The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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.

Drew Perkins talks with Reid Nicewonder about his street epistemology work, inquiry, and questioning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @CordialCurious twitch.tv/cordialcuriosity Cordial Curiosity on YouTube @ReidN @StEpistemology streetepistemology.com streetepistemologyinternational.org @magnabosco Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay: How To Have Impossible Conversations Jonathan Haidt: The Righteous Mind The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein Center, about their online digital educational resources for teachers and how they might be helpful as schools respond to COVID-19 with online instruction. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The White House Historical Association @WhiteHouseHstry and on Facebook Stewart D. McLaurin - @WHhistoryPres Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with David McCullough about his startup project called The American Exchange Project which aims to help American high school students better understand and empathize with people and cultures within the United States. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: americanexchangeproject.org AEP on Instagram Better Angels John Wood Jr.: Race, Culture and the Dynamics of Prejudice Coddling of the American Mind Visit wegrowteachers.com for more information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students, and the importance of critical thinking to the success of learners. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: thinklaw.us Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students @ColinESeale The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause? The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 191 Is Critical Thinking A Nonsense Concept? Areo: Critical Thinking is Nothing Without Knowledge Please visit wegrowteachers.com for more information about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Gilmore and Katierose Deos of Intechgrate and authors of a new book "Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning" about effective use of technology to teach, especially in this time of school closures due to coronavirus. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Intechgrate Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning, also on Amazon and Barnes & Noble Intechgrate on Facebook, Facebook Intechgrate Book Community Katierose on Twitter Sarah on Twitter Explain Everything Mentimeter Padlet Plickers Google Forms Visit wegrowteachers.com to learn more about our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Rikke Paaskesen from KUBO Robotics about the use of robots, robotics, and coding to teach STEM and critical thinking skills. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: kubo.education @KUBO_Robot rikke@kubo-robot.com robotteriuddannelse.dk/ Visit wegrowteachers.com for show notes and information on our workshops and services.

Drew Perkins talks with Suzannah Gonzales and John Silva from the News Literacy Project about their work to empower educators to teach students the skills they need to become smart, active consumers of news and other information and engaged, informed participants in civic life. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: News Literacy Project Checkology Understanding Bias Resource @NewsLitProject @MrSilva smartnews.com Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power Visit wegrowteachers.com for information about our workshops and services.