The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast
671 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsHeterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause?
December 01, 2019 16:10 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascent Charter Schools, about his work and concerns about some anti-racist efforts that might be counter-productive to our shared mission of schools that better prepare all students for the modern world. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ascend Charter Schools The promise of intellectual joy by Steven F. Wilson Veda Pendleton, Prepped: Coming of Age in Black and White America: A Memoir stevenfwilson.com @S...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 185 Presenting Content To Students In A World Of Biased Media
November 19, 2019 22:03 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBDrew Perkins talks with Dan Cogan-Drew and Matthew Gross of Newsela about the challenges and their processes in providing balanced and non-biased content for teachers and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Newsela.com @Newsela, Facebook, Instagram @dcogandrew @matthew_gross
Ep. 185 Presenting Content To Students In A World Of Biased Media
November 19, 2019 22:03 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBDrew Perkins talks with Dan Cogan-Drew and Matthew Gross of Newsela about the challenges and their processes in providing balanced and non-biased content for teachers and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Newsela.com @Newsela, Facebook, Instagram @dcogandrew @matthew_gross
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 184 Nurturing Curiosity And Inquiry In Academia
November 14, 2019 22:43 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDrew Perkins talks with Megan Gafford, adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver, about how she engages teaching, writing, and art through inquiry and curiosity on some of the most controversial topics. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: megangafford.com Quillette: Experiments in Nurturing Classroom Curiosity Megan on Twitter, and Instagram Nick Bostrom Glenn Loury podcast How To Have Impossible Conversations Richard Feynman: The Value of Science Jona...
Ep. 184 Nurturing Curiosity And Inquiry In Academia
November 14, 2019 22:43 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBDrew Perkins talks with Megan Gafford, adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver, about how she engages teaching, writing, and art through inquiry and curiosity on some of the most controversial topics. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: megangafford.com Quillette: Experiments in Nurturing Classroom Curiosity Megan on Twitter, and Instagram Nick Bostrom Glenn Loury podcast How To Have Impossible Conversations Richard Feynman: The Value of Science Jona...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners
November 05, 2019 17:35 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBThe TeachThought Podcast Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners Drew Perkins talks with Houston Kraft about his work with Character Strong to develop SEL skills in students and schools. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: CharacterStrong.com @careacter, Instagram, Facebook
Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners
November 05, 2019 17:35 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBThe TeachThought Podcast Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners Drew Perkins talks with Houston Kraft about his work with Character Strong to develop SEL skills in students and schools. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: CharacterStrong.com @careacter, Instagram, Facebook
Ep. 182 Using The Element Of Surprise In Feedback To Build A Growth Mindset
October 31, 2019 19:51 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBDrew Perkins talks with Dr. Michael Rousell about his research and work with using feedback that includes the element of surprise to help stimulate more of a growth mindset. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: michaelrousell.com @rousellm, Facebook, LinkedIn Surprise! How Your Brain Secretly Changes Your Beliefs | Michael Rousell | TEDxSalem
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 182 Using The Element Of Surprise In Feedback To Build A Growth Mindset
October 31, 2019 19:51 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBDrew Perkins talks with Dr. Michael Rousell about his research and work with using feedback that includes the element of surprise to help stimulate more of a growth mindset. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: michaelrousell.com @rousellm, Facebook, LinkedIn Surprise! How Your Brain Secretly Changes Your Beliefs | Michael Rousell | TEDxSalem
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 181 What Video Content Should Children Be Exposed To?
October 27, 2019 16:09 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with Brenda Bisner, Senior Vice-President of Content at Kidoodle.TV, about her work to provide safe video streaming content. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Kidoodle.tv @kidoodleTV Brenda Bisner on LinkedIn [email protected] The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
Ep. 181 What Video Content Should Children Be Exposed To?
