The Harvard EdCast

By Harvard Graduate School of EducationSociety & Culture Education

The Harvard EdCast episodes

February 22, 2018 Is "Free College" Really Free?
Is "Free College" Really Free? by Harvard Graduate School of Education
9 min
February 14, 2018 Dr. Ruth Talks Sex and Ed
Dr. Ruth Talks Sex and Ed by Harvard Graduate School of Education
24 min
February 07, 2018 Walking the Talk - Episode 2 - John Wilson
John Wilson, former president of Morehouse College and former executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, talks to Domonic Rollins about educating black boys, obstacles on the road to college, and other issues affecting student equity.
27 min
February 07, 2018 Elmo Goes To Harvard
Elmo (along with executive vice president Sherrie Westin) from Sesame Street visit the Harvard Ed School campus to discuss the global work Sesame Workshop is doing to educate young children displaced by conflict and persecution.
15 min
January 31, 2018 Childhood adversity's Lasting Effect
Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris shares how childhood adversity creates toxic stress that can impact health long term, and particularly how intervention and response through collaborative efforts can significantly alter children's futures.
19 min
January 25, 2018 Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education
Cornel West: Love, Hope, and Education by Harvard Graduate School of Education
18 min
January 16, 2018 The Troublemakers at School
Researcher and Author Carla Shalaby shares what she discovered from following four "troublemakers" as they made their way at school.
12 min
January 10, 2018 Developing Critical Thinking Skills
Georgetown University Professor William T. Gormley, Jr., discusses the importance of teaching critical thinking skills, especially in these times of “fake news.”
15 min
January 03, 2018 What “the Talk” Black Parents Have with Their Sons Tells Us About Racism
Columbia University Assistant Professor Raygine DiAquoi shares what she discovered about how black parents talk to their sons today about race and discrimination.
15 min
December 14, 2017 Lifelong Kindergarten
MIT Professor Mitch Resnick, author of “Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play”, talks about creativity in learning and explains why kindergarten is the greatest invention of the last millennium.
20 min

About The Harvard EdCast

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In the complex world of education, the Harvard EdCast keeps the focus simple: what makes a difference for learners, educators, parents, and our communities. The EdCast is a weekly podcast about the ideas that shape education, from early learning through college and career. We talk to teachers, researchers, policymakers, and leaders of schools and systems in the US and around the world — looking for positive approaches to the challenges and inequities in education. Through authentic conversation, we work to lower the barriers of education’s complexities so that everyone can understand.