The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 425
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Ep. 165 Bridging Polarization To Improve Education Policy
Drew Perkins talks with Janet Tran, Director of Learning and Leadership at the Reagan Institute, about their work to host productive bipartisan conversations about better education policy.
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Ep. 164 Drawing Students To Math With Authentic Purpose
Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Montgomery of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and student Eric Chai of High Technology High School from the champion MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) C…
Ep. 163 Using Purpose And Fiction To Teach History More Effectively
Drew Perkins talks with Kevin Vanzant, history instructor at Tennessee State University, about how he's adjusted his teaching to better engage his introductory history class students.
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What Do We Really Mean By "Deeper Thinking And Learning"?
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tim Simpson about classical and constructivist education and how both rely heavily on inquiry in order to get to deeper thinking and learning.
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Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his work as founder and CEO of ThinkLaw to help schools teach critical thinking to students.
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Ep. 160 Navigating The Landscape Of Labels In Social Justice And Equity
Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manjji about her new book and how we might better navigate the landscape of labels in the context of social justice and equity.
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Ep. 159 The Science Of Deeper Learning And Why We're Not Doing More Of It
Drew Perkins talks with neuroscientist and author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about his new book and work the science of learning.
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Ep. 158 How Do We Teach Kids To Talk About Taboo Topics?
Drew Perkins talks with elementary teacher Liz Kleinrock about her TED Talk and work to help teachers and students talk about difficult topics.
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Ep. 157 How Can We Make Screen Time Work For Kids?
Drew Perkins talks with Sara DeWitt, Vice-President of PBS Kids Digital, about how to navigate the positives and negatives of screen time for kids.
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Ep. 156 Building Community, Overcoming Barriers, Music Education
Drew Perkins talks with Jecorey Arthur, aka 1200, about his journey and work as a musician and educator in a world that has presented significant challenges to being successful.
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Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
Drew Perkins talks with Corey DeAngelis of the Cato Institute about the ability of school choice an…
Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking
Drew Perkins talks with John Wood Jr. and Bill Doherty of the Better Angels organization about their workshops and efforts to depolarize America.
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Ep. 153 Communicating Effectively About Sexuality Education
Drew Perkins talks with Brittany McBride about her work with Advocates for Youth about sexuality education, social justice, and equity issues.
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Ep. 152 Reading Lessons Learned From A Child Left Behind
Drew Perkins talks with author and reading specialist Lois Letchford about her story and ongoing work teaching of reading based on lessons learned from helping her son overcome massive reading issues…
Ep. 151 Chasing The Next Better, Reflections From #MyRoomMessage
Drew Perkins talks with teacher and author of #MyRoomMessage Monte Syrie about his reflections on teaching, classroom culture, and teacher preparation.
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Ep. 150 Deeper Thinking Through Inquiry And Art
Drew Perkins talks with Nicola Giardina about her book and work with educators using her "Pyramid of Inquiry" to pull deeper learning and thinking through art.
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Ep. 149 Is Constructivist Education Addressing Inequality?
Drew Perkins talks with author Natalie Wexler about her work, specifically her recent Forbes article asserting constructivist education is not closing educational gaps that are rooted in socioeconomi…
Ep. 148 Can We Discuss Social Justice Honestly?
Drew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his recent article in Areo and work about social justice and activism in the peer review process in academia.
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Ep. 147 Unpacking PBL Through A Student's Passion
Drew Perkins talks with New Zealand student E. Wen Wong about her passion for project-based learning and how it has impacted her thinking, learning, and future.
Ep. 146 Does Education Have A Twitter Problem?
Drew Perkins talks with Dean Shareski about the lack of substance in some education related social media postings, the importance of being able to discuss difficult ideas, and teacherly authority vs.…