319- The 100 Days of Conversation Project and the Importance of Community Agreements

<p>This week, Tom Vander Ark is joined by a group of young change-makers and Dr. Erin Raab, Chief Strategy Impact Officer of the Choice-filled Lives Network. Together, they discuss the “100 Days of Conversations” project, a collaborative project organized to catalyze conversations in communities across the country on each of the first 100 days of the new administration.</p> <p>Alongside Erin, three young men are setting the stage for impactful and life-changing conversations in Minnesota. These young men are Jose Perez, Cole Stevens, and Walter Cortina. And together they run an organization called Bridgemakers.</p> <p>Erin, Jose, Cole, and Walter share about the “100 Days of Conversations” project, Bridgemakers, and how it has impacted them, their communities, and the youth, parents, and system heads alike. The Getting Smart team loves the energy and urgency of this conversation as well as the continued emphasis on student voice. You will not want to miss out on this one!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p>[:08] About today’s episode.</p> <p>[:53] Tom welcomes Dr. Erin Raab and the three young men to the podcast.</p> <p>[1:11] Dr. Erin Raab speaks about her career and how reimagining education became a central part of her mission.</p> <p>[2:43] Dr. Raab speaks about where the insight that community conversations are key to unlocking potential comes from.</p> <p>[4:18] Dr. Raab shares about how she ran into the three young gentlemen accompanying her on the podcast today and what led them to work together.</p> <p>[6:00] Walter introduces himself and explains what Bridgemakers is all about.</p> <p>[6:49] Cole introduces himself and continues to share about what they do with Bridgemakers, the achievements they’ve had over the year, and how they tie in with the “100 Days of Conversations” project.</p> <p>[10:40] Jose introduces himself and shares how he connected with Bridgemakers.</p> <p>[12:58] Walter speaks about the other goals Bridgemaker is setting out to achieve.</p> <p>[15:03] Walter shares