The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with Tyrone Howard, professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, director of the university’s Black Male Institute as well as director of the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families about how to make real progress on racism. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @TyroneCHoward Edweek: How to Root Out Anti-Black Racism From Your School UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools Black Male Institute The UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families Visit wegrowteachers.com for information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manji, Director for Courage, Curiosity, and Character at Let Grow, about the ways in which we can implement enduring anti-racist measures. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: irshadmanji.com Twitter: @IrshadManji, Instagram, Facebook letgrow.org New York Daily News: How protesters can reclaim the movement: The path to underlining police-reform protesters’ moral authority Audre Lorde moralcourage.com/learn Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Cory Clark, Director of Academic Engagement at Heterodox Academy, about her work to encourage viewpoint diversity in academia. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Heterodox Academy @ImHardcory www.coryjclark.com The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students? How to Have Impossible Conversations Coddling of the American Mind Tribalism in War and Peace: The Nature and Evolution of Ideological Epistemology and Its Significance for Modern Social Science Visit wegrowteachers.com for information about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with social psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman about his new book, "Transcend, The New Science of Self-Actualization", and how it might help educators grow the potential in students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: scottbarrykaufman.com Scott on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Scott's Psychology Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students? Visit wegrowteachers.com for information about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with John Wood Jr. of Braver Angels about bringing people together on the most polarizing of issues, including racism, and how that work touches education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: braverangels.org/ @braverangels Braver Angels on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube @JohnRWoodJr Race, Culture and the Dynamics of Prejudice There Are Evils Worse Than Racism 1776 1619 Project The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking Visit wegrowteachers.com for information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Ron Ritchhart, Author of The Power of Making Thinking Visible and Creating Cultures of Thinking & Making Thinking Visible and Senior Research Associate at Harvard's Project Zero, about his new book co-authored with Mark Church.  Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ronritchhart.com @RonRitchhart Project Zero Book: The Power of Making Thinking Visible: Using Routines to Engage and Empower Learners Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Westbrook of the Right Question Institute and author Warren Berger as part of a Zoom discussion about inquiry teaching and learning in uncertain times. This discussion included almost 500 participants adding their comment and questions in the chat section. This is the archived audio, to view the video and review chat notes please visit wegrowteachers.com/covidresources. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: rightquestion.org warrenberger.com archived video and chat notes at wegrowteachers.com/covidresources  

Drew Perkins talks with journalist Graham Couch about how his training as a sportswriter has helped him write dispassionately about polarizing topics. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Lansing State Journal: Graham Couch @Graham_Couch @couchandtherube Couch and the Rube Podcast Matt Taibbi: Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling Visit wegrowteachers.com for information about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Maria Castelluccio, Head of School at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, about the lessons she's learned as a female educator and now school leader. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Léman Manhattan Preparatory School  admissions@lemanmanhattan.org  Visit wegrowteachers.com for information about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Caitlin Sweetapple, Director of Education at Shrub Oak International School, about teaching and learning with autistic students and what regular education teachers might learn from that experience. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: shruboak.org Shrub Oak on Facebook and Instagram Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.