Assessments in this course for educators . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podcast.

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  Episode #3

  Overcoming Amnesia (S7 E3)

  Jan 3, 20264 minS7

  An entire generation of teachers and parents grew up under No Child Left Behind. Now AI is forcing us to remember what good teaching and learning is all about. Educators are struggling to figure out what to do about AI and academic integrity, and low student engagement and chronic absenteeism. And while there are plenty of people who are good at diagnosing the problem, few are coming up with practical solutions. Until now. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE Watch the ISTE+ASCD webinar where Michael talks about Uncheatable Assessments mentioned in this episode. Learn how to design and grade authentic assignments in Michael's best-selling book, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ . Design Uncheatable Assessments in this course for educators . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podcast.

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  Episode #2

  Is Schoolishness Driving Us Crazy? (S7 E2)

  Jan 3, 20264 minS7

  When confronted with intense workloads and a constantly changing world (and technological changes like AI), it only makes sense that educators and leaders feel the need to double down on cultures of compliance that traditional teaching and assessments create–its a way for us to manage the chaos in our lives and work. But we’ve forgotten that our students are really no different from us, and as the research says, need independence, agency, and self-determination to become healthy, self-actualized humans, and therefore successful learners and members of society. In this episode, Michael talks about the role of agency in learning, why teachers are afraid of it, and how it's the solution to so many challenges in education and society. Learn how to design and grade authentic assignments in Michael's best-selling book, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podcast.

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