The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 51 Is The Gates Foundation Really Helping Our Schools and Students? May 25, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Anthony Cody about the second edition of his book The Educator and the Oligarch and new developments in the type of education reform led by the Gates Foundation.

Ep 50 What Are The Benefits Of Student Blogging? May 21, 2016

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In this episode, Terry Heick talks with Ronnie Burt of edublogs about blogging, specifically how blogging can improve student literacy, create opportunities for digital citizenship, and even act as publishable digital portfolios.

Ep. 49 What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using? May 19, 2016

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Terry Heick talks with Jennifer Gonzales about how teachers are using new technology in the classroom, and what they're hoping to accomplish as a result. We also discuss Jennifer's book "The Teachers Guide to Tech," which can be downloaded here.

Ep. 48 Let's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythng May 16, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming book.

Ep. 47 The Future Of Learning With Google For Education May 11, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Jaime Casap, Google's Chief Education Evangelist, about the impact Google has made on the future of learning and what he sees as the important next steps.

Ep. 46 Shared Learning With Quizlet May 03, 2016

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Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThoughtPD talks with Andrew Sutherland CTO andFounder of Quizlet about how he created and grew Quizlet as wellas the process behind the new and upcoming features.

Ep. 45 Let's Start With Why Apr 25, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with David Mead from Simon Senek's Start With Why organization about the how and why of establishing purpose in education.

Ep. 44 A Teacher Tells How Project-Based Learning Has Impacted Her Teaching Apr 21, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with elementary teacher Nan Arant about her experience in our PBL workshop and the impact it has made on her teaching and her students.

Ep. 43 Let's Grow Students With PBL And Urban Agriculture Apr 18, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with the mind and personality behind the Green Bronx Machine, Stephen Ritz about his work to grow students by growing food.