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In the third episode of our new series, Teacher Speech and the New Divide, we take a look at a few of the recent court cases that impact teacher’s freedom of speech, like Kennedy v. Bremerton and Kluge vs. Brownsberg.Our host Justin Reich talks with Derek Black, Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Brock Boone, senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Sara O'Brien, researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Special thanks to our friends at Learning for Justice, and the Justice in Schools team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for their collaboration on this work. Resources and LinksTake our course on supporting youth activism at www.youthinfront.orgPre-Order Justin Reich’s new book Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools at www.iteratebook.comWatch our documentary film We Have to Do Something Different Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/teacher-speech-e3/transcript CreditsHost Justin ReichProduced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

In the second episode of our new series, Teacher Speech and the New Divide, Justin takes a look at the history of teacher’s first amendment rights, with the help of experts  Brock Boone, senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center and Sara O'Brien, researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Education. And, we follow up with educator Dakota Morrison to hear about what happened next as he took on the history of gay rights in high school social studies class in Findlay, Ohio. Special thanks to our friends at Learning for Justice, and the Justice in Schools team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for their collaboration on this work. Resources and LinksTake our course on supporting youth activism at www.youthinfront.orgPre-Order Justin Reich’s new book Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools at www.iteratebook.comWatch our documentary film We Have to Do Something Different Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/teacher-speech-e2/transcript CreditsHost Justin ReichProduced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett BeazleyFollow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

Our host Justin Reich kicks off our new series, Teacher Speech and the New Divide. To get a sense of the current landscape of divisive content laws, we talk to Brock Boone, senior staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center. Then, we’re joined by Sarah Kaka, Associate Professor and Writer/Researcher at Ohio Wesleyan University, who helps us understand how divisive laws are impacting teachers every day. And, Dakota Morrison shares his student teaching experience as a high school social studies teacher designing a civil rights unit in Ohio.Special thanks to our friends at Learning for Justice, and the Justice in Schools team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education for their collaboration on this work. Resources and LinksTake our course on supporting youth activism at www.youthinfront.orgPre-Order Justin Reich’s new book Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools at www.iteratebook.comWatch our documentary film We Have to Do Something Different Transcript https://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/e1-teacher-speech/transcript CreditsHost Justin ReichProduced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett BeazleyFollow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

TeachLab is doing a crossover episode with the book podcast Upper Middlebrow hosted by Jesse Dukes and Chris Bagg. Justin Reich was invited on as their guest and are graciously letting us repost the episode under TeachLab. Upper Middlebrow Notes:We hit pause on recapping, and talk the intersection of education and technology with a genuine educational technologist, Professor Justin Reich (and the man who introduced Dukes + Bagg). Justin considers Stephenson’s take on the ancient debate about whether education resembles “filling a pail” or “kindling a flame” and notes his preoccupation with the probabilistic nature of education tech.  Justin is an associate professor of digital media in the Comparative Media Studies/Writing department at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab. He is the author of Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education, and the host of the TeachLab Podcast.  Resources and LinksCheck out the Upper Middlebrow Podcast for more episodes!Watch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/upper-middlebrow/transcript Produced by Upper Middlebrow TeachLab edit by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host  Justin Reich on Twitter

Our host Justin Reich wraps up our series on Subtraction in Action with his reflections, along with highlights from conversations about the act of subtraction with education thought leaders from around the country. “We're just not that good as human beings at thinking about subtractive solutions. We've thought about stuff that we could add, but have we really taken the time to think about things that we could subtract?” We hear highlights from conversations with:Nat Vaughn, Principal of the Blake Middle School in Medfield, MassachusettsTyler Thigpen, Co-Founder of The Forest School in Atlanta, Georgia & the Institute for Self Directed LearningBeth Rabbitt, CEO of the Learning AcceleratorNicole Allard, Executive Director of Educational Excellence and Innovation in the Vista Unified School District in California Resources and LinksWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform EducationCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolLearn more about the untapped potential of subtraction in Leidy Klotz’s book Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/subtraction-wrapup/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host  Justin Reich on Twitter

