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Human Restoration Project

Since 2018, the Human Restoration Project Podcast has reimaged education through critical, progressive, human-centered learning! 

Across nearly 200 episodes, and counting, we've explored every topic in education: ungrading and alternative assessment, interdisciplinary play-based and project-based learning, SEL, education reforms and systemic school change in society with students, teachers, leaders, researchers, and advocates around the world. 

Join us on our mission to restore humanity to education, together!

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Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
169
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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125: The Transformative Power of Play w/ The Center for Playful Inquiry

125: The Transformative Power of Play w/ The Center for Playful Inquiry

Today we’re joined by Susan Harris MacKay and Matt Karlson, the people behind the Center for Playful Inquiry. Susan is a former teacher and pedagogical director at Opal School and Portland Children’s…

00:37:20  |   Sat 31 Dec 2022
124: The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead w/ Andy Kopsa

124: The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead w/ Andy Kopsa

I’m speaking today with freelance journalist Andy Kopsa whose work has appeared seemingly everywhere: The New York Times, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Cosmo, and her most recent piece from the Decembe…

01:04:37  |   Sat 17 Dec 2022
123: Humanizing Professional Development w/ Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

123: Humanizing Professional Development w/ Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

Today we are joined by Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond. Joining us on election day, there’s frankly a lot of anxiety around the current state of our world…not just who will win the election but if those re…

00:40:40  |   Sat 03 Dec 2022
HRP Status Update: 2022

HRP Status Update: 2022

In this episode, co-founders of Human Restoration Project Nick Covington & Chris McNutt detail the impact of the organization in 2022, our plans for 2023, and how we're envisioning the future of our …

00:20:58  |   Tue 29 Nov 2022
122: On Self-Directed Education &

122: On Self-Directed Education & "What Works" w/ Dr. Naomi Fisher

This conversation comes at an interesting time in the broader context of the future of education. In the wake of progress 8 results in the UK and NAEP scores in the United States, there appears to be…

00:46:42  |   Sat 19 Nov 2022
121: Showcase: One Stone | Lab51 (Student-Driven Schooling)

121: Showcase: One Stone | Lab51 (Student-Driven Schooling)

This is our third “spotlight series” episode where we’re reaching out to schools who are doing intriguing progressive practices that could inspire and influence others to do the same. Each has a twis…

00:55:27  |   Sat 05 Nov 2022
120: A Pedagogy of Love w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

120: A Pedagogy of Love w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

On today’s podcast we are joined by Dr. Antonia Darder. Antonia is an internationally recognized activist-scholar and Professor Emerita at Loyola Marymount University, where for more than a decade sh…

00:53:52  |   Sat 22 Oct 2022
MINDFOOD II: Top 5 Cursed Problems in School

MINDFOOD II: Top 5 Cursed Problems in School

Welcome to our latest podcast series: MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education.

Enjoy our content? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast player...it makes a huge difference! (Also...one …

01:58:36  |   Sat 08 Oct 2022
MINDFOOD I: Top 10 Books Every Progressive Educator Should read

MINDFOOD I: Top 10 Books Every Progressive Educator Should read

Welcome to our latest podcast series: MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current events, things we're thinking about. This…

01:43:28  |   Sun 11 Sep 2022
119: The Gender Equation in Schools w/ Jason Ablin

119: The Gender Equation in Schools w/ Jason Ablin

Gender is one of the most contentious topics in the United States today, conversations about gender in education have even been the targets of so-called “divisive concepts” laws in states like Iowa, …

00:37:52  |   Sat 10 Sep 2022
Bonus: Elevating the Conversation on NAEP Scores w/ John Warner

Bonus: Elevating the Conversation on NAEP Scores w/ John Warner

The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, were released yesterday, September 1st, prompting a New York Times headline that read “The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Prog…

00:23:28  |   Sat 03 Sep 2022
118: PragerU & the Alt-Right Pipeline w/ Rob Dickinson & Tom Cowin

118: PragerU & the Alt-Right Pipeline w/ Rob Dickinson & Tom Cowin

On today’s podcast we’re talking about PragerU, the infamous and growing conservative nonprofit that’s probably best known for its YouTube channel with recent uploads like “Why I Sued My Daughter’s W…

00:44:28  |   Sat 27 Aug 2022
117: Unflattening & Thinking With Comics w/ Nick Sousanis

117: Unflattening & Thinking With Comics w/ Nick Sousanis

I was introduced to Nick Sousanis’ work through a Twitter connection, shout out to @AndrewJ, as I wanted to spend more time over the summer with what are broadly called graphic novels. Probably like …

00:59:08  |   Sat 13 Aug 2022
115: Equity, Systemic Change, and Performative Wokeness w/ Dr. Sheldon Eakins

115: Equity, Systemic Change, and Performative Wokeness w/ Dr. Sheldon Eakins

Today we’re joined by Dr. Sheldon Eakins. Dr. Eakins is an educator who has taught in elementary, middle, and high school settings, as well as an administrator. Currently, he is the Director of Speci…

00:47:54  |   Sat 16 Jul 2022
114: Showcase: Sora Schools (Online PBL)

114: Showcase: Sora Schools (Online PBL)

This is our second “spotlight series” episode where we’re reaching out to schools who are doing intriguing progressive practices that could inspire and influence others to do the same. Each has a twi…

00:55:00  |   Sat 02 Jul 2022
Bonus: Conference to Restore Humanity! Overview

Bonus: Conference to Restore Humanity! Overview

In this bonus episode of Human Restoration Project's podcast, we talk about all of the fantastic opportunities available at our upcoming Conference to Restore Humanity! 2022: System Reboot, which is …

00:21:14  |   Tue 28 Jun 2022
113: Guiding Toward Healthy Rebellion w/ T. Elijah Hawkes

113: Guiding Toward Healthy Rebellion w/ T. Elijah Hawkes

Today’s guest is T. Elijah Hawkes. Elijah served as a public school principal for over a decade, including as the principal at Randolph Union in Vermont, and was the founding principal of the James B…

00:46:13  |   Fri 17 Jun 2022
112: Keep Hope Alive w/ Deborah Meier

112: Keep Hope Alive w/ Deborah Meier

Today’s guest is Deborah Meier, who really needs no introduction for advocates of progressive education. Meier is the founder of the modern small schools movement, that aims to reorganize larger scho…

00:38:00  |   Sat 28 May 2022
111: Building the Modern Progressive Education Movement w/ David Buck

111: Building the Modern Progressive Education Movement w/ David Buck

On today’s podcast we are joined by David Buck. David is an English professor at Howard Community College in Maryland who is actively involved in the ungrading movement, as well as focusing on open a…

00:52:22  |   Sat 14 May 2022
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