The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast

The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast episodes:

• 04.17.2024

  Sorting The Evidence For Direct Instruction And Inquiry

  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    

  
• 04.10.2024

  Is Higher Education A Bait And Switch?

  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...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Reading Instruction, Evidence And Neuroscience

  This episode features the archived audio from a March 27, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community Event titled Reading Instruction: Evidence & Neuroscience. Drew Perkins talked with Dr. Karen Gazith, Christie Biggerstaff, and Sonya Thomas. Click To View Links & Resources...

  
• 03.27.2024

  The Side Effects Of School

   Drew Perkins hosted this ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion on February 25th, 2024 with clinical psychologist, Naomi Fisher and the Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at The University of Austin, Michael Strong. We discussed this question: "Does traditional schooling...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Inside The Teachers' Lounge Film

  Drew Perkins talks with Ilker Çatak about his Oscar-nominated film, The Teachers' Lounge, about schools as a microcosm of society and of ourselves. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 03.13.2024

  Understanding Antiracist School Leadership

  Drew Perkins talks with author and educator, Daman Harris, about his work and book, The Antiracist School Leader. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 03.06.2024

  DEI in K12 Education

  The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: DEI in K12 Education Drew Perkins talks with Yunga Webb, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at North Country School, about DEI and their unique school approach. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Healthy Parent Activism Or Partisan Warfare?

  Drew Perkins talks with author Laura Pappano about her book, School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 02.22.2024

  Navigating Education As An Elected State Representative And Teacher

  Drew Perkins talks with Tina Bojanowski about the tensions and impact of her work as a teacher and an elected state representative for Louisville, KY. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode  

  
• 02.14.2024

  Teaching For Intellectual Virtues

  Drew Perkins talks with author and professor Jason Baehr about his book, Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues and the Intellectual Virtues Academy Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 02.07.2024

  Dispatch From A 19 Y/O Female Education Entrepreneur

  Drew Perkins talks with Stanford student and education entrepreneur, Sofie Roux, about her work to provide education in underdeveloped countries.   Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 02.01.2024

  Optimizing AI In Education

  Drew Perkins talks with Dmitry Shapiro, Founder and CEO of YouAi, about their artificial intelligence platform and how educators can make the most of AI. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 01.24.2024

  Creating Cultures Of Thinking

  Drew Perkins talks with Ron Ritchhart about his new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action: 10 Mindsets to Transform our Teaching and Students' Learning. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 01.17.2024

  STEM, PBL, Guided Discovery Learning?

  Drew Perkins talks with Jason McKenna, Author, Teacher, Speaker, and experienced STEM Education and Ed Tech Leader, about his use of 'Guided Discovery Learning'. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 01.10.2024

  Empowering Children Through Early Literacy

  Drew Perkins talks with Spencer Russell, the founder of Toddlers CAN Read, about applying the 'Science of Reading' to teaching young children to read.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 01.03.2024

  Structured Schooling And Parenting Or Let Grow?

  Drew Perkins talks with research professor, Peter Gray, about the importance of children's play and more self-directed learning in the well-being of kids. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 12.29.2023

  Teachers Taking Charge Of Their PD

  Drew Perkins talks with 2023 Vermont Principal of the Year, Chris Young, about his school's “action research” PD program. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 12.20.2023

  Race, Bias, Tribalism, And Education

  Drew Perkins talks with education activist Chris Stewart about their differences and agreements on race, bias, tribalism, and education.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 12.13.2023

  Improving Interventions for Dyslexic And Struggling Learners

  Drew Perkins talks with Professor of School Psychology, Andrew Shanock, about improving collaboration between school psychologists and speech-language pathologists to serve dyslexic and struggling students better. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 12.06.2023

  Adolescent Flourishing Through Socratic Inquiry

  Drew Perkins talks with Michael Strong, Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at the University of Austin, about the power of engaging with adolescents through Socratic inquiry. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 11.29.2023

  A Dispatch From An Education And Politics Journalist

  Drew Perkins talks with Olivia Krauth about her experience as an education and politics journalist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the state of journalism. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 11.21.2023

  A Toolkit For Open Inquiry

  Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Craig Gibson about their Open Inquiry Toolkit, a two-pronged approach that develops intellectual virtues and promotes awareness of cognitive biases. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 11.17.2023

  Would Improving Open Enrollment Help Students?

  Drew Perkins talks with Jude Schwalbach, policy analyst with the Reason Foundation, about open enrollment rules, school choice and competition, and how that might help students. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 11.08.2023

  Has Illiberal Leftism Corroded HS Debate?

  Drew Perkins talks with James Fishback about Incubate Debate, his startup in response to the ideological corrosion of the traditional high school debate organization. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 11.03.2023

  A Dispatch From The 2024 Principal Of The Year

  Drew Perkins talks with Andy Farley, NASSP Principal of the Year, about the learning and wellness of students and educators. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 10.25.2023

  Science, Truth, And Trust

  Drew Perkins talks with Nick Dirks, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences, about today’s challenges in higher education, bias in science and academia, and questions related to trust in science and the authority of experts/expertise. ...

