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Back to SearchHow can "Beautiful Questions" improve teaching and learning?
Episode 9
Drew Perkins talks with Warren Berger, author of the book A More Beautiful Question, about the importance of increasing inquiry in innovating education. You can learn more about Warren at his web sit…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
An Introduction To Critical Pedagogy
Episode 8
Critical Pedagogy and Critical Literacy both involve the idea of thinking carefully about human and social contexts--using knowledge to think critically about the systems that impact the way people l…
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
Teacher Accountability And a Challenge To The Gates Foundation
Episode 7
Drew Perkins and Anthony Cody discuss education reform efforts by the Gates Foundation, his book The Educator and the Oligarch, teacher accountability, the future of education--and his treehouse.
Published on 9 years, 11 months ago
What's Wrong With Professional Development?
Episode 6
Terry Heick and Drew Perkins discuss what's so wrong with current approaches to professional development, and how TeachThought's new professional development company seeks to improve on those failure…
Published on 10 years ago
The Struggle Of Teaching In A Non-Progressive District
Episode 5
In this conversation, among other topics I talk with Jennifer Gonzalez about where she's from, how to pronounce "pedagogy," and how and why it's useful to connect with other teachers, and the struggl…
Published on 10 years ago
Would Shakespeare Be On Twitter?
Episode 4
Would Shakespeare be on twitter? Was he an intellectual, or a budding Capitalist? In episode 4, I speak to Cass Foster, a theater professor, about making Shakespeare relevant to a modern audience.
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
How Technology Is Changing Our Behavior
Episode 3
In this episode we talk with Nita Nehru from Kinsa, the company that created the world's first app-enabled thermometer. Among other topics, we discuss how emerging technologies are influencing our be…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
The Truth About College Entrance Exams
Episode 2
In this episode, we talk with Anthony-James Green, who's been profiled by the Wall Street Journal for commanding $1000 an hour for his services. We discuss test prep, how students can use what they d…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
3D Printing Is Changing Everything
Episode 1
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Laura Taalman, Professor of Mathematics at James Madison University and Senior Product Manager for Education at MakerBot. Among other topics, we discuss what it mean…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago