Podcast Episodes
Back to Search53: Teaching as a Nerdy Introvert w/ Jessamyn Neuhaus (Geeky Pedagogy)
Episode 53
Dr. Jessamyn Neuhaus is author of Geeky Pedagogy: A Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to Be Effective Teachers, which releases on September 1st, 2019. Jessamyn is a full-time pr…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Bonus: Summit: Getting Ready for School
Nick and I (Chris) are experimenting with new ways to grow our progressive community. Social media is a double-edged sword: it’s amazing for discovering connections in a way that’s never existed befo…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
52: Shifting Mindsets: Entrepreneurial Education and the Battle Against White Supremacy w/ Kenrya Rankin
Episode 52
In this episode, we discuss Start It Up: The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions into Pay and How We Fight White Supremacy with author Kenrya Rankin. A graduate of Howard University…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
Bonus: Inaugural HRP Summit: A Meeting of Progressive Educators
Nick and I (Chris) are experimenting with new ways to grow our progressive community. Social media is a double-edged sword: it’s amazing for discovering connections in a way that’s never existed befo…
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
51: We Got This: Equity and Access in Schools w/ Cornelius Minor
Episode 51
In this episode, we discuss We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be with author Cornelius Minor. Cornelius, a former middle school Language Arts educator from …
Published on 6 years, 5 months ago
50: The Inventive Design of Learning Spaces feat. Pam Moran, Tim Fawkes, Ryan Hopkins-Wilcox, & Discovery Lab
Episode 50
Today's podcast is all about designing spaces for learning. Often, we think of a teacher's role as creator - someone who is making the learning happen within their room. But we can look at this in a …
Published on 6 years, 6 months ago
49: Writing for Purpose and Advocacy feat. Bryn Orum, J.J. Burry, John Warner, Stephanie Hurt, & Dr. Richard Wilkinson
Episode 49
In this episode, we're focused on advocacy - getting students motivated to speak up for themselves and change the world. We have so many brilliant voices who feel limited to the classroom, not realiz…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
48: The New Nordic School feat. Brad Kremer
Episode 48
The New Nordic School is an innovative school being built in Finland. Our guest, Brad Kremer, serves as director and informs us about the fantastic opportunities Finnish education provides and what N…
Published on 6 years, 7 months ago
47: Redefining Assessment by Implementing Gradeless Learning feat. Jeffery Frieden, Aaron Blackwelder, & Nick Covington
Episode 47
On today's podcast, we're looking at the gradeless movement. There's a lot to be debated in the education system, but I'm hard-pressed to find a topic so steeped in research as this one. Whether it b…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago
46: Innovation in Progressive Education feat. Bennett Jester, Ted Fujimoto, Deanna Hess, & Sophie Fenton
Episode 46
By far the most inspiring thing about living in the communication age is seeing school innovation at work throughout the world. Sometimes we can get trapped in our microcosm obsessing over what doesn…
Published on 6 years, 8 months ago