
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Jul 18, 2024 • 1h 11min
Helping Inquiring Minds Learn
Drew Perkins talks with Author, Erik Francis, about his new book, Inquiring Minds Want to Learn: Posing Good Questions to Promote Student Inquiry Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Jul 10, 2024 • 41min
Impactful Instructional Coaching With Jim Knight
Drew Perkins talks with Jim Knight, Founding Partner at the Instructional Coaching Group, about his work and approach to instructional coaching. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.

Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 24min
Do The Science Of Learning And Inquiry Converge?
Drew Perkins talks with author and education professor, Carl Hendrick, about updates to his latest co-authored book and the nuances of the science of learning and inquiry. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Jun 27, 2024 • 1h 11min
Talking Inquiry With Kath Murdoch
This episode is the archived audio of a May 25, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event titled “A Journey Through the Landscape of Inquiry with Kath Murdoch” Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 23min
How Should We Think About Antiracism In Education?
This episode is the archived audio of a May 23, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event titled "Antiracism in Education: How should we think about race, racism, and antiracism in education?" Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Jun 12, 2024 • 1h 12min
A Veteran Teacher Who Rejects Black And White Thinking
Drew Perkins talks with veteran teacher, Melinda Karshner, about her teaching and how she navigates the landscape of false binaries being pushed about the science of reading, science of learning, and culture war issues. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Jun 5, 2024 • 56min
A Conservative Vision For Improving Education
Drew Perkins talks with Rick Hess, Director of Education and the American Enterprise Institute, about his new co-authored book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

May 29, 2024 • 1h 17min
When A GOP Insider Realizes Moms For Liberty Claims Are False
Drew Perkins talks with Granbury, Texas school board member, Courtney Gore, and journalist, Jeremy Schwartz, about her experience with GOP efforts in her town to push their agenda at all costs. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

May 22, 2024 • 59min
School Desegregation In 1868? The Story Of Susie Clark
Drew Perkins talks with Joshalyn Hickey-Johnson, author of the children's book, Susie Clark: The Bravest Girl You’ve Ever Seen, a story about desegregating Iowa schools in 1868. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

May 15, 2024 • 1h 10min
Using Thinking Maps To Empower Project-Based Learning
Drew Perkins talks with David Hyerle, Founder of Thinking Foundation and CEO/Owner of Thinking Schools International, about the use of Thinking Maps to help learners in and outside of PBL. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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