The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
Episodes
A Culture Of Conversation On Contentious Issues
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ilana Redstone and Elisheva Avishai, Co-Directors of the Mill Institute, about their work to increase the diversity of thought...
Growing Identity, Agency, & Purpose With The QUESTion Project
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Gerard Senehi and Alexander Uzobuife about The QUESTion Project, a 5-pillar structure that facilitates a journey for students ...
Curiosity Lessons From Mr. Rogers
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski about their book, When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising ...
Why Civility in Hard Conversations Is Important
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Julian Adorney and Angel Eduardo about their Quillette piece and work to foster civility in contentious conversations. Click...
Practically Rethinking School
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute about his new book, The Gre...
ChatGPT, Utilizing AI In Education
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Perpetual Baffour, Research Director at The Learning Agency Lab, about the promise and pitfalls of using AI tools like ChatGPT...
Why Schools Should Engage With Parents
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Nathaniel Provencio about his PLC work with schools and why and how they should connect and engage with parents and the commun...
The Case For Combining Inquiry With Direct Instruction
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with educational scientist, Ard Lazonder, about his recent paper making the case for combing inquiry with substantial guidance and ...
TikTok's Impact On Kids
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Helen Lee Bouygues, President of the Reboot Foundation, about their new survey that reveals alarming facts about TikTok's i...
Ensuring The Right To Read
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kareem Weaver about his role with the Oakland NAACP Education Committee, leader of Full and Complete Reading is a Universal M...
Recovering The Soul Of Black History: The Humanity Archive
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jermaine Fowler, founder of The Humanity Archive and author of NY Times Bestseller, The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul ...
John Hattie | Visible Learning: The Sequel
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with renowned educational researcher, John Hattie, about his new book Visible Learning: The Sequel Click To View Links & Resources...
Growing Adolescent Literacy Through Conscious Reading
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Matt Bardin, founder of Zinc Learning Labs, about raising middle and high school students' reading levels through conscious re...
Creating Little Social Justice Leaders?
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Shelby Kretz, founder of Little Justice Leaders, about her work and thinking to help engage teachers and parents in conversati...
Why Don't Kids Love Reading?
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with author and journalist, Katherine Marsh, about the educational and technological forces affecting kids' love of reading. Cli...
How Limiting Scientific Discourse About Covid Hurt Kids
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic...
Is 'Wokeness' Really A Problem?
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with David Bernstein about his book, Woke Antisemitism, and his experience with critical social justice activism in education. Cli...
A Closer Look At Race Ideology And DEI
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tabia Lee about a broader understanding of race ideologies and her experience of being dismissed from her role as a DEI Fa...
Work-Based Learning And Improving Career Readiness
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Julie Lammers, Senior VP of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility for non-profit American Student Assistance (ASA), abo...
Educational Leadership Perspectives From China And Beyond
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Brantley Turner, East Asia Education Director for the Dwight Schools, about her perspectives and experiences as a global educa...
How To Make Learning Easier
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham about his new book, Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It...
Deepening Learning With The 4 Question Method
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jon Basset and Gary Shiffman about their 4 Question Method, and accompanying book, to engage students in deeper learning of hi...
The Role Of Tutoring In Bridging Learning Gaps
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Max Roach, founder of the JonAyves Learning Club, about tutoring and bridging the learning gap for children's education post-p...
How SEL For Teachers Could Help With Burnout
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Lorea Martinez about her newly developed professional development, Growing Your HEART Skills, to help build SEL skills in educ...
Making Americans: Immigrant Education
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with teacher and author, Jessica Lander, about her new book, Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspir...
Improving Teacher Learning
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Stacey Alicea and Heather Hill of RPPL The Research Partnership for Professional Learning) about their research brief, Buil...
Differentiated Mentoring and Coaching
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Vicki Collet about her new book, Differentiated Mentoring and Coaching in Education. Click to View Links & Resources Menti...
A Pro-Human Approach To Tolerance And Racism In Education
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dana Stangel-Plowe and Kobi Nelson about the pro-human approach of the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism. Click to ...
