Education By Design

Education By Design
Podcast Description
The Education by Design podcast explores the architecture of learning environments—how schools are designed, not just operated—how culture is disrupted to make way for innovation and reaching potential. Your host, Phil Evans is a career educator and creative. His guests bring inspirational and practical ideas into classrooms, all over the world. Join him as he engages with innovators who untangle the complexity of educational systems to align with shared values, common practices, and a common language to create powerful, human-centered learning experiences. For any formal schooling system to have an impact, the central focus must be on learning. Let's learn together.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to educational innovation, systems thinking, and reforming school culture, with specific episodes addressing issues like equitable practices, student agency, and redesigning learning spaces. For example, one episode delves into how spatial theory can reshape student narratives, while another discusses the impact of joy-centered pedagogies on teacher and student engagement.

The Education by Design podcast explores the architecture of learning environments—how schools are designed, not just operated—how culture is disrupted to make way for innovation and reaching potential.
Your host, Phil Evans is a career educator and creative. His guests bring inspirational and practical ideas into classrooms, all over the world. Join him as he engages with innovators who untangle the complexity of educational systems to align with shared values, common practices, and a common language to create powerful, human-centered learning experiences.
For any formal schooling system to have an impact, the central focus must be on learning. Let’s learn together.
In this episode of It’s Not the Students—It’s the System, Education by Design host Phil Evans speaks with Dr. John Falino, principal of Dobbs Ferry High School, about the transformative power of systems thinking in schools.
Designed for education leaders seeking practical strategies to empower teachers, this episode explores how shared vision, teacher agency, and systematic design can raise expectations and engagement for all students. Learn how to build a culture of equity, align professional development with real outcomes, and create inclusive pathways that allow every learner to thrive.
If you’re a principal, district leader, or school change agent ready to lead with purpose, this is your blueprint.
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