16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning
Episodes
Voices in Teaching: Dr. Brandi De La Cruz, TN Teacher of the Year 2025-26
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of this season of 16:1, special guest Dr. Brandi De La Cruz, 2025–2026 Tennessee Teacher of the Year, joins us for an honest, g...
Mother of the Movement
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re looking through our history to ground ourselves in a turbulent present. Tune in for our discussion of Septima Poinsette Clark, the ...
'84 in '25
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two English teachers and a technologist come together for a lively discussion on George Orwell’s 1984 and teaching the text to high school students ...
When Books Are Battlegrounds
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re covering one of the most explosive education controversies in American history, the 1974 Kanawha County, WV “Textbook Wars.” Wh...
The Stories Our Students Carry
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Stories Our Students CarryCulturally Responsive PedagogyCulturally responsive teaching begins with the recognition that learning doesn't happen in...
Artificial Intelligence and the Classroom: Embracing, Regulating, or Rejecting?
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence and the Classroom: Embracing, Regulating, or Rejecting?This week, our co-hosts (one a teacher, one a technologist) revisit ong...
The Pack Horse Library Project
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back after the summer break with new episodes of 16:1! New episodes will now be released on a seasonal schedule. Thanks for subscribing and su...
Year in Review: Volume IV
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the 2024-25 season, we reflect upon our year of learning and how our philosophies of education continue to evolve. We return t...
The Future of Community News: The Reporting Project at Denison University
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something about the newsroom of The Reporting Project at Denison University in Granville, Ohio feels different. It’s energetic— humming, even when...
The Evidence of Your Eyes and Ears
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re taking a break from the evolving civic situation in the U.S. to shine light on global stories in education that you may have missed....
Seattle’s Search for School Equity feat. Vivian Van Gelder
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation this week is with Vivian Van Gelder, Director of Policy & Research at the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition, a nonprofit that uni...
The Politics and Price of Free Speech in American Schools
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Higher education in the U.S. faces an unprecedented storm of political and financial upheaval, highlighting critical tensions around free speech, acad...
Fit and Grit: Rethinking How Colleges Define and Pursue Excellence
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re reexamining old assumptions about merit and fit in higher education admissions with Emily Chase Coleman, co-founder and CEO of HAI ...
Mass Firings & Campus Crackdowns: U.S. Academia Under Fire
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re rounding up and analyzing education news headlines this week on 16:1:The U.S. Department of Education is now half its former self—with 1,300...
Degrees on Arrival: The Steamboat Ladies
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features the story of how a group of more than 700 pioneering women in the UK smashed through barriers to higher education and claimed de...
Senate Bills, Data Vaults, & Climate Classes
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s news headline roundup covers the following stories:Proposed Ohio Senate Bill 1 higher education legislation targets DEI initiatives, fac...
Jerome Bruner: Shaping Education Through the Cognitive Revolution
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the life and work of Jerome Bruner, a pioneering psychologist, multidisciplinarian, and educator who transformed the study of learning. Disco...
Data Privacy, App Bans, and Keeping up with the College-Bound
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in education news headlines, we cover:Australia has banned teenagers under 16 from using social media apps, with a one-year grace period for...
Confronting Educational Censorship & Securing Academic Freedom: A Conversation with Jeremy C. Young of PEN America
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Confronting Educational Censorship & Securing Academic Freedom: A Conversation with Jeremy C. Young of PEN AmericaIn our first episode of 2025, we’r...
Red Bricks, Revolution, and Renewal
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of 2024, the 16:1 hosts share reflections and takeaways from the 2024 NCTE National Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. The...
Education at the Ballot Box: 2024 U.S. General Election Debrief
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What Could a Trump 2.0 Administration Mean for Teachers and Students Across the Country?This week we’re taking a hard look at the potential implicat...
Voices in Teaching feat. 2020 Nebraska Teacher of the Year Megan Helberg
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Voices in Teaching: A Conversation with Educator Megan HelbergThis week we are very excited to kick off a new 16:1 series called Voices in Teaching, w...
Charter Closures, Elite College Admissions, and Smart Phone Bans - Edu News for October 2024
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charters Closures Leave Students ScramblingNew research from the National Center for Charter School Accountability and the Network for Public Educatio...