October 27, 2019 16:09 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with Brenda Bisner, Senior Vice-President of Content at Kidoodle.TV, about her work to provide safe video streaming content. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Kidoodle.tv Brenda Bisner on LinkedIn [email protected] The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
Ep. 180 Rethinking Academic Credits For Digital Natives
October 16, 2019 19:05 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDrew Perkins talks with Nadav Zeimer about his idea to offer digital natives a set crowdsourced standards and academic credits. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheBig.net @nzeimer The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript? The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 93 Recognizing Learning And Growth With Open Badges The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 123 Moving Education from Post-Modern to Metamodern Cal Newport: Digital Minimalism
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 180 Rethinking Academic Credits For Digital Natives
October 16, 2019 19:05 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBDrew Perkins talks with Nadav Zeimer about his idea to offer digital natives a set crowdsourced standards and academic credits. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheBig.net @nzeimer The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript? The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 93 Recognizing Learning And Growth With Open Badges The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 123 Moving Education from Post-Modern to Metamodern Cal Newport: Digital Minimalism
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 179 Lesson Study And Growing A Culture Of Teaching And Learning
October 03, 2019 19:39 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDrew Perkins talks with Vicki Collet about her new book and how the process of Lesson Study can improve the culture of teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: vickicollet.com Book: Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development Collaborative Lesson Study Book Club on Facebook Vicki's blog: mycoachescouch.blogspot.com Vicki on Facebook, and Twitter: @vscollet The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Learni...
Ep. 179 Lesson Study And Growing A Culture Of Teaching And Learning
October 03, 2019 19:39 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBDrew Perkins talks with Vicki Collet about her new book and how the process of Lesson Study can improve the culture of teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: vickicollet.com Book: Collaborative Lesson Study: ReVisioning Teacher Professional Development Collaborative Lesson Study Book Club on Facebook Vicki's blog: mycoachescouch.blogspot.com Vicki on Facebook, and Twitter: @vscollet The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Lear...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 178 Can We Improve Public Discussion Through Letter Writing?
September 23, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBLinks & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: letter.wiki Impossible Conversations contest Areo: Let’s Change the Nature of Public Discussion: An Introduction to Letter Audio version of this article Review of Impossible Conversations book Iona Italia on Areo @IonaItalia ionaitalia.com Two for Teach Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
Ep. 178 Can We Improve Public Discussion Through Letter Writing?
September 23, 2019 23:15 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBLinks & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: letter.wiki Impossible Conversations contest Areo: Let’s Change the Nature of Public Discussion: An Introduction to Letter Audio version of this article Review of Impossible Conversations book Iona Italia on Areo @IonaItalia ionaitalia.com Two for Teach Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
September 18, 2019 14:42 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his new book with Peter Boghossian, How To Have Impossible Conversations, social justice, and critical race theory. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: How To Have Impossible Conversations @conceptualjames @HPluckrose Areo Magazine @MikeNayna and his YouTube channel newdiscourses.com
Ep. 177 How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
September 18, 2019 14:42 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his new book with Peter Boghossian, How To Have Impossible Conversations, social justice, and critical race theory. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: How To Have Impossible Conversations @conceptualjames @HPluckrose Areo Magazine @MikeNayna and his YouTube channel newdiscourses.com
Ep. 176 How PBL Works At The University Level
September 11, 2019 02:53 - 1 hour - 82 MBDrew Perkins talks with Kris Wobbe and Mia Dubosarsky from Worcester Polytechnic Institute about how they use PBL and STEM to help prepare their students at the post-secondary level in addition to pre-k through 12. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: WPI Center for Project-Based Learning book, Project-Based Learning in the First Year WPI’s project-based curriculum STEM Education Center Seeds of STEM (preschool curriculum) Strategic STEM Integration program STEM Educat...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 176 How PBL Works At The University Level
September 11, 2019 02:53 - 1 hour - 82 MBDrew Perkins talks with Kris Wobbe and Mia Dubosarsky from Worcester Polytechnic Institute about how they use PBL and STEM to help prepare their students at the post-secondary level in addition to pre-k through 12. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: WPI Center for Project-Based Learning book, Project-Based Learning in the First Year WPI’s project-based curriculum STEM Education Center Seeds of STEM (preschool curriculum) Strategic STEM Integration program STEM Educat...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
August 21, 2019 21:04 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBDrew Perkins talks with Jonathan Haidt, Social Psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business, and author about his most recent book with Greg Lukianoff, Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: thecoddling.com Google Doc: Is there an increase in adolescent mood disorders? @JonHaidt openmindplatform.org letgrow.org righteou...
Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
August 21, 2019 21:04 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBDrew Perkins talks with Jonathan Haidt, Social Psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business, and author about his most recent book with Greg Lukianoff, Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: thecoddling.com Google Doc: Is there an increase in adolescent mood disorders? @JonHaidt openmindplatform.org letgrow.org righteou...
Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript?
August 19, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBDrew Perkins talks with Ben Rein, Senior Director of Outreach and Partnerships at Mastery Transcript Consortium, about their work to remake the transcript into a more useful and meaningful tool for schools and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: mastery.org @MastTranscript facebook.com/MasteryTranscript/ Ben Rein: [email protected] Thomas Guskey
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript?
August 19, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBDrew Perkins talks with Ben Rein, Senior Director of Outreach and Partnerships at Mastery Transcript Consortium, about their work to remake the transcript into a more useful and meaningful tool for schools and students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: mastery.org @MastTranscript facebook.com/MasteryTranscript/ Ben Rein: [email protected] Thomas Guskey
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 173 How Can We Prepare Teachers For Deeper Learning?
July 27, 2019 16:45 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Maria Hyler of the Learning Policy Institute about their new book and research on preparing teachers to shift their teaching to support deeper learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Learning Policy Institute @LPI_Learning Book: Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”?
Ep. 173 How Can We Prepare Teachers For Deeper Learning?
July 27, 2019 16:45 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Maria Hyler of the Learning Policy Institute about their new book and research on preparing teachers to shift their teaching to support deeper learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Learning Policy Institute @LPI_Learning Book: Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”?
Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education
July 14, 2019 14:27 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Glenn Loury, economist, academic, author, and professor at Brown University, to get his thinking on education topics like school choice and competition and social justice issues like racial equality. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: glennloury.com @GlennLoury bloggingheads.tv - The Glenn Show Heather Mac Donald
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education
July 14, 2019 14:27 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Glenn Loury, economist, academic, author, and professor at Brown University, to get his thinking on education topics like school choice and competition and social justice issues like racial equality. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: glennloury.com @GlennLoury bloggingheads.tv - The Glenn Show Heather Mac Donald
Ep. 171 Inspiring Collective Action In Students Around Economic Challenges
July 09, 2019 23:51 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Hilary Allen, Senior Associate at Net Impact and Community Manager of the Up To Us Competition, about their work to help inspire college students to take collective action around our nation's economic challenges. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Net Impact Up To Us, @uptousnews, Instagram National Issues Forums Better Angels - The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking The TeachThought Podcast Ep....
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 171 Inspiring Collective Action In Students Around Economic Challenges
July 09, 2019 23:51 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Hilary Allen, Senior Associate at Net Impact and Community Manager of the Up To Us Competition, about their work to help inspire college students to take collective action around our nation's economic challenges. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Net Impact Up To Us, @uptousnews, Instagram National Issues Forums Better Angels - The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking The TeachThought Podcast Ep....
Ep. 170 The Theory Of Enchantment And Connecting To Humans
July 02, 2019 20:33 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Chloé Valdary about her Theory of Enchantment work and how it might help answer this question: What is the psychology of connection and can we use that psychology to heal and navigate the conflicts we inevitably have with each other and with ourselves? Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheoryOfEnchantment.com, @enchanttheory, Facebook, Instagram, @cvaldary theory-of-enchantment.teachable.com Glen Loury The Breakfast Club Killer Mike Blackis...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 170 The Theory Of Enchantment And Connecting To Humans
July 02, 2019 20:33 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Chloé Valdary about her Theory of Enchantment work and how it might help answer this question: What is the psychology of connection and can we use that psychology to heal and navigate the conflicts we inevitably have with each other and with ourselves? Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: TheoryOfEnchantment.com, @enchanttheory, Facebook, Instagram, @cvaldary theory-of-enchantment.teachable.com Glen Loury The Breakfast Club Killer Mike Blackis...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 169 Revisiting Mindfulness, Meditation, Awareness
June 27, 2019 13:21 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about how mindfulness, meditation, and awareness can help students be more successful learners. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: susankaisergreenland.com, email newsletter Susan's books on Amazon Susan on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Sam Harris Waking Up The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate Visit The TeachThought Podcast Page teachthough...
