Education for a Better World Podcast

Dr. Jennifer Williams is an award winning educator and co-founder of TeachSDGs. In this show she talks about her new book, "Teach Boldly."

Dr. Sam Fecich is the author of EduMagic and a college professor. In this show she shares how she is using social media and innovative techniques to prepare our next generation of teachers for their careers as educators.

Brad LeDuc helps his students communicate, discover unsung heroes, and bridge world cultures with artwork. In this show he tells us how and his tips for going on a D.A.T.E. to an art museum.

Peder Hill, and American teaching in Austria, shares how he is using art and science to give children voice in environmental issues, and how he is working to give students a space in United Nations policy discussions.

Tina Schuster talks about Project Based Learning (PBL) and the culture of student agency at High Tech High in San Diego

Cameron Patterson is a co-editor of Flip the System Australia, a book by educators for educators. In this episode we'll ask him to explain what he's learned through the process of editing the book about what matters, and what should matter in education.

Chris Holmes is traveling the country to talk with teenagers about student motivation. In this episode he shares some of what those teenagers have told him and what he's learned while studying the topic of motivation.

Educators Rising is a program that helps recruit high school students who would make excellent teachers. Kimberly Eckert shares how she is using this program to recruit the next generation of excellent teachers in Louisiana.

Developing creativity in students requires teaching with some creativity ourselves. In this episode we talk with Jed Dearybury about both of those things, and about why he hates squirrels.

Josh Parker, 2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year, shares how we can create a more equitable education system that serves all children.