The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
ThoughtStretchers Education
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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May 9, 2021 • 1h 11min
Ep. 248 A Framework for Social Emotional Learning
Drew Perkins talks with Lorea Martinez Perez about her new book, Teaching with the HEART in Mind: A Complete Educator's Guide to Social Emotional Learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-HEART-Mind-Educators-Emotional/dp/173606200X https://loreamartinez.com/ @loreamart Lorea on Facebook Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.
May 4, 2021 • 59min
Ep. 247 Creating Changemakers Through PBL
Drew Perkins talks with Leesa Carter-Jones, president and CEO of the Captain Planet Foundation, about their work to engage young people through project-based learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: captainplanetfoundation.org Project Learning Garden PBL Exemplar – The Straw Project Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.
Apr 29, 2021 • 59min
Ep. 246 Critical Thinking Through Creating Video
Drew Perkins talks with former broadcaster Clement Townsend about his work to help grow critical thinking by engaging them in the video creation process. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: videojournalismpro.com @ClementTV_ Clement Townsend on Facebook Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.
Apr 26, 2021 • 1h 8min
Ep. 245 Educational Complexities With Kentucky's Commissioner of Ed
Drew Perkins talks with Jason Glass, Kentucky's Commissioner of Education, about the complexities of education in the modern world. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @KYCommishGlass Office of the Commissioner of Education Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.
Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 10min
Ep. 244 Teaching Different With Inquiry
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.
Apr 16, 2021 • 56min
Ep. 243 Democratizing Access To Academic Support
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.
Apr 11, 2021 • 1h 8min
Ep. 242 Reconstructing The Stories Of The Slave Trade
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.
Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 4min
Growing Boys To Men In The Modern World
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.
Apr 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
Ep. 240 The Importance Of Black Teacher Pipelines
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.
Mar 18, 2021 • 1h 3min
Ep. 239 Using PBL To Empower, A Critique of Anti-Racism
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.
