Drew Perkins talks with Michael Tennant, Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, that exists to build a massive community around the shared values of curiosity, inclusivity, and empathy. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: curiositylab.io actuallycurious.com
Drew Perkins talks with Anjilee Ferguson and Sara Busalacchi, co-founders of Mountain Point Academy, an online 6-12 school for a specialized population, about how they've evolved their model to improve learning and the student experience. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Mountain Point Academy The Thing About School Podcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Joanna Williams about her book, How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason . Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: How Woke Won cieo.org.uk @jowilliams293 Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Laura Ordoñez, Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews at Common Sense Media, about their ratings process and how educators can use podcasts to teach content, thinking, and develop SEL skills. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: commonsense.org Apple Podcasts: Kids and Family Laura on LinkedIn , Twitter @laura_m_ordonez The Past and The Curious Podcast The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 60 Making History Come Alive Through Podcasting Visit wegrowteachers.com for info o...
Drew Perkins talks with Patty Rice Doran about her recently published piece in Quillette magazine, The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching @pricedoran Visit wegrowteachers.com to learn about our professional development workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe about his new book, Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power. Ian Rowe: The Free Framework Book: Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power (Volume 1) vertexacademies.org American Enterprise Institute: Ian Rowe 1776 Unites Theory of Racelessness Bertrand Cooper: The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 2...
Drew Perkins talks with Bill Manchester about his book, When You Feel Like Quitting Teaching, Read This Book: Inspiration and Strategies for Long-Term Success. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: When You Feel Like Quitting Teaching, Read This Book: Inspiration and Strategies for Long-Term Success Twitter: @bmanchester_edu Facebook/Instagram: @bmanchesteredu Website: aDifferentEduSite.com Podcast: A Different EduPodcast Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services...
Drew Perkins talks with Rebecca Rolland about her book, The Art of Talking With Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Confidence, and Creativity in Kids. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: rebeccarolland.com Book: The Art of Talking with Children @rolland_rg @rebecca.g.rolland Let Grow Theory of Racelessness Visit w egrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Bonnie Snyder about her work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and book, Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression thefire.org/k12 @TheFIREorg The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles T...
Drew Perkins talks with Miriam Plotinsky about her new book, Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: miriamplotinsky.com @MirPloMCPS Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Tangible Equity: A Guide for Leveraging Student Identity, Culture, and Power to Unlock Excellence in and Beyond the Classroom. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: Tangible Equity Thinklaw.us @thinkLawUS @colinseale The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 201 The Importance Of Critical Thinking In Navigating The Modern World The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 161 Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases Visit weg...
Drew Perkins talks with the co-founders of Dekalb Brilliance Academy about their startup public charter school meant to empower learners through entrepreneurial project-based learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Dekalb Brilliance Academy On Instagram and Facebook Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Doug Roberts, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation, about their work to support superintendents in their leadership role. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Institute for Education Innovation @IEI_K12 supeschoice.com @DougRoberts_IEI Doug Roberts on LinkedIn Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Arjun Moorthy, co-founder of The Factual, a news aggregator that uses AI and data to depoliticize and foster a more healthy consumption of news. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Factual Book: Hate, Inc. @thefactualnews @juicemoorthy The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Chase Orton about his new book, The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: chaseorton.com Book: The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher [Grades K-12]: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth Twitter: @mathgeek76 , LinkedIn , Facebook vimeo.com/chaseorton Eagle Rock School The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow Book: Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Peda...
Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman about their new book, The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be , which details an extensive study, different ways to think about the college experience, and some recommendations for the type of learning we might aspire to and expect more of. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Book: The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry...
Drew Perkins talks with Malcolm Collins, founder of The Collins Institute for the Gifted, about rethinking the education model to better meet the needs of gifted students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: The Collins Institute for the Gifted @SimoneHCollins Book: The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions (The Pragmatist's Guide Book 1) karenstenner.com Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is part two of a two-part conversation, part one is episode 283 . Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Ep. 283 Hatties On Developing Great Learners (Part One) Amazon: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents Publisher site: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents visible-learning.org The Thing ...
Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is part one of a two-part conversation with part two coming in the next episode, 284. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Amazon: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents Publisher site: 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents visible-learning.org Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potenti...
Drew Perkins talks with Chris Domaleski, Associate Director with the Center for Assessment, about how to navigate school accountability issues resulting from covid and how to move forward in supportive and perhaps innovative ways. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Center for Assessment Blog: A Principled Approach to Accountability in 2022 @cdomaleski...
Drew Perkins talks with Richard Rusczyk, founder and CEO of Art of Problem Solving, about their programs to help develop deep expertise in individual topics for students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: artofproblemsolving.com beastacademy.com AoPS on Facebook , Twitter , YouTube Visit wegrowteachers.com to learn about our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Andrew Campanella, President of School Choice Week, about the complexities of school choice challenges and opportunities. School Choice Week 2022 is January 23-29. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: schoolchoiceweek.com School Choice Week Social Media: Facebook , Twitter , YouTube , Instagram , Pinterest @andrewrcamp Book: The School Choice Roadmap Amazon , Barnes and Noble , Indiebound , Apple Books , Kobo Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops ...
Drew Perkins talks with Mónica Guzmán about her new book, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, and her work with Braver Angels and the applications to great teaching and learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Order I Never Thought of It That Way moniguzman.com Mónica's LinkTree @moniguzman Braver Angels The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 210 Polarization, Racism, And Education The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 154 Dep...
Drew Perkins talks with Bertrand Cooper about his experiences with poverty and race in the context of education and activism. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Current Affairs: Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture? @_BlackTrash Sheena Mason: Class & “Race” in Theory of Racelessness feat. Bertrand Cooper John Wood Jr.: Class and Black America | A Conversation with Bertrand Cooper Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Diana Parafiniuk, Ashley Sanders, and Jon Ebert from E-Therapy about meeting the mental health needs of schools using tele-therapy and virtual connections. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: electronic-therapy.com info@electronic-therapy.com E-Therapy on Facebook , LinkedIn , Instagram , Twitter Visit wegrowteachers.com for more info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Sheena Mason about her Theory of Racelessness, upcoming book, and ways in which changing our understanding of race is key to transcending racism. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: theoryofracelessness.org @Racelessness , @SheenaMasonPhD Can we ever stop "obsessing" over race? Theory of Racelessness explained | Khadija Mbowe Bertrand Cooper: Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture? Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life Newsweek: Undoin...
Drew Perkins talks with Helen Lee Bouygues about her Reboot Foundation which aims to elevate critical thinking into our daily lives. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Reboot Foundation @RebootFndn Reboot on Facebook @BouyguesLee Harvard Project Zero What Are The Best Graphic Organizers For Promoting Critical Thinking? Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Anya Kamenetz, author and NPR Education Correspondent, about Covid's effects on education and schools and what she's learned while writing "The Stolen Year How Covid Changed Children's Lives and Where We Go Now". Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: anyakamenetz.net Anya's Tiny Letter @anya1anya abcsciencecollaborative.org NPR: When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 131 Balancing Screen Time And ...
Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins about their new book, Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Fiction in the 'Fake News' Era. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Fiction in the 'Fake News' Era @jenniferlagarde @dhudgins Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Johnson, CEO of The Teaching Lab, about their partnership and work with the Research Partnership for Professional Learning to help improve professional development. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: teachinglab.org RPPL @OnlySJJ @TeachingLabHQ @rpplpartnership Visit wegrowteachers.com for info on our workshops and services....
