The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
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Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Dec 12, 2019 • 1h 2min
Ep. 188 What Might We Learn From Schools Around The World?
Drew Perkins talks with Teru Clavel about her book, World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her Children. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TeruClavel.com World Class book @TeruClavel, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 2min
Ep. 187 Making Math More Accessible
Drew Perkins talks with Robert Kaplinsky about math teaching and learning and how he thinks about making it more accessible. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: robertkaplinsky.com openmiddle.com Open Middle Math Book @robertkaplinsky
Dec 1, 2019 • 1h 6min
Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause?
Drew Perkins talks with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascent Charter Schools, about his work and concerns about some anti-racist efforts that might be counter-productive to our shared mission of schools that better prepare all students for the modern world. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ascend Charter Schools The promise of intellectual joy by Steven F. Wilson Veda Pendleton, Prepped: Coming of Age in Black and White America: A Memoir stevenfwilson.com @StevenFWilson1 The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
Nov 19, 2019 • 55min
Ep. 185 Presenting Content To Students In A World Of Biased Media
Drew Perkins talks with Dan Cogan-Drew and Matthew Gross of Newsela about the challenges and their processes in providing balanced and non-biased content for teachers and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Newsela.com @Newsela, Facebook, Instagram @dcogandrew @matthew_gross
Nov 14, 2019 • 1h 13min
Ep. 184 Nurturing Curiosity And Inquiry In Academia
Drew Perkins talks with Megan Gafford, adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver, about how she engages teaching, writing, and art through inquiry and curiosity on some of the most controversial topics. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: megangafford.com Quillette: Experiments in Nurturing Classroom Curiosity Megan on Twitter, and Instagram Nick Bostrom Glenn Loury podcast How To Have Impossible Conversations Richard Feynman: The Value of Science Jonathan Haidt: The Righteous Mind Steven Pinker:Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Heterodox Academy
Nov 5, 2019 • 1h 6min
Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners Drew Perkins talks with Houston Kraft about his work with Character Strong to develop SEL skills in students and schools. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: CharacterStrong.com @careacter, Instagram, Facebook
Oct 31, 2019 • 60min
Ep. 182 Using The Element Of Surprise In Feedback To Build A Growth Mindset
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Michael Rousell about his research and work with using feedback that includes the element of surprise to help stimulate more of a growth mindset. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: michaelrousell.com @rousellm, Facebook, LinkedIn Surprise! How Your Brain Secretly Changes Your Beliefs | Michael Rousell | TEDxSalem
Oct 27, 2019 • 1h
Ep. 181 What Video Content Should Children Be Exposed To?
Drew Perkins talks with Brenda Bisner, Senior Vice-President of Content at Kidoodle.TV, about her work to provide safe video streaming content. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Kidoodle.tv Brenda Bisner on LinkedIn content@kidoddle.tv The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
Oct 16, 2019 • 1h 14min
Ep. 180 Rethinking Academic Credits For Digital Natives
Drew Perkins talks with Nadav Zeimer about his idea to offer digital natives a set crowdsourced standards and academic credits. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheBig.net @nzeimer The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript? The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 93 Recognizing Learning And Growth With Open Badges The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 123 Moving Education from Post-Modern to Metamodern Cal Newport: Digital Minimalism
Oct 3, 2019 • 1h 5min
Ep. 179 Lesson Study And Growing A Culture Of Teaching And Learning
Drew Perkins talks with Vicki Collet about her new book and how the process of Lesson Study can improve the culture of teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: vickicollet.com Book: Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development Collaborative Lesson Study Book Club on Facebook Vicki's blog: mycoachescouch.blogspot.com Vicki on Facebook, and Twitter: @vscollet The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Learning Communities With Dr. Richard DuFour (Part 1 Of 2)
