Latest Gradeless learning Podcast Episodes
Toward a Luddite Pedagogy in the "Age of AI" w/ Charles Logan
Human Restoration Project - June 15, 2024 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings“Were we required to characterize this age of ours by any single epithet, we should be tempted to call it, not an Heroical, Devotional, Philosophical, or Moral Age, but, above all others, the Mechanical Age. It is the Age of Machinery, in every outward and inward sense of that word; the age whic...
Roma Education: Emma Sisson's Mission From Tennessee to Transylvania
Human Restoration Project - May 11, 2024 11:46 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe story my guest will tell today is of her experience growing up and teaching in Memphis, Tennessee before finding a purpose-driven career change in - I am not joking - the heart of Transylvania. Emma Sisson is the School Director of The Mission School in Sighisoara, Romania. The work of The...
How do Americans really feel about controversial topics in school? w/ Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff
Human Restoration Project - April 20, 2024 11:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff explore the polarizing landscape of modern education found in their February 2024 report, "Searching for Common Ground.” The report reveals widespread support for public schools alongside significant partisan divides, particularly on topics like...
Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda w/ Prof. Jenaro Abraham
Human Restoration Project - March 16, 2024 11:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsJoin us as we delve into the historical and current relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico, focusing on the island's education system and its role in shaping Puerto Rico's future. Professor Jenaro Abraham shares his expertise on social movements, politics, and education in the Ca...
Off The Mark: How Grades, Ratings, & Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) w/ Jack Schneider & Ethan Hutt
Human Restoration Project - February 17, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings“Let's start with the bad news.” is how the conclusion to my guests’ book about changing grading practice begins. “No one is coming to save us. No consultant is going to sweep through and fix things for a fee. No new technology, digital, online, or otherwise, is going to change the game.” The ga...
Rethinking Schools w/ Cierra Kaler-Jones
Human Restoration Project - January 20, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode, we talk with Rethinking Schools first-ever Executive Director, Cierra Kaler-Jones, about the past, present, and future of Rethinking Schools, especially as we enter another potentially contentious year of educational culture wars for 2024, and her vision for how educators can de...
Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) w/ Dr. Emma McMain
Human Restoration Project - December 16, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday we are joined by Dr. Emma McMain. Emma works in the College of Education at Washington State University as a postdoctoral teacher and researcher, focusing on assessment for pre-service elementary teachers, cultural considerations in education, and social and emotional learning (SEL). Her w...
MINDFOOD V: Top 3 (Non-Ed) Spaces to Learn About Education
Human Restoration Project - December 02, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsReimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many inte...
Part 3 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands feat. Hanahau‘oli School
Human Restoration Project - November 18, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this incredible final installment of his exploration of the pedagogy of the Hawaiian Islands, Noah Ranz-Lind talks to educators and students at Hanahau‘oli School, a progressive K-6 school in Honolulu. Hanahau‘oli School promises its students an "intimate and nurturing learning community supp...
More Teaching, Less Testing Act w/ Congressman Jamaal Bowman
Human Restoration Project - October 28, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsChris sits down with Congressman Jamaal Bowman! serving New York's 16th district since 2021. Bowman was a crisis management teacher in an elementary school in the Bronx, who eventually founded his own public school, the Cornerstone Academy for Social Action, a middle school in Eastchester. For y...
Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's up? w/ Dr. James York & Dr. Jonathan deHaan (Ludic Language Pedagogy)
Human Restoration Project - October 07, 2023 12:15 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn today’s podcast we’re joined by two founders of Ludic Language Pedagogy or LLP. LLP is an open access academic journal and community focused on publishing actionable ideas on “ludic”, or playful, ideas, and language learning, such as through tabletop RPGs, live action role playing, card games...
Part 2 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Human Restoration Project - September 23, 2023 12:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAloha and welcome to episode 2 in a three part series on Pedagogy in the Hawaiian Islands. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst interning here at the Human Restoration Project. In this episode, we delve into the research of Dr. Stacy Potes...
BONUS: The Takeover of Houston ISD w/ Karina Quesada-León
Human Restoration Project - September 18, 2023 20:39 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat you just heard were public comments from three community members of Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, at the center of a controversial state takeover by the Texas Education Agency. The bell you hear in the audio is a hard cut-off for speakers, whose ...
Part 1 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Keanu Sai, University of Hawai‘i Windward Community College
Human Restoration Project - September 09, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWelcome to the first of a three-part series on Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands, where we explore history, philosophy, and progressive developments in Hawai'ian Pedagogy. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst, interning at the Human Restorati...
CTRH2023: Building Our Shared Humanity with José Luis Vilson
Human Restoration Project - August 26, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThis keynote address was part of Conference to Restore Humanity! 2023: Breaking the Doom-Loop, sponsored by Holistic Think Tank, Cortico & Local Voices Network, Antioch University, Education Evolving & Teacher-Powered Schools, and Unrulr. You can also find a video of the keynote and community Q&...
