About
The Story Behind the Chalkboard Renegades Podcast
The current educational system is facing massive challenges, but right beneath the surface, a few courageous, driven mavericks are actively fixing the issues. This podcast is for everyone on the front lines of education—from teachers and administrators to lawmakers and everyone in between.
Join host Brandon Kowallis as he dives deep into the origin stories of the hallway hooligans, bold thinkers, and creative disruptors who had the courage to act on the questions everyone else was only asking. We don’t just talk about the problems; we explore exactly what these innovators did to rewrite the rules, giving you the inspiration and practical tools to redesign education wherever you are.
Meet Your Host
Brandon Kowallis has worked in higher education for over 20 years; 9 years as a concurrent enrollment liaison and adjunct faculty member and 11 years as the Senior Director of the SLCC Concurrent Enrollment Program. He has a masters degree in filmmaking and a bachelors in photography that magnified his ability to question and challenge the status quo in fun and creative ways.
During his tenure he realized that there are people who talk about innovation, there are those who disrupt the system and leave a mess, and there are those who make innovative disruptions that change the way we educate students and prepare them build a stronger economy and improve the communities where they are planted.
As a Lean Six Sigma blackbelt and PMI trained process improvement fanatic, Brandon has recognized a need to help educators at all levels discover ways they can move beyond innovative ideas and talk to actually making a difference that matters to those their work impacts.
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