'Reading Wars' Panel Discussion
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Emily Hanford, Natalie Wexler, Micki Ray, and Kate Winn in this first ever TeachThought Podcast Live! panel discussion on the...
Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Danielle Ross, educator and co-author of Culture to the Max! Culturally Responsive Teaching and Practice. Click to View Links...
Educational Leadership In Trying Times
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ronn Nozoe, Chief Executive Officer of NASSP, about leading and learning as we emerge from the past few years of turmoil in ou...
How Teaching And Learning Happens
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Paul Kirschner about the roles of explicit instruction and inquiry in the context of cognitive science and his recent (co-auth...
Improving Healthy Emotional Processing
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Nadine Levitt, founder of Emotion Wonderland, about her work to help students build emotional intelligence. View Links & Reso...
Restarting The Engines Of Quality Teaching
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Lynette Guastaferro, CEO of Teaching Matters, about supporting teachers facing a growing set of significant and multiple chall...
How The Culture Wars Are Reshaping Literature Teaching
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Deborah Appleman, author of Literature and the New Culture Wars: Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher's Dilemma. Links & ...
Adaptable And Practical Teaching Strategies
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jonathan Davis and Maureen Connelly about their new book, the first in a series, titled Adaptable Teaching: 30 Practical Strat...
Reporting The Reading Wars
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Mandy McLaren, investigative reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, about her 5 piece report, Between The Lines: An Inve...
PBL Or Direct/Explicit Instruction, What Works?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Zach Groshell, instructional coach and podcast host, about project-based learning and direct/explicit instruction and the impo...
"Sprinkling Magic" To Engage Students
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with CJ Reynolds about his book, TTeach Your Class Off: The Real Rap Guide to Teaching. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode...
Innovating Through Thematic Project-Based Learning
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Paul Romani, co-founder of Pear Tree Education and School, about their progressive education model and school. Links & Resourc...
Creating A Critical Thinking Curriculum
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Will Reusch and Zach Cresswell about the Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines curriculum they've created and are piloting ...
Teaching SEL Through PBL
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Matinga Ragatz and Mike Kaechele about their new book Pulse of PBL: Cultivating Equity Through Social Emotional Learning. Link...
How To Actually Discuss Controversial Topics In The Classroom
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Diana Hess, Dean of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about teacher education, politicization, and The Discuss...
SEL, Sandy Hook, And Choosing Love
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Scarlett Lewis, Chief Movement Officer for the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, about Social-Emotional Learning and the ways ...
A Guide to Recovering From Gun Violence In Schools
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with George Roberts and Michael Bennett about the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Principal Recover...
Actually Curious, Inside Curiosity Lab
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Michael Tennant, Founder and CEO of Curiosity Lab, that exists to build a massive community around the shared values of curio...
Growing The Quality of Online School
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Anjilee Ferguson and Sara Busalacchi, co-founders of Mountain Point Academy, an online 6-12 school for a specialized populatio...
Has Woke Won?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Joanna Williams about her book, How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement that Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason. Links & Res...
Rating And Reviewing Podcasts For Kids
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Laura Ordoñez, Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews at Common Sense Media, about their ratings process and how educators can u...
Is Constructivist Teaching Empty?
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Patty Rice Doran about her recently published piece in Quillette magazine, The Emptiness of Constructivist Teaching. Links & R...
Growing Agency In Students
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe about his new book, Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative an...
Thinking About Quitting Teaching?
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Bill Manchester about his book, When You Feel Like Quitting Teaching, Read This Book: Inspiration and Strategies for Long-Term...
How To Have Rich And Empowering Talk With Children
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Rebecca Rolland about her book, The Art of Talking With Children: The Simple Keys to Nurturing Kindness, Confidence, and Creat...
Empowering Schools To Prevent Politicization
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Bonnie Snyder about her work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and book, Undoctrinate: How Politicized ...
How To Stop Micromanaging Your Classroom
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Miriam Plotinsky about her new book, Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom. Links & Res...
Making Equity Tangible
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Tangible Equity: A Guide for Leveraging Student Identity, Culture, and Power to Unlock Excelle...
Starting A Public PBL Charter School
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with the co-founders of Dekalb Brilliance Academy about their startup public charter school meant to empower learners through entre...
