Andria Zafirakou, the 2018 Global Teacher Prize winner, shares how the arts can be a powerful tool of inclusion and resilience for children.
Oct 10, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 314
Stanford Professor Sean Reardon talks about the downward trend in private school enrollments, what this tells us about the middle class in America, and why it’s important for everyone to pay attention to who goes to private school.
Oct 03, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 313
Doris Santoro, an associate professor at Bowdoin, explores how many teachers are demoralized not burnt out in the profession. She also discusses how school leaders can stave off this phenomenon and gives sound advice for teachers.
Sep 26, 2018•28 min•Season 1Ep. 312
Randall Curren, a professor at the University of Rochester, discusses why it’s ethically indefensible for schools to continue sponsoring tackle football.
Sep 19, 2018•17 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Early childhood education expert Junlei Li spoke to the Harvard EdCast recently about the meaning of high quality in early childhood education, how Fred Rogers' legacy influenced his work, and what deep and simple actually looks like in practice.
Sep 12, 2018•20 min•Season 1Ep. 310
Activist Minnijean Brown-Trickey discusses the Little Rock Nine and the importance of uncovering and understanding the truth in America.
Jun 20, 2018•13 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Stanford University's Denise Pope, also co-founder of Challenge Success, shares what we need to think about when it comes to choosing summer enrichment programs for our children, and offers some alternatives to children's rigid academic programs in the summer.
Jun 13, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 308
San Diego State University Professor Jean Twenge talks about her research that examining teens, smartphones and unhappiness.
May 16, 2018•16 min•Season 1Ep. 307
Vicki Colbert, Yidan Prize winner, reflects on her work and research with Escuela Nueva.
May 09, 2018•10 min•Season 1Ep. 306
Bob Schwartz and Nancy Hoffman, co-founders of the Pathways to Prosperity network and HGSE faculty, discuss what they’ve learned about preparing students for the workplace.
Apr 25, 2018•21 min•Season 1Ep. 305
UC-Berkeley Professor Calvin Morrill talks about how a high school changed with increased security policies, and shares some perspective on how this might inform the current debate about school security.
Apr 18, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 304
CJ Anderson, Super Bowl champion for the Denver Broncos, reflects on his community activism work and shares tips for other non-profit leaders.
Apr 11, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 303
Angel Rich, founder and CEO of The Wealth Factory, examines the intersection of financial literacy, technology, and education.
Apr 04, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 302
Children's television producer Angela Santomero shares the inspirations behind her hit shows like Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, and talks about how parents can use television in smart and healthy ways.
Mar 28, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Stephen Wolfram, CEO of Wolfram Research, reflects on the evolving role of computational literacy and AI in education.
Mar 21, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 300
Carol Dweck, Stanford professor of psychology, examines mindset, motivation, and parenting tips in the context of recently receiving the Yidan Prize.
Mar 15, 2018•13 min•Season 1Ep. 299
Rick Weissbourd, faculty director of Making Caring Common, discusses the launch of the Caring Schools #CommonGood Campaign.
Mar 07, 2018•10 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Jackson Katz, an educator, activist, and creator of the Mentors in Violence Prevention program, discusses the significant role men play in preventing gender violence and creating more gender equality in light of movements like Metoo.
Feb 27, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 297
Is "Free College" Really Free? by Harvard Graduate School of Education
Feb 22, 2018•9 min•Season 1Ep. 296
Dr. Ruth Talks Sex and Ed by Harvard Graduate School of Education
Feb 14, 2018•24 min•Season 1Ep. 295
John Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and former executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, talks to Domonic Rollins about educating black boys, obstacles on the road to college, and other issues affecting student equity.
Feb 07, 2018•27 min•Season 1Ep. 294
Elmo (along with executive vice president Sherrie Westin) from Sesame Street visit the Harvard Ed School campus to discuss the global work Sesame Workshop is doing to educate young children displaced by conflict and persecution.
Feb 07, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 293
Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris shares how childhood adversity creates toxic stress that can impact health long term, and particularly how intervention and response through collaborative efforts can significantly alter children's futures.
Jan 31, 2018•19 min•Season 1Ep. 292
Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education by Harvard Graduate School of Education
Jan 25, 2018•18 min•Season 1Ep. 291
Researcher and Author Carla Shalaby shares what she discovered from following four "troublemakers" as they made their way at school.
Jan 16, 2018•12 min•Season 1Ep. 290
Georgetown University Professor William T. Gormley, Jr., discusses the importance of teaching critical thinking skills, especially in these times of “fake news.”
Jan 10, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 289
Columbia University Assistant Professor Raygine DiAquoi shares what she discovered about how black parents talk to their sons today about race and discrimination.
Jan 03, 2018•15 min•Season 1Ep. 288
MIT Professor Mitch Resnick, author of “Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play”, talks about creativity in learning and explains why kindergarten is the greatest invention of the last millennium.
Dec 14, 2017•19 min•Season 1Ep. 287
Chezare A. Warren, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, reflects on urban teacher preparation, culturally responsive teaching, and critical race theory in education.
Dec 06, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 286
Psychotherapist Lynn Lyons talks about her work training educators to respond to student anxiety, and provides insight on what schools get right or wrong about anxiety in children.
Nov 29, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 285
