16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

Volleyball! Softball! Baseball! Basketball! All of the balls! Join Katie and Chelsea as they discuss the history of modern sports programs in public schools in America. From the late 1800s on, high s…

This week, Katie and Chelsea take you on a virtual tour of the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution. Founded with funds from an English chemist who never set foot in America, the Smithsonian…

Welcome to Episode 53 - Go with the FLOW. Join Katie and Chelsea on a deep dive into the state of consciousness known as flow, a concept pioneered by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Have you ev…

This week, Katie takes the lead in a discussion of one of her passions-- Holocaust education. As with many difficult historical topics, there are dos and don'ts to keep in mind, and your hosts will h…

No Child Left Behind was the dominant topic in educational policy circles for much of the early and mid 2000s. The legislation, enacted by Congress under the G.W. Bush administration, created a chaot…

Welcome to Episode 50! Thanks for joining us for a milestone episode. We are celebrating our big 5-0 by bringing on our very first guest, Risha Allen, who is something of an expert in banned books. W…

Welcome to the first episode of 2022! This week everyone gets to learn a new word: autodidacticism! Episode 49 discusses being your own teacher and methods for teaching yourself. In Chelsea's case, m…

Welcome and thanks for listening to episode 48, The Disappearing Internet! This episode deals with the ephemeral nature of the internet and the lasting impacts of losing websites, software, and other…

This week's episode delves deep into the field of educational psychology. Behaviorism, neuroscience, information processing-- we're serving as your guides as we walk through the textbook highlights. …

Episode 46! This week the hosts discuss popular science and science literacy. Chelsea tackles the history of popular science, the conduit through which the general public receives information about s…

This week on 16:1, the hosts follow the money in an in-depth analysis of the sources of (and strings attached to) public school funding in the United States. Learn about the competing funding formula…

Another week, another episode of 16:1! This episode is all about Assistive Technology and what that can look like in a classroom. Your hosts discuss the myths and misconceptions surrounding assistive…

On this episode of 16:1, your hosts tackle propaganda! Chelsea and Katie talk about the types of propaganda and enjoy a friendly debate regarding whether propaganda is a good, bad, or neutral-valued …

Last episode of the summer! Welcome to Episode 41, where we are trying to help #ClearTheList! This week your hosts discuss how public schools are funded, which also means we talk a lot about how the …

This week, the co-hosts jump into the complicated history and ongoing work of the country's major teachers unions. The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have play…

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a public school teacher? It's a lot more than just a degree! Join your hosts as they discuss how to obtain and maintain a teaching license. Chelsea cove…

Welcome to Episode 38, where your hosts take you along with them on their National Park adventure! This episode features live recordings from Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park and Firehole Rive…

This week, Kate and Chelsea dive deep into the world of conspiracy theories and conspiratorial thinking. Against the backdrop of the January 6th attacks in D.C., how do we investigate conspiracies, h…

Welcome to Episode 36 - Architecture is Destiny! Chelsea starts by doing what she always does, taking us in the way back machine to the Greek and Roman days of education. Katie shares the history of …