The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
ThoughtStretchers Education
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Oct 10, 2016 • 55min
Ep. 57 How Can Teachers Move Students Of Poverty To Middle Or Upper Class?
Drew Perkins talks with author Eric Jensen about his book, Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Mindsets for Change (Raising Achievement for Youth at Risk) and how he believes teachers can change their mindsets to help students of poverty move to the middle or upper class.
Oct 4, 2016 • 40min
Ep. 56 How Google Is Winning The #Edtech Battle For America's Classrooms
Drew Perkins talks with Ainsley O'Connell, Staff Writer at Fast Company, about the battle between Google, Microsoft and Apple for America's classrooms as well as trends and challenges in the Edtech space.
Sep 20, 2016 • 43min
Ep. 55 How Can EdTech Help Build Knowledge And Critical Thinking?
Drew Perkins talks with Quizlet CEO Matthew Glotzbach about his Edtech journey that includes stints at Google and YouTube as well as how apps like Quizlet can help build critical thinking through better understanding of knowledge. Also discussed was the new international features of Quizlet.
Sep 8, 2016 • 48min
Ep. 54 How The Gates And Other Foundations Have An Inside Track To Ed Policy
Drew Perkins talks with author Megan Tompkins-Stange about the influence four major non-profit foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates, Eli and Edythe Broad, Ford, and W.K. Kellogg) have on education policy and top level politicians.
Aug 24, 2016 • 1h 18min
Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow
Drew Perkins talks with veteran education journalist John Merrow about the origin of charter schools, how to get policymakers to affect real change, how he thinks our schools should really look and his upcoming book.
Jul 19, 2016 • 28min
Ep. 52 Using #Edtech And Graphic Novels to Engage Reluctant Readers
Drew Perkins talks with Jeff Faulconer, VP of product development at StoryArc Media about engaging with reluctant readers using Poptropica.com and their Galactic Hot Dogs graphic novels.
May 25, 2016 • 1h 4min
Ep. 51 Is The Gates Foundation Really Helping Our Schools and Students?
Drew Perkins talks with Anthony Cody about the second edition of his book The Educator and the Oligarch and new developments in the type of education reform led by the Gates Foundation.
May 21, 2016 • 45min
Ep 50 What Are The Benefits Of Student Blogging?
In this episode, Terry Heick talks with Ronnie Burt of edublogs about blogging, specifically how blogging can improve student literacy, create opportunities for digital citizenship, and even act as publishable digital portfolios.
May 19, 2016 • 51min
Ep. 49 What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using?
Terry Heick talks with Jennifer Gonzales about how teachers are using new technology in the classroom, and what they're hoping to accomplish as a result. We also discuss Jennifer's book "The Teachers Guide to Tech," which can be downloaded here.
May 16, 2016 • 38min
Ep. 48 Let's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythng
Drew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming book.
