The Boston Foundation

Boston Foundation•www.tbf.org

The Boston Foundation, Greater Boston's community foundation, brings people and resources together to solve Boston's big problems. Established in 1915, it is one of the largest community foundations in the nation, with net assets of $1.1 billion. This podcast series explores our latest work, commissioned research and other conversations that help inform the community and shape public policy designed to advance opportunity for everyone in Greater Boston. Learn more at tbf.org.

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Boston EdTalks: Sydney Chaffee, Codman Academy

In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast, we sit down with Codman Academy humanities teacher Sydney Chaffee, the 2017 National Teacher of the Year, on her classroom work, her focus on collaborative learning, the importance of social-emotional learning in the classroom, and hear more of what she is doing in her role as Teacher of the Year. Ethan Bronner is your host.

Apr 17, 2018•33 min

Boston EdTalks Podcast: Dianne Kelly and Will Schwartz, Revere High School

On this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast, we look at the intersection between the structures of school administration and what happens in the classroom. Terms like “empowering educators”, “fostering collaboration” and “culture of innovation” are thrown around in any number of school districts. But how many really mean it, and what does it mean for a school and a district to make those catchphrases a real piece of the educational process? Revere Public Schools Superintendent Dianne Kelly and...

Apr 05, 2018•38 min

Boston EdTalks Podcast: Francis Pina, Charlestown High School

On this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast - it’s time to get real. Ethan Bronner talks with 2017 Boston EdTalks presenter Francis Pina, a math teacher at Charlestown High School, about the importance of being authentic as a classroom teacher. At Charlestown, Pina focuses on fostering a culture that not only teaches his students math skills, but also strategies for moving forward, asking questions, sharing answers and connecting math knowledge with broader learning, critical thinking and appl...

Mar 27, 2018•32 min

Boston EdTalks Podcast series: Lindsey Minder, Codman Academy

In this edition of the Boston EdTalks podcast series, teacher Lindsey Minder of Codman Academy discusses how she is able to use the teaching of mindfulness as a tool to create healthier classroom communities. In this conversation, she covers her own practice and provides tips for other teachers seeking to bring a mindfulness component into their teaching. (Runs 29:00) Timeline: 0:00 Introductions 0:50 How spending time on mindfulness impacts instructional time 7:20 How mindfulness activities bal...

Feb 26, 2018•29 min

Boston EdTalks Podcast series: Jeff Riley

Welcome to the EdTalks podcast series, a series of conversations with some of the innovators from the classroom and the district level who joined us this past year for Boston EdTalks. Lawrence Massachusetts Superintendent and Receiver Jeff Riley joined the Lawrence Public Schools in the aftermath of the state's takeover of the system. In five years since, he improved test scores, lifted the district's graduation rate, and managed to do it in collaboration with district teachers. Ethan Bronner of...

Jan 29, 2018•34 min

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