The Harvard EdCast

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The Harvard EdCast episodes

May 04, 2016 Books, Movies, and Civic Engagement
Harvard professors Bob Selman and Joe Blatt reflect on 21st century learning through transmedia storytelling.
21 min
April 27, 2016 How To Become a School Principal
Sarah Fiarman, Lecturer at HGSE, discusses her new book "Becoming a School Principal: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn."
17 min
April 20, 2016 Educating Girls Globally
Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, reflects on the global constraints that girls and women face to receiving an education and what UNESCO is doing to help.
10 min
April 13, 2016 Finding Passion in Learning
Steve Seidel, member of the HGSE faculty, discusses passion driven learning with Cristina Pato, member of the Silk Road Ensemble.
20 min
April 06, 2016 A New Way of Being at Work
Lisa Lahey, HGSE faculty and author of the book "An Everyone Culture" discusses a radical new model for unleashing your company’s (or schools’s) potential.
20 min
March 23, 2016 World Religions for the World Wide Web
Diane Moore, Senior Lecturer and the Director of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard University, examines both the mechanics and importance of teaching religion to a global community.
12 min
March 16, 2016 The Common(wealth) Core
Lindsay Sobel, Massachusetts Senior Executive Director of Teach Plus, reflects on the pulse of the common core state standards in MA schools.
7 min
March 10, 2016 The New American Mosaic
Alejandra Y. Castillo, national director of the Minority Business Development Agency at the U.S. Department of Commerce, examines whether or not the United States will continue to be globally competitive in an ever-changing economic and technological landscape.
10 min
February 29, 2016 The Professional Kindergartener
Sandra Boynton, children's book author and illustrator, reflects on her eclectic career in the arts and examines the role of joy in her work.
13 min
February 24, 2016 The History of History
Larry Cuban, professor emeritus of education at Stanford University, reflects on the stability and change of teaching history in American schools.
9 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.