The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with Dan Fouts, co-founder of Teach Different, about the challenges and potential and promise of teaching through inquiry.  Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: teachdifferent.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Aly Murray, Co-Founder and Executive Director of UPchieve, about her work to provide free online tutoring to low-income high school students.   Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: upchieve.org hello@upchieve.org Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services. 

Drew Perkins talks with historians Walter Hawthorne and Daryle Williams about their project to help make the stories of the peoples of the historical slave trade more public and accessible. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: enslaved.org enslaved.org@gmail.com Redoshi (Sally Smith): https://twitter.com/hutchinscenter/status/1376564654428848128?s=21 Kossola (Cudjo Lewis): https://twitter.com/hutchinscenter/status/1377698311415693317?s=21 Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Emma Brown, investigative reporter for the Washington Post and author about her book "To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood" Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: toraiseaboy.com @emmersbrown Amazon: To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.  

Drew Perkins talks with Sharif El-Mekki about his work to increase the number of black teachers and educators.  Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @selmekki PHILLY'S 7TH WARD: FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR ALL PHILADELPHIA STUDENTS @CenterBlackEd The 8 Black Hands Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 234 Unintended Consequences Of A School Busing Plan Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with professor Erec Smith about his views on Anti-Racism, how PBL can empower learners, and his book, A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Quillette: Towards Practical Empowerment A Critique of Anti-Racism in Rhetoric and Composition: The Semblance of Empowerment @Rhetors_of_York The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 222 An Alternative Path To Empowering Traditionally Marginalized Students Dr. Joy Degruy: Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Anne Applebaum Newsweek: Classical Liberalism and the Line Dividing Black America | Opinion Invisible Men Podcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Michaeleen Doucleff, correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk and author of Hunt, Gather, Parent, about the power of parenting styles in ancient cultures and how the lessons might help teachers with their students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Amazon: Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans mdoucleff@npr.org A Lost Secret: How To Get Kids To Pay Attention letgrow.org thecoddling.com The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students? Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.  

Drew Perkins talks with Mark Berkman & Ed Peisner of The Organization for Social Media Safety about their work to help schools, parents, and youth be more safe in the world of social media. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ofsms.org @socialmedsafety facebook.com/ofsms Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe in a return appearance to talk about how he thinks about charter schools and the bias vs. development narratives with regards to disadvantaged populations. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Invisible Men Podcast @IanVRowe aei.org woodsoncenter.org

Drew Perkins talks with Kimberly Mitchell in a return appearance  about inquiry teaching and learning and her book, Experience Inquiry. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @inquiryfive inquirypartners.com Amazon: Experience Inquiry: 5 Powerful Strategies, 50 Practical Experiences inquirybythefire.com The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 72 The Power of Inquiry The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 37 Growing Inquiry In The Classroom With The i5 Strategy