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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
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Ep. 30 Let's Grow A Culture Of Personalized Learning

Drew Perkins talks with Jim Rickabaugh , Director of the Institute for Personalized Learning, about his work with schools to build a culture where personalized learning is the norm.

Feb 22, 201649 minEp. 30

Ep. 28 Integrating #EdTech With The Padagogy Wheel

Drew Perkins talks with Allan Carrington , the inventor of the popular Padagogy Wheel, about it's evolution and how to use it to purposefully integrate technology in teaching and learning.

Feb 15, 201645 minEp. 28

Ep 24: Let's Build Better Relationships With Students

In this episode, Terry Heick speaks with James Sturtevant, a social studies teacher and author of 'You've Gotta Connect: Building Relationships That Lead to Engaged Students, Productive Classrooms, and Higher Achievement.' He speaks with James about the importance of building relationships with students, and offers 3 ways to do so.

Feb 05, 201647 minEp. 24

Ep. 21: Reframing Education By Erasing the Deficit Mindset With Yong Zhao

Drew Perkins talks with internationally recognized education thought leader Yong Zhao about changing education from a standardized and deficit mindset to one that builds on student strengths. Also discussed were two of his recent books, Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes ....

Jan 27, 201639 minEp. 21

Ep. 19: Learning for Social and Personal Change with Kahoot!

Drew Perkins talks with Jamie Brooker , co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Kahoot! about their mission driven approach to learning, how Kahoot! is more than just an assessment tool, their growth and the future of Kahoot!

Jan 25, 201645 minEp. 19

Ep. 15: Teaching And Learning vs. Accountability With @justintarte

Drew Perkins talks with Justin Tarte about his role as the Director of Teaching and Learning and Accountability in a school district near St. Louis, MO as well as his Life of an Educator site and social media presence and how educators might think differently about technology and social media.

Jan 13, 201642 minEp. 15

Ep. 13: How do we actually change schools?

Drew Perkins talks with Grant Lichtman about his books, The Falconer: What We Wished We Had Learned In School and #EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education which detail his insights on both the why and how we should change our schools....

Jan 06, 201636 minEp. 13

Ep 8: An Introduction To Critical Pedagogy

Critical Pedagogy and Critical Literacy both involve the idea of thinking carefully about human and social contexts--using knowledge to think critically about the systems that impact the way people live. In this conversation, I speak to Dr. Elizabeth Bishop, Deputy Director at the Center for Institutional and Social Change at Columbia Law School. We discuss social improvement, equity, and how teachers can begin to think about critical pedagogy for a more authentic and human educational experienc...

Dec 12, 201537 minEp. 8

Ep 6: What's Wrong With Professional Development?

Terry Heick and Drew Perkins discuss what's so wrong with current approaches to professional development, and how TeachThought's new professional development company seeks to improve on those failures while helping to bring innovative thinking and approaches into the classroom.

Dec 03, 201526 minEp. 6

Ep 5: The Struggle Of Teaching In A Non-Progressive District

In this conversation, among other topics I talk with Jennifer Gonzalez about where she's from, how to pronounce "pedagogy," and how and why it's useful to connect with other teachers, and the struggles of teaching in a non-progressive district.

Nov 15, 201534 minEp. 5

Ep 4: Would Shakespeare Be On Twitter?

Would Shakespeare be on twitter? Was he an intellectual, or a budding Capitalist? In episode 4, I speak to Cass Foster, a theater professor, about making Shakespeare relevant to a modern audience.

Oct 25, 201549 minEp. 4

Ep 3: How Technology Is Changing Our Behavior

In this episode we talk with Nita Nehru from Kinsa, the company that created the world's first app-enabled thermometer. Among other topics, we discuss how emerging technologies are influencing our behavior.

Oct 15, 201535 minEp. 3

Ep 2: The Truth About College Entrance Exams

In this episode, we talk with Anthony-James Green, who's been profiled by the Wall Street Journal for commanding $1000 an hour for his services. We discuss test prep, how students can use what they don't know as a starting point for learning, and what tests like the ACT and SAT really measure.

Oct 14, 201538 minEp. 2
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