Curriculum Encounters
A podcast about exploring knowledge wherever you find it, from the Black Paint Curriculum Lab at Teachers College, Columbia University. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2025
BONUS: Curriculum Is Everywhere with Pop and Play
In case you missed it, tune in for this special episode recorded back in February when Sarah and Jackie were guests on Pop and Play, the spectacular podcast about play and popular culture hosted by H…
What is Curriculum? (And where might we find it?)
A key takeaway from this episode—and the season as a whole—is the idea that curriculum is not just a set of prescribed knowledge, but a social, spatial, and sensory process. Learning happens everywhe…
Sensory Inquiry and Social Spaces
In this episode, Sarah and Jackie visit the library, cafe, and cafeteria at Teachers College to consider what kind of curriculum they encounter in the social spaces on campus. By attending to design …
Memory and Hidden Spaces
In this episode, Jackie and Sarah take listeners to “hidden” spaces on campus, including an old gym track that was converted to academic offices and a closed-off pool in the basement of Teachers Coll…
Aesthetics and Academic Spaces
In this episode, Sarah and Jackie explore newly renovated classrooms and traditional academic hallways around Columbia University’s Teachers College campus. Join them as they encounter curriculum in …
Welcome to Curriculum Encounters!
In this introduction to Curriculum Encounters, hosts Jackie Simmons and Sarah Gerth van den Berg invite you to embark on a provocative journey through the world of experiential learning. As curriculu…