The Backwards Podcast

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#12 - Trevor Ragan: 21st Century Skills Are Built Not Born (Growth Mindset Like A Jungle Tiger) Oct 04, 2021

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As the popularity of "Growth Mindset" has flourished over the past few years, we've seen many articles, books, and resources come out about how kids should be taught to have a growth mindset, over a fixed mindset.

Yet, a lot of the talk around this switch in mindset is focused on what you believe will happen, versus the actual results.

In my recent conversation with Trevor Ragan (founder of TrainUgly.com) we talk about all things "growth mindset" and the important distinction that happens when we see for ourselves that skills are built, not born.

#11 - A.J. Juliani: Building From The Ground Up - A Story Of Adaptable People Solving Unique Problems Sep 24, 2021

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The Backwards Podcast is back, and in our first episode of Season 2, Host A.J. Juliani shares a story of adaptable people solving unique problems. If we want to build something better, we almost always have to start from the ground up!

#10 - Heidi Hayes Jacobs: How Post-Pandemic Schools Can Create Remarkable Learning Environments Apr 26, 2021

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In this episode, we talk with best-selling author and curriculum expert Heidi Hayes Jacobs about her book Bold Moves For Schools and her work in education around the world.

#9 - Julie Stern, Kayla Duncan, Trevor Aleo: Learning That Transfers Apr 19, 2021

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In this episode we talk with Learning That Transfers co-authors Julie Stern, Kayla Duncan and Trevor Aleo (we were missing their fourth co-author Krista Ferraro). How can we design curriculum for a changing world? That is the question that their new book sets out to solve, and our conversation is a wide-ranging dive into all things design, especially in our current situation where education has been impacted by the pandemic.

#8 - Zaretta Hammond and Pooja Agarwal: The Science of Learning and the Brain Mar 22, 2021

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This week we are chatting with two amazing educators: Zaretta Hammond is the author of Culture Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. She's a former classroom English teacher, and she's been doing instructional design, school coaching, professional development for the past 18 years. She's been on the national education reform organizations, National Equity Project, the former Bay Area School Reform Collaborative, and she does work every single day around the idea of practice, specifically in culturally responsive teaching and instructional equity.

We'll also hear from cognitive scientist, Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. She is the author of the book Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning and an Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching psychological science to exceptional undergraduate musicians.

Pooja's research has been published in leading peer-reviewed psychology journals; featured in the New York Times, Education Week, and Scientific American; recognized by the National Science Foundation; and highlighted in numerous books, podcasts, and videos.

#7 - Dion Lim: How to Backward Design an Ed Tech Startup Mar 22, 2021

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In this episode, we chat with NextLesson CEO and Founder Dion Lim. Dion has had tremendous success backward designing various areas of life. Now he has taken on education with his startup NextLesson and Grokspot. Listen as we talk about his upbringing, his business story, and how he is currently handling the challenge of parenting.

#6 - Annie Jean-Baptiste and Catlin Tucker: Designing Blended Learning That Works For Everyone Feb 22, 2021

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In this episode of The Backwards Podcast, we talk with Building For Everyone author, Annie Jean-Baptiste, and Blended Learning in Action author, Catlin Tucker.

Annie Jean-Baptiste is the Head of Product Inclusion at Google and dives into ways we can design learning with equity and inclusion in mind. Catlin Tucker follows up with practical strategies to create relevant and meaningful blended learning experiences.

#5 - James Clear: How To Actually Reach Your Goals By Focusing On Your Habits Feb 14, 2021

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In this episode, we talk with Atomic Habits author James Clear. This book has sold over 1 million copies and has helped change countless lives around the world. James breaks down how to actually reach your goals by backward planning your habits in ways that allow for growth and consistency.

#4 - Esther Wojcicki: How to Raise Successful People Feb 07, 2021

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On this episode of The Backwards Podcast, we sit down to discuss education, parenting, and what it even means to be "successful" with Esther Wojcicki.

One of the reasons people go to Esther Wojcicki for parenting advice is because her three daughters are off-the-charts successful: Susan is the CEO of YouTube, Janet is a professor at UC San Francisco, and Anne is the CEO of 23andMe.

What's more, Wojcicki has been a teacher for 36 years, helping build a world-famous media arts program at Palo Alto High School.

Her latest book, How to Raise Successful People, builds upon her life story as an educator and parent, and follows the success of her first book, Moonshots in Education.

#3 - Kristen Swanson: How To Build Better Experiences By Planning Backwards Jan 24, 2021

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We chat with Kristen Swanson about the work she is doing at Slack as the Chief of Staff for Customer Experience, and how her years of developing curriculum, helping to start Edcamp, and teaching led her to use a backwards approach in all kinds of areas.

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