The Harvard EdCast

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The Harvard EdCast episodes

August 24, 2017 Supporting Transgender Students at School
Jeff Perrotti, founding director of the Safe Schools Program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, discusses issues facing transgender students and how schools can provide support.
21 min
August 16, 2017 Addicted to Reform
John Merrow, former education correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, shares insights from his new book "Addicted to Reform: A 12-Step Program to Rescue Public Education."
22 min
August 01, 2017 Separating Good Change from Bad
Helen Janc Malone, Ed.D.’13, and Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, Ed.M.’07, Ed.D.’13, discuss trends reshaping the field of education and their new book, Future Directions of Educational Change: Social Justice, Professional Capital, and Systems Change.
14 min
June 28, 2017 Learning for the Test Prep
Mike Palmer and Esther Lee, Ed.M.’14 discuss designing digital learning and their pedagogical approach at Kaplan.
17 min
June 20, 2017 The Mythbuster
Christopher Cerf, Superintendent of Newark Public Schools, reflects on his work and the history of Newark Public Schools.
12 min
June 14, 2017 The Talk
Rick Weissbourd, HGSE faculty, discusses a new report looking at how young people struggle with romantic relationships and deal with widespread misogyny and harassment.
13 min
June 07, 2017 Girl Power: Raising Female Activists
Colby College Professor Lyn Mikel Brown talks about how to empower young female activists.
20 min
May 31, 2017 Green Mountain Education
Rebecca Holcombe, secretary of education for the state of Vermont, talks priorities and progress in leading the state's unique education system.
14 min
May 15, 2017 Teaching Tolerance Today
Maureen Costello, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project, reflects on the historical and current importance of providing anti-bias education resources — and how they can better society.
16 min
May 10, 2017 Schools that Succeed
Author Karin Chenoweth talks about her latest book, "Schools that Succeed," and how educators can break down the link between academic achievement and socioeconomic status.
19 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.