The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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STEM, PBL, Guided Discovery Learning? Jan 17, 2024

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Drew Perkins talks with Jason McKenna, Author, Teacher, Speaker, and experienced STEM Education and Ed Tech Leader, about his use of 'Guided Discovery Learning'.

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Empowering Children Through Early Literacy Jan 10, 2024

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Drew Perkins talks with Spencer Russell, the founder of Toddlers CAN Read, about applying the 'Science of Reading' to teaching young children to read.

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Structured Schooling And Parenting Or Let Grow? Jan 03, 2024

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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.

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Teachers Taking Charge Of Their PD Dec 29, 2023

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Drew Perkins talks with 2023 Vermont Principal of the Year, Chris Young, about his school's "action research" PD program.

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Race, Bias, Tribalism, And Education Dec 20, 2023

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Drew Perkins talks with education activist Chris Stewart about their differences and agreements on race, bias, tribalism, and education.

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Improving Interventions for Dyslexic And Struggling Learners Dec 13, 2023

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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.

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Adolescent Flourishing Through Socratic Inquiry Dec 06, 2023

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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.

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A Dispatch From An Education And Politics Journalist Nov 29, 2023

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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.

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A Toolkit For Open Inquiry Nov 21, 2023

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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.

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Would Improving Open Enrollment Help Students? Nov 17, 2023

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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.

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