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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Dialectic Conversations For Intellectually Rigorous Educators

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Ep. 201 The Importance Of Critical Thinking In Navigating The Modern World Mar 26, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students, and the importance of critical thinking to the success of learners.

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Ep. 200 Teaching With Tech In Coronavirus Times (And Beyond) Mar 24, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Gilmore and Katierose Deos of Intechgrate and authors of a new book "Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning" about effective use of technology to teach, especially in this time of school closures due to coronavirus.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Intechgrate
Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to Enhance Learning, also on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Intechgrate on Facebook, Facebook Intechgrate Book Community
Katierose on Twitter
Sarah on Twitter
Explain Everything
Mentimeter
Padlet
Plickers
Google Forms

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Ep. 199 The Intricacies Of Teaching Through Robotics And Coding Mar 10, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Rikke Paaskesen from KUBO Robotics about the use of robots, robotics, and coding to teach STEM and critical thinking skills.

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Ep. 198 The News Literacy Project Mar 07, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Suzannah Gonzales and John Silva from the News Literacy Project about their work to empower educators to teach students the skills they need to become smart, active consumers of news and other information and engaged, informed participants in civic life.

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Ep. 197 Are We Teaching Reading Wrong By Omitting Knowledge? Feb 28, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Natalie Wexler about her new book, The Knowledge Gap, which examines what elementary literacy instruction currently looks like, how it evolved to this point — and how it can be changed so that all students receive a meaningful, rigorous education.

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Ep. 196 Modernizing Our Math Programs Feb 20, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Kathleen Almy about making our math programs better serve students as they transition from k12 to college and career.

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Ep. 195 Using An All-Feedback-No-Grades Approach To Teaching Feb 15, 2020

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The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 195 Using An All-Feedback-No-Grades Approach To Teaching

Drew Perkins talks with Laura Gibbs about her all-feedback-no-grades approach in her teaching.

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Ep. 194 Coming of Age As A Student in Black and White America Feb 12, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Veda Pendleton about her book which details her journey as a black student from Arkansas attending a primarily white prep school in New England.

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193 Myths We Use To Improve Education Feb 06, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Borgioli Binis about myths and inaccuracies espoused by prominent education voices in pursuit of progress.

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Ep. 192 Using Inquiry To Unpack Charged Topics Like The Holocaust Jan 24, 2020

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Drew Perkins talks with Melissa Mott and Tyrone Shaw about Echoes and Reflections and the use of inquiry to teach emotionally and politically charged topics like the Holocaust and social justice issues.

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