The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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Ep. 21: Reframing Education By Erasing the Deficit Mindset With Yong Zhao Jan 27, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with internationally recognized education thought leader Yong Zhao about changing education from a standardized and deficit mindset to one that builds on student strengths. Also discussed were two of his recent books, Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes.

Ep 20: The One Where Terry Speaks To A PhD That Prints Living Tissue Jan 26, 2016

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In this episode, Terry speaks with Dr. Adam Feinberg, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and a leader in the field of the creepy and stunningly interesting field of bioprinting.

Ep. 19: Learning for Social and Personal Change with Kahoot! Jan 25, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Jamie Brooker, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Kahoot! about their mission driven approach to learning, how Kahoot! is more than just an assessment tool, their growth and the future of Kahoot!

Ep. 18: #Edtech talk with the ISTE Chair of the Board of Directors Jan 20, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Matt Harris about his work as the new Board Chair of ISTE, the refreshed ISTE Standards, teaching internationally and the integration of technology in teaching and learning.

Ep. 17: Most Likely To Succeed - The Purpose and Possibility Of Our Schools Jan 18, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Ted Dintersmith, the producer of Most Likely to Succeed, about the film and book and why we need to innovate our current school model.

Ep. 16: How to leverage and grow thinking and learning with PBL Jan 15, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks about the TeachThought Levers for PBL Quality with a brief explanation of the 5 Levers.

Ep. 15: Teaching And Learning vs. Accountability With @justintarte Jan 13, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Justin Tarte about his role as the Director of Teaching and Learning and Accountability in a school district near St. Louis, MO as well as his Life of an Educator site and social media presence and how educators might think differently about technology and social media.

Ep. 14: Elevating student voice with the #stuvoice movement. Jan 11, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Andrew Brennen, National Field Director of Student Voice, about his work as a student to elevate and amplify student voice in schools around the country.

Ep. 13: How do we actually change schools? Jan 06, 2016

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Drew Perkins talks with Grant Lichtman about his books, The Falconer: What We Wished We Had Learned In School and #EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education which detail his insights on both the why and how we should change our schools.

Ep 12: What Are The Different Types Of Assessment? Jan 04, 2016

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In this 'quick' episode, Terry Heick reviews different types of assessment (e.g., formative, norm-referenced, etc.), and the defining characteristics of each.

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