  
• 10.19.2023

  Essential Teaching Techniques

  Drew Perkins talks with Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli about their book, Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by-Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques Paperback. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 10.12.2023

  A Simple But Effective Fix For Anxious Kids

  Drew Perkins talks with Lenore Skenazy (her second appearance) about a promising new study showing what works in helping kids be less anxious and more independent.    Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 10.04.2023

  A Culture Of Conversation On Contentious Issues

  Drew Perkins talks with Ilana Redstone and Elisheva Avishai, Co-Directors of the Mill Institute, about their work to increase the diversity of thought, ideas, and approaches in K12 spaces. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 09.27.2023

  Growing Identity, Agency, & Purpose With The QUESTion Project

  Drew Perkins talks with Gerard Senehi and Alexander Uzobuife about The QUESTion Project, a 5-pillar structure that facilitates a journey for students into fundamental human questions. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 09.20.2023

  Curiosity Lessons From Mr. Rogers

  Drew Perkins talks with Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski about their book, When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids. Click to view links mentioned in this episode

  
• 09.01.2023

  Why Civility in Hard Conversations Is Important

  Drew Perkins talks with Julian Adorney and Angel Eduardo about their Quillette piece and work to foster civility in contentious conversations. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 08.10.2023

  Ep. 342 Practically Rethinking School

  Drew Perkins talks with Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute about his new book, The Great School Rethink. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 08.01.2023

  Ep. 341 ChatGPT, Utilizing AI In Education

  Drew Perkins talks with Perpetual Baffour, Research Director at The Learning Agency Lab, about the promise and pitfalls of using AI tools like ChatGPT and more in education. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 07.24.2023

  Ep. 340 Why Schools Should Engage With Parents

  Drew Perkins talks with Nathaniel Provencio about his PLC work with schools and why and how they should connect and engage with parents and the community. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 06.07.2023

  Ep. 339 The Case For Combining Inquiry With Direct Instruction

  Drew Perkins talks with educational scientist, Ard Lazonder, about his recent paper making the case for combing inquiry with substantial guidance and direct instruction. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 05.31.2023

  Ep. 338 TikTok's Impact On Kids

  Drew Perkins talks with Helen Lee Bouygues, President of the Reboot Foundation, about their new survey that reveals alarming facts about TikTok’s impact on children. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 05.24.2023

  Ep. 337 Ensuring The Right To Read

  Drew Perkins talks with Kareem Weaver about his role with the Oakland NAACP Education Committee, leader of Full and Complete Reading is a Universal Mandate (FULCRUM), and the Right to Read Documentary. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This...

  
• 05.17.2023

  Ep. 336 Recovering The Soul Of Black History: The Humanity Archive

  Drew Perkins talks with Jermaine Fowler, founder of The Humanity Archive and author of NY Times Bestseller, The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In...

  
• 05.10.2023

  Ep. 335 John Hattie | Visible Learning: The Sequel

  Drew Perkins talks with renowned educational researcher, John Hattie, about his new book Visible Learning: The Sequel Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 05.03.2023

  Ep. 334 Growing Adolescent Literacy Through Conscious Reading

  Drew Perkins talks with Matt Bardin, founder of Zinc Learning Labs, about raising middle and high school students' reading levels through conscious reading. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 04.26.2023

  Ep. 333 Creating Little Social Justice Leaders?

  Drew Perkins talks with Shelby Kretz, founder of Little Justice Leaders, about her work and thinking to help engage teachers and parents in conversations and activities to learn about social justice issues with kids in grades K-8th. Click To...

  
• 04.13.2023

  Ep. 332 Why Don't Kids Love Reading?

  Drew Perkins talks with author and journalist, Katherine Marsh, about the educational and technological forces affecting kids' love of reading.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.

  
• 04.05.2023

  Ep. 331 How Limiting Scientific Discourse About Covid Hurt Kids

  Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, about our public health response to COVID-19.  Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In...

  
• 03.29.2023

  Ep. 330 Is 'Wokeness' Really A Problem?

  Drew Perkins talks with David Bernstein about his book, Woke Antisemitism, and his experience with critical social justice activism in education. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 03.22.2023

  Ep. 329 A Closer Look At Race Ideology And DEI

  Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tabia Lee about a broader understanding of race ideologies and her experience of being dismissed from her role as a DEI Faculty Director for not toeing the line of contemporary anti-racist ideology. Click To...

  
• 03.15.2023

  Ep. 328 Work-Based Learning And Improving Career Readiness

  Drew Perkins talks with Julie Lammers, Senior VP of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility for non-profit American Student Assistance (ASA), about career readiness and work-based learning experience.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 03.08.2023

  Ep. 327 Educational Leadership Perspectives From China And Beyond

  Drew Perkins talks with Brantley Turner, East Asia Education Director for the Dwight Schools, about her perspectives and experiences as a global educator. Click to Visit Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  
• 03.01.2023

  Ep. 326 How To Make Learning Easier

  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

  
• 02.23.2023

  Ep. 325 Deepening Learning With The 4 Question Method

  Drew Perkins talks with Jon Basset and Gary Shiffman about their 4 Question Method, and accompanying book, to engage students in deeper learning of history and social studies. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.