Confronting Misinformation: Lessons from the Classroom
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Confronting Misinformation: Lessons from the ClassroomElection season is upon the U.S., and with it comes a tidal wave of information—some enlighten...
Scandals, Subpoenas, and Student Loan Shakeups - Edu News for September 2024
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scandals, Subpoenas, and Student Loan Shakeups - Edu News for September 2024Here’s the 16:1 Education News Headline Roundup for September, 2024. Don...
Student Well-Being: Why Mental Health Must Come First
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Student Well-Being: Why Mental Health Must Come First[00:02:22]Student well-being and strong mental health are essential for effective learning. This ...
Social Learning Theory
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline Roundup [00:08:10]The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is once again majorly delayed. On August 7th the U.S. Departmen...
Ethics and the Educator
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline RoundupLast week brought news of a long-simmering conflict within OpenAI, a dominant player in the generative artificial intel...
Schooling Without School: Free Schools, Democratic Schools, and the Unschooling Movement
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline Roundup [00:05:22]University of Florida President Ben Sasse announced his resignation from his presidential position effective...
Textbook Case: The Making and Marketing of Educational Resources
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline Roundup [00:02:24]Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $1 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine....
Behaviorism in Education: The Legacy of B.F. Skinner
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline RoundupBook bannings and classroom content updates from around the U.S.:From the Guardian: In Florida, a children's book title...
Year in Review: Volume III
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The hosts are on summer break, which means the return of an annual tradition: the 16:1 year in review, where Katie and Chelsea kick back and share abo...
Taking Chances, Making Mistakes, & Getting Messy!
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline RoundupSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has leveled criticism at the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision just d...
Examining the Effects of High-Stakes Standardized Tests on Learning Outcomes
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headline RoundupOver the past few weeks, there have been significant developments at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS...
Rethinking School Norms: How Industrial History Shapes Modern Education
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News Headlines:In Tennessee, Governor Bill Lee signed a controversial law that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handgu...
The Science of Reading: Controversy or Consensus?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education News HeadlinesSenate Democrats, including Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden, have sent a letter to the CEO of General Dynamics Information Tech...
The Great College Con: Operation Varsity Blues
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThis week in the roundup of latest news and headlines impacting education:Ohio is set to increase the prices for teacher lic...
The Man Behind the Sweater
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline Roundup:This week's stories:The Biden-Harris Administration recently greenlit an additional $5.8 billion in student debt relief for...
Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Changed U.S. Education: Part II
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThis week's stories:Liberty University, a large evangelical Christian university in Virginia, was fined a hefty $14 million ...
Landmark Supreme Court Cases That Changed U.S. Education: Part I
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThis week’s headline roundup brings an update to the evolving story of U.S. colleges & universities rescinding test-option...
Decoding Grades: From Marks to Mastery, and What Students Actually Need
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupHere are the school & learning headlines we cover in this week’s episode of 16:1: Dartmouth College (a private, Ivy Leagu...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupAfter a break in formatting for our 100th episode, we’re back and bringing you the education headlines that are grabbing o...
Honest Answers: Classroom Teacher AMA
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Honest Answers: Classroom Teacher AMA (Ask Me Anything)!Pop the champagne corks and grab your apples, it's 16:1 Podcast’s 100th episode celebration!...
The Library of Alexandria
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupHappy New Year! Here are the stories we cover in our first education headline roundup of 2024:New PISA scores reveal that st...
(How We Got to) Sesame Street!
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sesame Street: A Legacy of Education and EntertainmentSesame Street, the iconic children's television show that has entertained and educated generatio...
Nurturing Resilience: Supporting Foster Youth in the Public Education System
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupWe cover the following stories in our education headlines this week:The US Department of Education is penalizing the Missour...
Jean Piaget: Theories of Cognitive Development
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThis week in education headlines:Ohio public education system restructuring can proceed while lawsuits are pending.Reading R...
The Homework Hustle
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThis week, we're discussing two big stories that are making waves in the education world, one of which is very close to home...
