Podcast Episodes

Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda w/ Prof. Jenaro Abraham

Episode 147

Join us as we delve into the historical and current relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico, focusing on the island's education system and its role in shaping Puerto Rico's future. Pro…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Off The Mark: How Grades, Ratings, & Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) w/ Jack Schneider & Ethan Hutt

Episode 146

“Let's start with the bad news.” is how the conclusion to my guests’ book about changing grading practice begins. “No one is coming to save us. No consultant is going to sweep through and fix things …

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

Rethinking Schools w/ Cierra Kaler-Jones

Episode 145

In this episode, we talk with Rethinking Schools first-ever Executive Director, Cierra Kaler-Jones, about the past, present, and future of Rethinking Schools, especially as we enter another potential…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) w/ Dr. Emma McMain

Episode 144

Today we are joined by Dr. Emma McMain. Emma works in the College of Education at Washington State University as a postdoctoral teacher and researcher, focusing on assessment for pre-service elementa…

Published on 2 years ago

MINDFOOD V: Top 3 (Non-Ed) Spaces to Learn About Education

Episode 143

Reimagining education is no small feat, but there is hope on the horizon. MINDFOOD, easily digestible content for education. In this series, we'll do the random fun stuff: top 10 lists, current event…

Published on 2 years ago

Part 3 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands feat. Hanahau'oli School

Episode 142

In this incredible final installment of his exploration of the pedagogy of the Hawaiian Islands, Noah Ranz-Lind talks to educators and students at Hanahau‘oli School, a progressive K-6 school in Hono…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

More Teaching, Less Testing Act w/ Congressman Jamaal Bowman

Episode 141

Chris sits down with Congressman Jamaal Bowman! serving New York's 16th district since 2021. Bowman was a crisis management teacher in an elementary school in the Bronx, who eventually founded his ow…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's up? w/ Dr. James York & Dr. Jonathan deHaan (Ludic Language Pedagogy)

Episode 140

On today’s podcast we’re joined by two founders of Ludic Language Pedagogy or LLP. LLP is an open access academic journal and community focused on publishing actionable ideas on “ludic”, or playful, …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Part 2 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Episode 138

Aloha and welcome to episode 2 in a three part series on Pedagogy in the Hawaiian Islands. My name is Noah Ranz-Lind, and I am a student from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst interning here …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

BONUS: The Takeover of Houston ISD w/ Karina Quesada-León

What you just heard were public comments from three community members of Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, at the center of a controversial state takeover by …

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago