🔄 Trends, Routines, and the Rhythm of Learning
In this episode, hosts Mike Cobb (Gen X) and Logan Birgenheier (Millennial) explore how trends and routines can be powerful tools for growth in education—and how they can also become traps if we’re not intentional. Drawing from examples in daily life and the classroom, they unpack how habits shape both teaching and learning, when to lean into structure, and when to break free for innovation. Mike and Logan connect these ideas to educational practices and share strategies for staying fresh, adaptive, and inspired.
In this episode, hosts Mike Cobb (Gen X) and Logan Birgenheier (Millennial) explore how trends and routines can be powerful tools for growth in education—and how they can also become traps if we’re not intentional. Drawing from examples in daily life and the classroom, they unpack how habits shape both teaching and learning, when to lean into structure, and when to break free for innovation. Mike and Logan connect these ideas to educational practices and share strategies for staying fresh, adaptive, and inspired.