Educational Leadership: A Conversation with Dr. Jim Mahoney
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Educational Leadership: A Conversation with Dr. Jim MahoneyIn this special guest episode of 16:1, we're joined by Dr. Jim Mahoney to discuss insights ...
Teaching History: Learning, Unlearning, and Building Context in the Classroom
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupThe United States’ Office of Educational Technology has released a new policy report entitled Artificial Intelligence and ...
Wikipedia and the Quest for a Universal Encyclopedia
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Education Headline RoundupIt’s been a busy week in education news as students and educators in the U.S. head back to school following summer break. ...
Children's and Young Adult Literature: An Introduction
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Edu Headline Roundup - 8/17/23This headline roundup this week covers West Virginia University's plan to make deep cuts to academic programming, Arkans...
Tomorrow’s Classroom: Imagining 50 Years Into the Future of Education
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Future of Education: Surveying the School of 50 Years From NowIn this week’s education headline roundup, we’ll take a look at Houston ISD’s ...
Dewey, or Dewey Not
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Dewey: Progressive Educator, Philosopher, & ScholarWelcome back, listeners! This week in our education headline roundup, we revisit the Biden adm...
Yes, Chef! (Learning Culinary Arts)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
EDU Headline Roundup: Supreme Court Rulings Impacting U.S. SchoolsLast week saw historic rulings from the Supreme Court on President Biden's student d...
Year in Review: Volume 2
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
16:1 Podcast - Year in Review, Volume IIJoin us as we reconnect with some of our favorite stories and learning opportunities that unfolded over the pa...
Learning to Fly
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome, aviation enthusiasts! Today, we soar and explore the lifelong pursuit of learning known as piloting. Join us as we unravel the intricate proc...
Collaborative Teaching for Stronger School Community
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Collaborative Teaching for Stronger School Community"I truly feel that if I did not have these people supporting me as a teacher, I couldn't keep movi...
Mindful Teaching: Techniques for Cultivating Resilience and Reducing Burnout
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher Stress and Burnout: Causes and Coping StrategiesIf you're a classroom educator, you know firsthand how challenging and demanding your job can ...
The Education of Women and Girls in Afghanistan
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Afghanistan and Women's Rights: A Recent HistoryIn the early 20th century, Afghanistan might have been described as one of the most progressive countr...
School Strategies for Encouraging Civic Engagement & Volunteerism
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
School Strategies for Encouraging Civic Engagement & VolunteerismYouth civic engagement and volunteerism are critical components of building and susta...
Collaborating in Community: Philanthropy’s Role in Cultivating Equitable K-12 Learning Environments feat. Dr. Gisele C. Shorter
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Collaborating in Community: Philanthropy’s Role in Cultivating Equitable K-12 Learning EnvironmentsIn this special guest episode of 16:1, Katie and ...
Stuck in the Middle
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learning to Manage Middle SchoolMiddle school is a period of intense growth and change for students in K-12 schools in America. In this episode, Katie...
EdTech Revolution: How Technology is Changing the Way We Learn
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're tackling big questions about how technology is evolving classroom learning. From the unsolved problem of search (just Google it!) to ...
Graduation Requirements
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Graduation RequirementsIn this episode, we'll be going in-depth covering graduation requirements for high school students in the United States. Gradua...
Foreign Exchange Programs
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign exchange student programs offer students the opportunity to study abroad and immerse themselves in a new culture. These programs provide a uni...
Special Education
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special EducationSpecial education encompasses policies, classroom practices, and legislative approaches to advancing the learning of exceptional stud...
Content Creation & Education
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are millions of content creators around the world generating and sharing educational content (videos, articles, photos, podcasts, and other reso...
A Love Letter to Learning
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Transcript:A Love Letter to LearningHappy holidays, 16:1 listeners, and welcome to another special episode of the podcast. Several weeks ago i...
Driver's Education
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Driver's EducationIt's the holiday season! That means roads, side streets, interstates, and driveways across the country are packed with vehicles on t...
A Love Letter to Teaching
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
16:1 normally breaks for the holidays, but this year we're doing something a bit different. Check out this audio essay from our co-host, Katie Day. It...
Science, Industry, & Discovery Centers
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Science, Industry, & Discovery CentersScience & discovery centers are curated learning environments that offer pedagogically engaging opportunities to...