137: Intersecting Coloniality, Youth Autonomy, and Adult Supremacy w/ Drs. Tanu Biswas & Toby Rollo
Human Restoration Project - August 12, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday we’re joined by Drs. Tanu Biswas and Toby Rollo. Tanu is an interdisciplinary philosopher of education, focused on challenging children’s historical marginalization. She serves as an advisory board member of The Childism Institute at Rutgers, and is an associate professor of pedagogy at th...
CTRH2023: A Critical Reflection on Our Struggle for a More Just & Loving World w/ Dr. Antonia Darder
Human Restoration Project - July 29, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThis keynote address was part of Conference to Restore Humanity! 2023: Breaking the Doom-Loop, sponsored by Holistic Think Tank, Cortico & Local Voices Network, Antioch University, Education Evolving & Teacher-Powered Schools, and Unrulr. You can also find a video of the keynote and community Q&...
HRP Update August 2023
Human Restoration Project - July 15, 2023 11:04 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday, we wanted to provide a brief update on major upcoming projects at Human Restoration Project. Within we'll talk about: Ongoing work of the Human-Centered Schools Network (apologies for the audio quality...we are at a "beach house" in Michigan...) Our upcoming conference in 2 weeks! (July...
135: Telling Powerful Stories of Learning w/ Aaron Schorn (Unrulr)
Human Restoration Project - July 01, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday we’re joined by Aaron Schorn, Head of Growth and Community at Unrulr. Aaron is an experienced educator who runs an afterschool social entrepreneurship program for young people. And recently, he introduced Unrulr to us at HRP — in short, it’s one of the only edtech tools we’ve ever recommen...
134: The Implications and Biases of AI in Classrooms w/ Dr. Meredith Broussard
Human Restoration Project - June 17, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsToday we’re joined by Meredith Broussard. Meredith is a data journalist whose research and reporting centers on ethical AI and data analysis for the social good. She’s an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and research director at the NYU Alli...
133: Catalyzing Systems-Based Change w/ Dave Runge (Future Schools Australia)
Human Restoration Project - June 03, 2023 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsOn today's podcast, we're joined by Dave Runge, co-founder and director of Future Schools. Future Schools is an Australian-based innovative schools organization, centered on exploring what's possible in schools by connecting together like-minds across over 100 school partners. Both in and outsid...
132: From Colonial to Solarpunk Education w/ Andrewism
Human Restoration Project - May 20, 2023 11:12 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn the late 2000s, the concept of “solarpunk” emerged. In 2022, YouTube channel Our Changing Climate with, my guest today, Andrewism published a video titled “How We Can Build a Solarpunk Future Right Now”, in which they make that the case that "Ultimately Solarpunk envisions a world that might ...
131: You've Been Played: The Pros & Pitfalls of Gamification w/ Adrian Hon
Human Restoration Project - May 06, 2023 11:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsGamification is a long-standing practice across lesson planning and educational technology, but it doesn’t always work out the way we expect. At the end of the day, if the nature of the task is not interesting, then what we’re creating is more about compliance than engagement. In this session, w...
130: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students w/ Annie Abrams
Human Restoration Project - April 22, 2023 11:52 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThis conversation is nearly a year in the making, from the first messages with my guest back in 2022 - which also happened to be the last of my 9 years teaching AP European History. That year there were over 4.7 million AP Exams taken by 2.6 million students from 23,000 secondary schools. At abo...
129: Education Revolution: Media Literacy For Political Awareness w/ Sam Shain
Human Restoration Project - April 08, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings“I learned so much about viewing the world, especially mass media, through a critical eye this year. I learned about what traps we fall into while viewing media and how we can prevent that. I also learned about good vs. questionable journalism tactics and how this can affect how accurate a news ...
128: Love, Joy, & Learning w/ Miss Elmi
Human Restoration Project - March 25, 2023 13:39 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIt only takes a few seconds on Hanaa Elmi’s Twitter timeline for even the most oblivious observer like myself to know that what she is doing is magical. One post from February details several images of student contributions from reflections on Stone Soup and other related readings - child’s hand...
HRP Update March 2023
Human Restoration Project - March 11, 2023 15:09 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWelcome to a brief HRP update with me, Nick Covington, Creative Director here at Human Restoration Project! As you may have hear, Chris & I are coming off a whirlwind of a week in Columbus, Ohio, where we hosted a team from our Poland-based partners at Holistic Think Tank, Polish teacher repres...
MINDFOOD IV: Top 3 Interdisciplinary Learning Ideas
Human Restoration Project - February 25, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsReimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This is a casual format with limited editing and not as many inte...
127: The Segrenomics of American Education w/ Dr. Noliwe Rooks
Human Restoration Project - February 11, 2023 14:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBecause it is so well researched and presented, Cutting School: The Segrenomics of American Education, is a frustrating read. To tell the story of privatization, segregation, & the end of public education requires a massive cast. In her book Dr. Noliwe Rooks, my guest today, runs a precise threa...
126: Neuroinclusive Learning & the Brain w/ Michael Weingarth
Human Restoration Project - January 28, 2023 16:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe thing I appreciate most about Michael Weingarth, and that will become clear as you listen to this episode, is his passionate intensity. He comes off like a man who has received wisdom, like a divine revelation. Yet bolstering that intensity and passion is the deep understanding of a body of ...
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