The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
ThoughtStretchers Education
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Feb 10, 2016 • 9min
Ep. 27 Let's Make Professional Development More Effective
Drew Perkins discusses ways to make professional development more effective by using inquiry to align it with your mission and vision statements.
Feb 10, 2016 • 39min
Ep. 26 Weaving Creativity Into Your Curriculum With Cyndi Burnett
Drew Perkins talks with Cyndi Burnett about her book Weaving Creativity Into Every Strand of Your Curriculum.
Feb 8, 2016 • 48min
Ep. 25 Education Through The Eyes And Work Of A Libyan Exile
Drew Perkins talks with Shahrazad Kablan about her role in the overthrow of the Libyan regime and her efforts to help establish a working education system there.
Feb 5, 2016 • 47min
Ep 24: Let's Build Better Relationships With Students
In this episode, Terry Heick speaks with James Sturtevant, a social studies teacher and author of 'You've Gotta Connect: Building Relationships That Lead to Engaged Students, Productive Classrooms, and Higher Achievement.' He speaks with James about the importance of building relationships with students, and offers 3 ways to do so.
Feb 3, 2016 • 45min
Ep. 23 Teacher Of The Year: Defining And Measuring Teachers
Drew Perkins talks with Jason Korreck and Rob Phillips about their documentary, Teacher of the Year which explores the complexity of the teaching profession.
Feb 1, 2016 • 31min
Ep. 22 Education And Entrepreneurship With Dyme Startup Founder Joey Prather
Drew Perkins talks with Dyme startup founder Joey Prather about the parallels between the startup and the education worlds and how being more entrepreneurial can benefit teaching and learning.
Jan 27, 2016 • 39min
Ep. 21: Reframing Education By Erasing the Deficit Mindset With Yong Zhao
Drew Perkins talks with internationally recognized education thought leader Yong Zhao about changing education from a standardized and deficit mindset to one that builds on student strengths. Also discussed were two of his recent books, Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes.
Jan 26, 2016 • 30min
Ep 20: The One Where Terry Speaks To A PhD That Prints Living Tissue
In this episode, Terry speaks with Dr. Adam Feinberg, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and a leader in the field of the creepy and stunningly interesting field of bioprinting.
Jan 25, 2016 • 45min
Ep. 19: Learning for Social and Personal Change with Kahoot!
Drew Perkins talks with Jamie Brooker, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Kahoot! about their mission driven approach to learning, how Kahoot! is more than just an assessment tool, their growth and the future of Kahoot!
Jan 20, 2016 • 38min
Ep. 18: #Edtech talk with the ISTE Chair of the Board of Directors
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Matt Harris about his work as the new Board Chair of ISTE, the refreshed ISTE Standards, teaching internationally and the integration of technology in teaching and learning.