In our latest episode of Subtraction in Action, our host Justin Reich is joined by Researcher and Professor Matt Kraft to discuss his latest paper “Instructional Time in U.S. Public Schools: Wide Variation, Causal Effects, and Lost Hours”. Subtraction in action is all about getting the stuff that we don't need out of schools so we can focus on the most important things, and Matt’s research offers some promising targets. Matthew Kraft is an Associate Professor of Education and Economics at Brown University. His research and teaching interests include the economics of education, education policy analysis, and applied quantitative methods for causal inference. His primary work focuses on efforts to improve educator and organizational effectiveness in K–12 urban public schools. His scholarship has informed efforts to improve teacher hiring, professional development, evaluation, and working conditions; changed how scholars interpret effect sizes in education research; and shaped ongoing investments in school-based tutoring and mentoring programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources and LinksRead Matt Kraft’s latest paper: Instructional Time in U.S. Public Schools: Wide Variation, Causal Effects, and Lost HoursYou can learn more about Matt’s work at matthewakraft.com.Follow Matt Kraft on TwitterWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform EducationCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolSubscribe to Jal’s podcast Free Range Humans Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/matt-kraft/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

Justin sits down with the wonderful and prolific Larry Ferlazzo, an English and Social Studies teacher, author and education  blogger. How might subtracting field trip permission slips help address chronic absenteeism? Tune in to find out. Resources and LinksVisit Larry Ferlzzo’s Website https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/Follow Larry on Twitter @LarryferlazzoWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform EducationCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolSubscribe to Jal’s podcast Free Range Humans Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/larry-ferlazzo/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and Mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

Teach Lab’s Subtraction in Action series continues as our host Justin Reich explores subtraction in curriculum. Justin reflects, “One of the things that happened during the pandemic is that educators had to reduce. There has just not been a way in the last few years to teach everything that we typically teach in a year, or at least if we choose to do that, we're choosing to leave students behind in a way that I think most teachers are unwilling to do. So educators have had to go back and re-look at their curriculum. They've had to go back and say, "What's the most important thing here? What are the most marginal things here?" Justin is joined by educators around the country who share their experiences in cutting content and reducing standards. Our conversation includes:Beth Rabbitt, CEO of the Learning AcceleratorNicole Allard, Executive Director of Educational Excellence and Innovation in the Vista Unified School District in CaliforniaTyler Thigpen, Co-Founder of The Forest School in Atlanta, Georgia & the Institute for Self Directed Learning Resources and LinksWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform EducationCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolSubscribe to Jal’s podcast Free Range Humans Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/curriculum/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

In today’s episode, host Justin Reich continues our series on Subtraction in Action in conversation with education leaders around the country. We reflect on the ways that administrators relate to subtraction, and hear stories from the field. Justin is joined by:Beth Rabbitt, CEO of the Learning AcceleratorNicole Allard, Executive Director of Educational Excellence and Innovation in the Vista Unified School District in CaliforniaTyler Thigpen, Co-Founder of The Forest School in Atlanta, Georgia & the Institute for Self Directed Learning Resources and LinksWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentExplore our Covid 19 Reports and ResourcesGet your copy of Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform EducationCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolSubscribe to Jal’s podcast Free Range Humans Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/admin/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter

In today’s episode, host Justin Reich continues our Subtraction in Action series with Nat Vaughn, Principal of the Blake Middle School in Medfield, Massachusetts. Together they discuss how Blake Middle School managed the pandemic by reflecting on the purpose of school, identifying what really matters for student’s education, and how to work through hard decisions about subtraction. Resources and LinksCheck out Jal Mehta’s Book In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High SchoolSubscribe to Jal’s podcast Free Range HumansWatch our film We Have to Do Something DifferentCheck out Justin Reich’s book Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can't Transform Education Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nat-vaughn/transcript Produced by Aimee Corrigan and Garrett Beazley Recorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab on Twitter and YouTubeFollow our host Justin Reich on Twitter