Drew Perkins talks with cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham about his new book, Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Ep. 326 How To Make Learning Easier

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

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Drew Perkins talks with NASSP CEO Ronn Nozoe about their advocacy efforts regarding the 2024 federal education budget.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

2024 Federal Education Budget Advocacy

This episode is the audio archive from a ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event from April 18, 2024, titled Catalyzing Community-Led Change: Overcoming the divisive and narrow politics of our time.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Community-Led Education, Overcoming The Culture Wars

Drew Perkins talks with Jacquie Bryant, Founding Principal of a public middle school called Intellectual Virtues Academy.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

A School Focused On Intellectual Virtues?

Drew Perkins talks with Dylan Wiliam about the evidence and support for different instructional approaches including direct instruction and inquiry-based learning.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode    

Sorting The Evidence For Direct Instruction And Inquiry

Drew Perkins talks with Bill Coplin about his new book, The Path to Equity: Inclusion in the Kingdom of Liberal Arts, which calls for a shift in liberal arts education to a more practical and less academic approach.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Ep. 326 How To Make Learning Easier

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