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Ep. 121 The Teacher Prep That Our Schools Really Need May 14, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Carole Basile, Dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, about how they're shifting their teacher prep program to produce teachers better suited for the needs of modern schools and students.

Ep. 120 Conversation in Collaborative Leadership May 08, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Peter DeWitt about his work in the area of collaborative leadership, John Hattie's work, and innovating schools.

Ep. 119 Building Learner-Centered Edtech And Culture May 03, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Jamie Brooker in a repeat appearance about his experience with Kahoot! and We Are Human towards a more learner-centered culture and design of edtech tools.

Ep. 118 Democratizing Leadership To Empower And Grow Schools Apr 24, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Round Rock ISD Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Ryan Smith, about his work to democratize leadership to help teachers and schools have a voice in growing their schools, classrooms, and schools.

Ep. 117 PBL Lessons Learned By Designing A PBL Edtech Tool Apr 10, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Mike Hourahine, CEO and Co-Founder of Edio, a PBL and Design Thinking Edtech Platform, about their work and lessons learned that PBL teachers might find useful.

Ep. 116 Changing The Landscape Of Math Teaching Apr 08, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with John Ewing, President of Math for America about how they support and grow math and science teachers and how math teaching and learning might be better and much different.

Ep. 115 Let's Talk About What School Could Be Apr 05, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Ted Dintersmith about his experiences visiting schools and leaders in all 50 states following his first book and documentary "Most Likely To Succeed" which led to his new book, "What School Could Be".

Ep. 114 Helping Kids Get More Out Of Play With SEL Apr 04, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with Playworks President, Elizabeth Cushing, and Sara Shorey, Principal of Adams Elementary about using social-emotional learning to help kids navigate the world of play more productively.

Ep. 113 Reinventing Learning: Time for a Change Mar 27, 2018

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Episode 113 of the TeachThought Podcast is the final episode in a 12-part series on reinventing learning for the always-on generation. The series is based on the award-winning book, Reinventing Learning For The Always-On Generation: Strategies And Apps That Work.

In this series, Ryan Schaaf takes a look at what a modern learner 'is' and how teachers can adapt to and serve them. Ryan is Assistant Professor of Technology, Notre Dame of Maryland University and Graduate Faculty at Johns Hopkins University. He is also a Director at InfoSavvy21.

Ep. 112 Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America Mar 24, 2018

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Drew Perkins talks with University of Arkansas professor Chris Goering about his new book "Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America".

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