The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
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Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Sep 23, 2019 • 1h 19min
Ep. 178 Can We Improve Public Discussion Through Letter Writing?
Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: letter.wiki Impossible Conversations contest Areo: Let’s Change the Nature of Public Discussion: An Introduction to Letter Audio version of this article Review of Impossible Conversations book Iona Italia on Areo @IonaItalia ionaitalia.com Two for Teach Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
Sep 18, 2019 • 1h 17min
How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
Drew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his new book with Peter Boghossian, How To Have Impossible Conversations, social justice, and critical race theory. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: How To Have Impossible Conversations @conceptualjames @HPluckrose Areo Magazine @MikeNayna and his YouTube channel newdiscourses.com
Sep 11, 2019 • 1h 30min
Ep. 176 How PBL Works At The University Level
Drew Perkins talks with Kris Wobbe and Mia Dubosarsky from Worcester Polytechnic Institute about how they use PBL and STEM to help prepare their students at the post-secondary level in addition to pre-k through 12. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: WPI Center for Project-Based Learning book, Project-Based Learning in the First Year WPI’s project-based curriculum STEM Education Center Seeds of STEM (preschool curriculum) Strategic STEM Integration program STEM Educator Certificate Course (bottom of page)
Aug 21, 2019 • 1h 4min
Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
Drew Perkins talks with Jonathan Haidt, Social Psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business, and author about his most recent book with Greg Lukianoff, Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: thecoddling.com Google Doc: Is there an increase in adolescent mood disorders? @JonHaidt openmindplatform.org letgrow.org righteousmind.com
Aug 19, 2019 • 1h 19min
Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript?
Drew Perkins talks with Ben Rein, Senior Director of Outreach and Partnerships at Mastery Transcript Consortium, about their work to remake the transcript into a more useful and meaningful tool for schools and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: mastery.org @MastTranscript facebook.com/MasteryTranscript/ Ben Rein: rein@mastery.org Thomas Guskey
Jul 27, 2019 • 1h 17min
Ep. 173 How Can We Prepare Teachers For Deeper Learning?
Drew Perkins talks with Maria Hyler of the Learning Policy Institute about their new book and research on preparing teachers to shift their teaching to support deeper learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Learning Policy Institute @LPI_Learning Book: Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”?
Jul 14, 2019 • 50min
Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education
Drew Perkins talks with Glenn Loury, economist, academic, author, and professor at Brown University, to get his thinking on education topics like school choice and competition and social justice issues like racial equality. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: glennloury.com @GlennLoury bloggingheads.tv - The Glenn Show Heather Mac Donald
Jul 9, 2019 • 55min
Ep. 171 Inspiring Collective Action In Students Around Economic Challenges
Drew Perkins talks with Hilary Allen, Senior Associate at Net Impact and Community Manager of the Up To Us Competition, about their work to help inspire college students to take collective action around our nation's economic challenges. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Net Impact Up To Us, @uptousnews, Instagram National Issues Forums Better Angels - The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 170 The Theory Of Enchantment And Connecting To Humans The Swamp
Jul 2, 2019 • 1h
Ep. 170 The Theory Of Enchantment And Connecting To Humans
Drew Perkins talks with Chloé Valdary about her Theory of Enchantment work and how it might help answer this question: What is the psychology of connection and can we use that psychology to heal and navigate the conflicts we inevitably have with each other and with ourselves? Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheoryOfEnchantment.com, @enchanttheory, Facebook, Instagram, @cvaldary theory-of-enchantment.teachable.com Glen Loury The Breakfast Club Killer Mike Blackish A Different World David Foster Wallace - This Is Water - Full version-David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech
Jun 27, 2019 • 1h 22min
Ep. 169 Revisiting Mindfulness, Meditation, Awareness
Drew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about how mindfulness, meditation, and awareness can help students be more successful learners. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: susankaisergreenland.com, email newsletter Susan's books on Amazon Susan on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Sam Harris Waking Up The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate Visit The TeachThought Podcast Page teachthought.com/category/podcast
