The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
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Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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May 13, 2019 • 50min
Ep. 164 Drawing Students To Math With Authentic Purpose
Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Montgomery of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and student Eric Chai of High Technology High School from the champion MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge team. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge web site and on Facebook mathworks.com Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Apr 30, 2019 • 1h 15min
Ep. 163 Using Purpose And Fiction To Teach History More Effectively
Drew Perkins talks with Kevin Vanzant, history instructor at Tennessee State University, about how he's adjusted his teaching to better engage his introductory history class students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Kevin Vanzant @ Tennessee State University Quillette: A Professor Speaks Out: How ‘New Left’ Orthodoxy Is Failing a New Generation of History Students The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 115 Let’s Talk About What School Could Be (with Ted Dintersmith) 4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be” (Ted Dintersmith's book) The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”? Better Angels Heterodox Academy Chloé Valdary @ The New York Times *Also published at TeachThought.com Listen and subscribe on: iTunes Stitcher Podbean PodcastLand YouTube Also available on Google Music for subscribers! Thank You For Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it. Also, please leave an honest review for The TeachThought Podcast! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. If you have any questions please email us at grow@teachthought.com! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.
Apr 20, 2019 • 1h 16min
What Do We Really Mean By "Deeper Thinking And Learning"?
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tim Simpson about classical and constructivist education and how both rely heavily on inquiry in order to get to deeper thinking and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Tim Simpson - Morehead State University Michael Polanyi - Polanyi Society The Tacit Dimension - Michael Polanyi Harry Broudy - The Uses of Schooling Contemporary Perspectives on C. S. Lewis’ The Abolition of Man Polanyi and the Secular Age: The Promise of Broudy’s “Allusionary Store” Harry S. Broudy, “Tacit Knowing and the Uses of Schooling”
Apr 1, 2019 • 1h 9min
Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his work as founder and CEO of ThinkLaw to help schools teach critical thinking to students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: ThinkLaw.us @thinkLawUS ThinkLaw on Facebook @ColinESeale Larchmont Charter School
Mar 22, 2019 • 47min
Ep. 160 Navigating The Landscape Of Labels In Social Justice And Equity
Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manjji about her new book and how we might better navigate the landscape of labels in the context of social justice and equity. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: irshadmanji.com @IrshadManji, Facebook, Instagram Book - DON'T LABEL ME: An Incredible Conversation for Divided Times Deeya Khan
Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 24min
Ep. 159 The Science Of Deeper Learning And Why We're Not Doing More Of It
Drew Perkins talks with neuroscientist and author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about his new book and work the science of learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @JCHorvath https://www.lmeglobal.net/ Book: Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights From Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science
Mar 4, 2019 • 49min
Ep. 158 How Do We Teach Kids To Talk About Taboo Topics?
Drew Perkins talks with elementary teacher Liz Kleinrock about her TED Talk and work to help teachers and students talk about difficult topics. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: teachandtransform.org Liz on Instagram TED Talk: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics Teaching Tolerance web site The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking (Better Angels) Curio Learning @AshleyLambS @CurioLearning The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 66 Teaching Like A Rebel With KY Teacher Of The Year The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 106 Empowering Teachers To Accelerate Deeper Learning There are two kinds of identity politics. One is good. The other, very bad. | Jonathan Haidt
Mar 1, 2019 • 26min
Ep. 157 How Can We Make Screen Time Work For Kids?
Drew Perkins talks with Sara DeWitt, Vice-President of PBS Kids Digital, about how to navigate the positives and negatives of screen time for kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TED Talk: 3 fears about screen time for kids - and why they're not true pbslearningmedia.org grownups.pbskids.org @saradewitt Research: How Daniel Tiger Helps Teach Social Skills to Preschoolers *Also published at TeachThought.com Listen and subscribe on: iTunes Stitcher Podbean PodcastLand YouTube Also available on Google Music for subscribers! Thank You For Listening! Thanks so much for joining us again. Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it. Also, please leave an honest review for The TeachThought Podcast! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and we read each and every one of them. If you have any questions please email us at grow@teachthought.com! Don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.
Feb 21, 2019 • 56min
Ep. 156 Building Community, Overcoming Barriers, Music Education
Drew Perkins talks with Jecorey Arthur, aka 1200, about his journey and work as a musician and educator in a world that has presented significant challenges to being successful. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 1200llc.com, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Simmons College of Kentucky WUOL Education
Feb 20, 2019 • 1h 5min
Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education? Drew Perkins talks with Corey DeAngelis of the Cato Institute about the ability of school choice and competition to improve our education system. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @DeAngelisCorey @CatoInstitute Cato Institute Jay Greene Patrick Wolf Peter Greene
