Drew Perkins talks with Rebecca Rolland about her book, The Art of Talking With Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Confidence, and Creativity in Kids. 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• rebeccarolland.com
• Book: The Art of Talking with Children
• @rolland_rg
• @rebecca.g.rolland
• Let Grow
• Theory of Racelessness

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Drew Perkins talks with Bonnie Snyder about her work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and book, Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It. 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Undoctrinate: How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It
• Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
• thefire.org/k12
• @TheFIREorg
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination
• Mighty Ira
• We Should Teach About Uncomfortable Ideas, Here’s How

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Drew Perkins talks with Miriam Plotinsky about her new book, Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom. 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• miriamplotinsky.com
• @MirPloMCPS

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Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Tangible Equity: A Guide for Leveraging Student Identity, Culture, and Power to Unlock Excellence in and Beyond the Classroom.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Book: Tangible Equity
• Thinklaw.us
• @thinkLawUS
• @colinseale
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 201 The Importance Of Critical Thinking In Navigating The Modern World
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 161 Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases

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Drew Perkins talks with the co-founders of Dekalb Brilliance Academy about their startup public charter school meant to empower learners through entrepreneurial project-based learning.  

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Dekalb Brilliance Academy
• On Instagram and Facebook

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Drew Perkins talks with Doug Roberts, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation, about their work to support superintendents in their leadership role.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Institute for Education Innovation
• @IEI_K12
• supeschoice.com
• @DougRoberts_IEI
• Doug Roberts on LinkedIn

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Drew Perkins talks with Arjun Moorthy, co-founder of The Factual, a news aggregator that uses AI and data to depoliticize and foster a more healthy consumption of news.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Factual
• Book: Hate, Inc.
• @thefactualnews
• @juicemoorthy
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination

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Drew Perkins talks with Chase Orton about his new book, The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• chaseorton.com
• Book: The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher [Grades K-12]: A Journey to Reclaim Our Professional Growth
• Twitter: @mathgeek76, LinkedIn, Facebook
• vimeo.com/chaseorton
• Eagle Rock School
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 53 Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow
• Book: Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation

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Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman about their new book, The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be, which details an extensive study, different ways to think about the college experience, and some recommendations for the type of learning we might aspire to and expect more of.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Book: The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be
• What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching

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Drew Perkins talks with Malcolm Collins, founder of The Collins Institute for the Gifted, about rethinking the education model to better meet the needs of gifted students.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• The Collins Institute for the Gifted
• @SimoneHCollins
• Book: The Pragmatist’s Guide to Life: A Guide to Creating Your Own Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions (The Pragmatist's Guide Book 1)
• karenstenner.com

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