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Back With Season Seven!
What do students really need in order to learn? MindShift is where teachers, parents and caregivers can discover solutions for raising our kids in th…
3 years, 11 months ago
MindShift Presents “Who Wants to Be a Teacher” From the Educate Podcast
Today, we’re looking at a huge problem in education: teacher shortages. Across the US, schools are struggling to fill teaching roles. Large numbers o…
4 years, 1 month ago
The 'Great Resignation' for Teens
After reflecting in isolation, millions of adults got fed up and voluntarily quit their jobs in record numbers, and teenagers have also been ready fo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction?
With social distancing, stay-at-home orders and remote learning during the pandemic, many caregivers allowed more screen time than usual. Teenagers’ …
4 years, 3 months ago
Student Proposals on How to Rethink School
MindShift partnered with KQED Education to create the "Rethink Schools" youth media challenge. Here are a few of the student proposals.
4 years, 4 months ago
Retaining and Sustaining Black Teachers
Nested within the national teacher shortage is an equally concerning Black teacher shortage. In response to push out factors that cause Black educato…
4 years, 5 months ago
In Defense of Fidgeting
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve our brains -- from apps to help you focus to games that purportedly keep your mind fresh. But sc…
4 years, 6 months ago
Is It Ok for Teachers to Cry in Class?
Season 6 Episode 7
Most teachers feel they have to hide negative emotions from students. That puts them in a tough situation because - as we showed in our episode on to…
4 years, 7 months ago
A Framework for Conversations About Race in Schools
Glenn Singleton is the author of “Courageous Conversations About Race,” which gives helpful ground rules when talking about race. One Florida school …
4 years, 8 months ago
How Do You Cultivate Genius In All Students?
Gholdy Muhammad, a teacher and professor at Georgia State University, spent years researching Black literary societies of the early 1800s, where peop…
4 years, 8 months ago