Disrupt Education Podcast24 Sep 2025

401 Throw Out the Playbook: Scaling Innovation in Schools

What happens when you stop following the playbook and start creating your own?

In this episode, Peter Hostrawser & Alli Dahl build on last week’s conversation with Scott Carr (Ep. 400) and dive into what it really takes to scale classroom innovation into full system change. Using football field analogies, real classroom stories, and community connections, they explore how to move from small experiments to lasting cultural transformation in schools.

Key themes:

Why transformative change feels like a “Hail Mary” play
Moving from Phase 1 (individual classrooms) to Phase 2 (whole-school culture)
The big question: What would change if you knew your students more deeply?
Why impact data > outcome data when telling the story of learning
How internships and community partnerships ignite student engagement
Why lasting change takes time—and why that’s okay

If you’re an educator, leader, or community partner ready to disrupt the status quo, this episode will give you both inspiration and practical insights to start your own transformation journey.

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