Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLessons From Second City Improv To Improve Teaching And Learning
Episode 58
Drew Perkins talks with Second City's Executive Vice President Kelly Leonard, about his book, Yes, And and how we might use the lessons from improv t…
9 years, 9 months ago
How Can Teachers Move Students Of Poverty To Middle Or Upper Class?
Episode 57
Drew Perkins talks with author Eric Jensen about his book, Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Mindsets for Change (Raising Achievement for Youth at Risk) …
9 years, 10 months ago
How Google Is Winning The #Edtech Battle For America's Classrooms
Episode 56
Drew Perkins talks with Ainsley O'Connell, Staff Writer at Fast Company, about the battle between Google, Microsoft and Apple for America's classroom…
9 years, 10 months ago
How Can EdTech Help Build Knowledge And Critical Thinking?
Episode 55
Drew Perkins talks with Quizlet CEO Matthew Glotzbach about his Edtech journey that includes stints at Google and YouTube as well as how apps like Qu…
9 years, 10 months ago
How The Gates And Other Foundations Have An Inside Track To Ed Policy
Episode 54
Drew Perkins talks with author Megan Tompkins-Stange about the influence four major non-profit foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates, Eli and Edythe Br…
9 years, 11 months ago
Exploring Ed Reform With Veteran Journalist John Merrow
Episode 53
Drew Perkins talks with veteran education journalist John Merrow about the origin of charter schools, how to get policymakers to affect real change, …
9 years, 11 months ago
Using #Edtech And Graphic Novels to Engage Reluctant Readers
Episode 52
Drew Perkins talks with Jeff Faulconer, VP of product development at StoryArc Media about engaging with reluctant readers using Poptropica.com and th…
10 years ago
Is The Gates Foundation Really Helping Our Schools and Students?
Episode 51
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…
10 years, 2 months ago
What Are The Benefits Of Student Blogging?
Episode 50
In this episode, Terry Heick talks with Ronnie Burt of edublogs about blogging, specifically how blogging can improve student literacy, create opport…
10 years, 2 months ago
What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using?
Episode 49
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 res…
10 years, 2 months ago