Raising Problem Solvers

Latest Episodes:

Sapienship Sep 07, 2022

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Dr. Jim Clarke, Researcher at Sapienship joins the podcast to talk about how to make sure the great problem solvers of the next generation start thinking better about the world's biggest problems, his work with Sapienship, co-founded by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari, and all the amazing resources they’re building for K12 students and teachers.

Guest Links

Sapienship

Unstoppable Us

Sapiens: A Graphic History

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Wonder Aug 30, 2022

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Dr. Frank Keil, Professor of Cognitive Science and Director of the Cognition and Development Lab at Yale University, and author of the book, Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science, joins the podcast to talk about the academic superpower that is “wonder”, why generalist polymaths make for better specialists than specialists, and how to re-ignite wonder in our children if they’ve lost it along the way.

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Wonder (Amazon)

Wonder (MIT Press)

Wonder (American Scientist Reviews)

Guest Resource Recommendations

Character Lab

Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society

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Learning STEM through Fiction Aug 23, 2022

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Dr. Pamela Cosman (Koz-mehn), Author and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of California, San Diego joins the podcast to talk about how to make STEM subjects more fun and engaging for kids, and the specific power of learning STEM through fiction.

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Managing Academic Expectations Aug 16, 2022

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Charlene Wang, Author, Founder of LivingOS, and previously Product Manager at Google joins the podcast to talk about parental and cultural expectations, as well as why our kids might need to break free from some of them on their path toward success.

Guest Links

Model Breakers

LivingOS

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EdTech at-Home Aug 09, 2022

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Dr. Monica Burns, EdTech and Curriculum Consultant, and Founder of ClassTechTips.com talks about how parents should think about picking EdTech at home, what a content vetting process could look like, and how important it is to model what a healthy relationship with technology looks like ourselves.

Guest Links

ClassTechTips.com

EdTech Essentials

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Learned Helplessness Aug 02, 2022

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Vida John, Math Coach joins the podcast to talk about the concept of learned helplessness, why math contests aren’t just for “those” really math’y kids, and why some students who struggle at math end up being the best mathematicians.

Guest Links

Vida John’s Website

Recommended Resources

Elementary

Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools

Math Kangaroo

Middle School

MathCounts

AMC 8

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Free-Range Kids Jul 26, 2022

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Lenore Skenazy, President at Let Grow, and Founder of the Free-Range Kids Movement joins the podcast to discuss how not allowing our children opportunities to learn independence prevents them from becoming independent adults, and what to do about that if you’re an anxious parent like her.

Guest Links

Free-Range Kids

The Let Grow Project

Let Grow Play Club

Guest Resource Recommendations

Free to Learn by Peter Gray

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Puzzles vs. Games Jul 19, 2022

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Ben Orlin, Author and Educator, joins the podcast to talk about his latest book, “Math Games with Bad Drawings”, and if our students can really learn meaningful math through comics, puzzles, and games.

How to Model Problem Solving Jul 12, 2022

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Lisa Smith, Founder of The Peaceful Parent joins the podcast to talk about how much more our kids learn from our actions than our words, and a 4-step process for modeling problem solving with intention.

Guest Links

The Peaceful Parent

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Tempering Perfectionism Jul 05, 2022

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Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Author, Clinical Psychologist and mom of 4 joins the podcast to discuss the difference between healthy striving and unhealthy perfectionism, and why the most capable kids are often the ones most frightened about failing academically.

Guest Links

Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD

Smart Parenting for Smart Kids

Moody Moody Cars

Open Door for Parents

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