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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Heterodox conversations to stretch your thinking about important issues in education.

Education Teaching Learning
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
60 minutes
Episodes
425
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate

Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate

Drew Perkins talks with author Susan Kaiser Greenland about her books and work with children around mindfulness and meditation.

01:12:43  |   Fri 13 Jan 2017
Ep. 64 The War On Teaching Evolution And Science

Ep. 64 The War On Teaching Evolution And Science

Drew Perkins talks with the makers of We Believe in Dinosaurs about their film which explores the battle between teaching evolution and creationism through the lens of the Northern Kentucky Creation …

00:59:35  |   Thu 05 Jan 2017
Ep. 63 Rethinking Leadership Through The Lens of Technology

Ep. 63 Rethinking Leadership Through The Lens of Technology

Drew Perkins talks with co-authors of Blending Leadership, Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine, about how leadership might look different through the lens of 21st Century technology.

00:47:04  |   Tue 06 Dec 2016
Ep. 62 Preparing Teachers For A Project-Based World

Ep. 62 Preparing Teachers For A Project-Based World

Drew Perkins talks with Emily Liebtag, Project Manager at Getting Smart, about their recent paper, Preparing Teachers for a Project-Based World.

00:48:32  |   Tue 22 Nov 2016
Ep. 61 Teaching Math Through PBL

Ep. 61 Teaching Math Through PBL

Drew Perkins talks with New Tech Network School Development & Math Coach and author of the Emergent Math blog, Geoff Krall about teaching of math through project and problem based learning. 

00:49:28  |   Mon 14 Nov 2016
Ep. 60 Making History Come Alive Through Podcasting

Ep. 60 Making History Come Alive Through Podcasting

Drew Perkins talks with Mick Sullivan, host of The Past and the Curious Podcast about his work to help make history come alive.

00:38:23  |   Thu 10 Nov 2016
Ep. 59 Innovating With Authentic PBL And 3D Printing

Ep. 59 Innovating With Authentic PBL And 3D Printing

Drew Perkins talks with Rich Lehrer, Innovation Coordinator for the Enable Community Foundation and Brookwood School, about his work with 3D printing, authentic project-based learning and innovation.…

00:52:14  |   Mon 31 Oct 2016
Ep. 58 Lessons From Second City Improv To Improve Teaching And Learning

Ep. 58 Lessons From Second City Improv To Improve Teaching And Learning

Drew Perkins talks with Second City's Executive Vice President Kelly Leonard, about his book, Yes, And and how we might use the lessons from improv to improve teaching and learning.

00:55:55  |   Mon 17 Oct 2016
Ep. 56 How Google Is Winning The #Edtech Battle For America’s Classrooms

Ep. 56 How Google Is Winning The #Edtech Battle For America’s Classrooms

Drew Perkins talks with Ainsley O’Connell, Staff Writer at Fast Company, about the battle between Google, Microsoft and Apple for America’s classrooms as well as trends and challenges in the Edtech s…

00:39:40  |   Tue 04 Oct 2016
Ep. 55 How Can EdTech Help Build Knowledge And Critical Thinking?

Ep. 55 How Can EdTech Help Build Knowledge And Critical Thinking?

Drew Perkins talks with Quizlet CEO Matthew Glotzbach about his Edtech journey that includes stints at Google and YouTube as well as how apps like Quizlet can help build critical thinking through bet…

00:43:22  |   Tue 20 Sep 2016
Ep. 54 How The Gates And Other Foundations Have An Inside Track To Ed Policy

Ep. 54 How The Gates And Other Foundations Have An Inside Track To Ed Policy

Drew Perkins talks with author Megan Tompkins-Stange about the influence four major non-profit foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates, Eli and Edythe Broad, Ford, and W.K. Kellogg) have on education pol…

00:47:57  |   Thu 08 Sep 2016
Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow

Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow

Drew Perkins talks with veteran education journalist John Merrow about the origin of charter schools, how to get policymakers to affect real change, how he thinks our schools should really look and h…

01:17:36  |   Wed 24 Aug 2016
Ep. 52 Using #Edtech And Graphic Novels to Engage Reluctant Readers

Ep. 52 Using #Edtech And Graphic Novels to Engage Reluctant Readers

Drew Perkins talks with Jeff Faulconer, VP of product development at StoryArc Media about engaging with reluctant readers using Poptropica.com and their Galactic Hot Dogs graphic novels.

00:28:18  |   Tue 19 Jul 2016
Ep. 51 Is The Gates Foundation Really Helping Our Schools and Students?

Ep. 51 Is The Gates Foundation Really Helping Our Schools and Students?

Drew Perkins talks with Anthony Cody about the second edition of his book The Educator and the Oligarch and new developments in the type of education reform led by the Gates Foundation.

01:04:26  |   Wed 25 May 2016
Ep 50 What Are The Benefits Of Student Blogging?

Ep 50 What Are The Benefits Of Student Blogging?

In this episode, Terry Heick talks with Ronnie Burt of edublogs about blogging, specifically how blogging can improve student literacy, create opportunities for digital citizenship, and even act as p…

00:44:53  |   Sat 21 May 2016
Ep. 49 What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using?

Ep. 49 What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using?

Terry Heick talks with Jennifer Gonzales about how teachers are using new technology in the classroom, and what they're hoping to accomplish as a result. We also discuss Jennifer's book "The Teachers…

00:50:34  |   Thu 19 May 2016
Ep. 48 Let's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythng

Ep. 48 Let's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythng

Drew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming…

00:38:14  |   Mon 16 May 2016
Ep. 47 The Future Of Learning With Google For Education

Ep. 47 The Future Of Learning With Google For Education

Drew Perkins talks with Jaime Casap, Google's Chief Education Evangelist, about the impact Google has made on the future of learning and what he sees as the important next steps.

00:56:36  |   Wed 11 May 2016
Ep. 46 Shared Learning With Quizlet

Ep. 46 Shared Learning With Quizlet

Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThoughtPD talks with Andrew Sutherland CTO andFounder of Quizlet about how he created and grew Quizlet as wellas the process behind the new and upcoming features. 

00:46:13  |   Tue 03 May 2016
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