Teaching & Learning in Native American Communities feat. Heather Pasquinelli
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a special guest episode of 16:1, where Katie and Chelsea are joined by Heather Pasquinelli to discuss the unique joys and challenges of te...
Inquiry-Based Learning
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inquiry-Based LearningInquiry-based learning is the practice of using open-ended, student-driven approaches to education designed to stimulate curiosi...
Women in STEM
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Women make up approximately half of the population, but less than a third of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in the U.S. are women. With chr...
For-Profit Colleges & Student Loans
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, the Government Accountability Office published a report detailing the results of "undercover tests" at 15 for-profit colleges conducted in or...
Columbus Teachers on Strike
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Katie and Chelsea explore a story that is close to home. Teachers in Columbus City Schools recently kicked off their academic year with a g...
Against the Assault of Laughter
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Knock, knock!Educators use humor as a vital tool for building community in classrooms, helping students retain information, and creating a positive le...
TED, Lassoed
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the hosts discuss the origin story and ongoing impact of TED, the annual conference turned globally-accessible repository of free, online v...
The Teacher Shortage
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The national teacher shortage is a serious problem. With the compounding effects of pandemic burnout, chronic underpayment, poor working conditions, v...
Commencing Countdown, Engines On
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us dream of becoming astronauts when we are kids, but only about 600 humans have achieved spaceflight. What does it take to make it into space...
Year in Review: Volume 1
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the school year draws to a close for many of America's teachers, Katie and Chelsea begin a new tradition of reflecting on what we've learned over t...
Where No Mann Has Gone Before
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A passionate advocate for education, Horace Mann served as secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education for 20 years and almost single-hand...
BOOK IT!
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Chelsea and Kate recall a big part of their childhoods as they discuss BOOK IT!, a reading incentive program for PreK-6th grade classrooms, ...
Teachers in Talkies
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Katie and Chelsea develop a very complex and completely ridiculous teacher evaluation system in order to put some of their favorite e...
For Your Edutainment
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Chelsea and Katie discuss edutainment-- what it is, who makes it, how it is consumed, and how it is used in schools and classrooms. From Na...
Bully for You!
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bullying has always been around, but social media has created new ways for students to bully and to be bullied. Join Katie and Chelsea as they take a ...
School Sports
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Volleyball! Softball! Baseball! Basketball! All of the balls! Join Katie and Chelsea as they discuss the history of modern sports programs in public s...
For the Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Katie and Chelsea take you on a virtual tour of the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution. Founded with funds from an English chemi...
Go with the FLOW
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 53 - Go with the FLOW. Join Katie and Chelsea on a deep dive into the state of consciousness known as flow, a concept pioneered by ...
Holocaust Education
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Katie takes the lead in a discussion of one of her passions-- Holocaust education. As with many difficult historical topics, there are dos ...
Left Behind
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No Child Left Behind was the dominant topic in educational policy circles for much of the early and mid 2000s. The legislation, enacted by Congress un...
Banned Books feat. Risha Allen
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 50! Thanks for joining us for a milestone episode. We are celebrating our big 5-0 by bringing on our very first guest, Risha Allen,...
Becoming Your Own Teacher
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of 2022! This week everyone gets to learn a new word: autodidacticism! Episode 49 discusses being your own teacher and me...
The Disappearing Internet
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome and thanks for listening to episode 48, The Disappearing Internet! This episode deals with the ephemeral nature of the internet and the lastin...
Educational Psychology
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode delves deep into the field of educational psychology. Behaviorism, neuroscience, information processing-- we're serving as your gu...
Science Rules!
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 46! This week the hosts discuss popular science and science literacy. Chelsea tackles the history of popular science, the conduit through whic...
Follow the Money
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on 16:1, the hosts follow the money in an in-depth analysis of the sources of (and strings attached to) public school funding in the United ...
Assistive Technology
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Another week, another episode of 16:1! This episode is all about Assistive Technology and what that can look like in a classroom. Your hosts discuss t...
If You See Something, Say Something
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of 16:1, your hosts tackle propaganda! Chelsea and Katie talk about the types of propaganda and enjoy a friendly debate regarding whet...