Ep. 169 Revisiting Mindfulness, Meditation, Awareness
June 27, 2019 13:21 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBDrew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about how mindfulness, meditation, and awareness can help students be more successful learners. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: susankaisergreenland.com, email newsletter Susan's books on Amazon Susan on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook Sam Harris Waking Up The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate Visit The TeachThought Podcast Page teachthough...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 168 PBL Reflections With 3 Middle School Teachers
June 23, 2019 15:36 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBDrew Perkins talks with three teachers from The Berkeley School, Vanessa DeNino, Tanya Madrid-Campbell, and Jeff Sandler, about their experience and reflections from a recent project-based learning unit they implemented with their students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Berkeley School web site, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Video: Project-Based Learning - 8th Grade Authors and Illustrators Ron Berger Brain Rules Project Zero The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 144 C...
Ep. 168 PBL Reflections With 3 Middle School Teachers
June 23, 2019 15:36 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBDrew Perkins talks with three teachers from The Berkeley School, Vanessa DeNino, Tanya Madrid-Campbell, and Jeff Sandler, about their experience and reflections from a recent project-based learning unit they implemented with their students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Berkeley School web site, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Video: Project-Based Learning - 8th Grade Authors and Illustrators Ron Berger Brain Rules Project Zero The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 144 C...
Ep. 167 Why "Anti-Bullying" Is A Problem And What Works Better
June 10, 2019 13:55 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with school psychologist Izzy Kalman about his work to help bullied kids better deal with their aggressors and why the "anti-bullying" movement is not helping. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Bullies2Buddies.com Izzy Kalman on Psychology Today How to Bullyproof Your Child – New York Times
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 167 Why "Anti-Bullying" Is A Problem And What Works Better
June 10, 2019 13:55 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with school psychologist Izzy Kalman about his work to help bullied kids better deal with their aggressors and why the "anti-bullying" movement is not helping. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Bullies2Buddies.com Izzy Kalman on Psychology Today How to Bullyproof Your Child – New York Times
The Teachthought Podcast Ep. 166 Deeper Learning Of Math Concepts Through Social Constructivism
May 21, 2019 23:03 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with Jennifer Chang Wathall about her concept-based curriculum and instruction and book and how we can use social constructivist teaching to teach math for deeper learning. *note -Jennifer would like to thank the co-authors she collaborated with in writing the Oxford University Press IB Diploma books. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Jennifer Chang Wathall's web site @JenniferWathall Jennifer Gonzalez: Cult of Pedagogy The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 16...
Ep. 166 Deeper Learning Of Math Concepts Through Social Constructivism
May 21, 2019 23:03 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBDrew Perkins talks with Jennifer Chang Wathall about her concept-based curriculum and instruction and book and how we can use social constructivist teaching to teach math for deeper learning. *note -Jennifer would like to thank the co-authors she collaborated with in writing the Oxford University Press IB Diploma books. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Jennifer Chang Wathall's web site @JenniferWathall Jennifer Gonzalez: Cult of Pedagogy The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 16...
The Teachthought Podcast Ep. 165 Bridging Polarization To Improve Education Policy
May 17, 2019 17:38 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Janet Tran, Director of Learning and Leadership at the Reagan Institute, about their work to host productive bipartisan conversations about better education policy. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) DuFour: In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better Listen to Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Learning Communities With Dr. Richard DuFour Spectrym News Better Angels Learning...
Ep. 165 Bridging Polarization To Improve Education Policy
May 17, 2019 17:38 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBDrew Perkins talks with Janet Tran, Director of Learning and Leadership at the Reagan Institute, about their work to host productive bipartisan conversations about better education policy. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) DuFour: In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better Listen to Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Learning Communities With Dr. Richard DuFour Spectrym News Better Angels Learning...
Ep. 164 Drawing Students To Math With Authentic Purpose
May 13, 2019 02:16 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBDrew 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
The Teachthought Podcast Ep. 164 Drawing Students To Math With Authentic Purpose
May 13, 2019 02:16 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBDrew 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
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 163 Using Purpose And Fiction To Teach History More Effectively
April 30, 2019 02:16 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBDrew 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 Takea...
Ep. 163 Using Purpose And Fiction To Teach History More Effectively
April 30, 2019 02:16 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBDrew 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 Takea...
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By "Deeper Thinking And Learning"?
April 20, 2019 15:05 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBDrew 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 “...
Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By "Deeper Thinking And Learning"?
April 20, 2019 15:05 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBDrew 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 “...
Ep. 161 Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases
April 01, 2019 18:58 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBDrew 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