Professional Growth for Superintendents
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Doug Roberts, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation, about their work to support superintendents in their ...
Depoliticizing News With The Factual
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Arjun Moorthy, co-founder of The Factual, a news aggregator that uses AI and data to depoliticize and foster a more healthy co...
Examining Our Stories Of Teaching And Professional Growth
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Chase Orton about his new book, The Imperfect and Unfinished Math Teacher. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: chase...
Why Higher Ed Has Lost Its Way And What To Do About It
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner and Wendy Fischman about their new book, The Real World of College: What Higher Education Is and What It Can Be...
Innovating For Gifted Education
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Malcolm Collins, founder of The Collins Institute for the Gifted, about rethinking the education model to better meet the need...
Hatties On Developing Great Learners (Part Two)
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is p...
Hatties On Developing Great Learners (Part One)
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with John and Kyle Hattie about their new book, 10 Steps To Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning for Parents. Note, this is pa...
Four Principles To Reset Accountability Post Covid
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Chris Domaleski, Associate Director with the Center for Assessment, about how to navigate school accountability issues resulti...
Developing Potential Through Problem Solving
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Richard Rusczyk, founder and CEO of Art of Problem Solving, about their programs to help develop deep expertise in individual ...
Navigating School Choice Challenges And Opportunities
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Andrew Campanella, President of School Choice Week, about the complexities of school choice challenges and opportunities. Scho...
Bridging Divisive Conversations With Curious Inquiry
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Mónica Guzmán about her new book, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerousl...
The Overlooking Of Class And Poverty In The Context Of Race
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Bertrand Cooper about his experiences with poverty and race in the context of education and activism. Links & Resources Ment...
Meeting Mental Health Needs In Schools With E-Therapy
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Diana Parafiniuk, Ashley Sanders, and Jon Ebert from E-Therapy about meeting the mental health needs of schools using tele-the...
Transcending Racism With The Theory Of Racelessness
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Sheena Mason about her Theory of Racelessness, upcoming book, and ways in which changing our understanding of race is key ...
Rebooting Critical Thinking Into Curricula
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Helen Lee Bouygues about her Reboot Foundation which aims to elevate critical thinking into our daily lives. Links & Resourc...
Hard Questions About Covid And Our Schools
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Anya Kamenetz, author and NPR Education Correspondent, about Covid's effects on education and schools and what she's learned w...
Rethinking Media Literacy
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins about their new book, Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact From Ficti...
What Makes Professional Development Effective?
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Johnson, CEO of The Teaching Lab, about their partnership and work with the Research Partnership for Professional Learni...
Empowering Student Agency Through PBL
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Gever Tulley, founder of Tinkering School and SF Brightworks, about their use of PBL to develop student agency and deeper lear...
Ep. 270 Personalization And The Trouble With 'Teaching Machines'
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Audrey Watters about her new book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning. Links & Resources Mentioned In Thi...
Ep. 269 A Theory For Change: The Future Of Smart
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ulcca Joshi Hansen about her new book, The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People ...
Ep. 268 Connecting Classrooms To Help Build Human Centered Empathy
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Travis Hardy, Director, Programs & Partnerships at Empatico, about their efforts to connect students around the world in ways...
Ep. 267 A Conservative Case For Liberal Education
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jonathan Marks, conservative political theorist and professor, about his new book, Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case fo...
Ep. 266 Clarifying Misconceptions About Inquiry Learning
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kath Murdoch, inquiry teaching and learning author and consultant, about her new children's book and some of the misconception...
Ep. 265 The Power Of Not Embracing The Easy Way
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with educational psychologists Claire McGuiggan and Peter D'Lima about their project called Not The Easy Way, which helps children ...
Ep. 264 Harnessing The Power Of Anxiety
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with world-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki about her new book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderst...
Ep. 263 Bob Moses, Civil Rights Activist/Educator
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with historian Stewart Burns about the life and legacy of educator and civil rights leader Bob Moses. Links & Resources Mentioned I...
Ep. 262 Moving Beyond Cancel Culture In Our Classrooms
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Andrea Keith. Executive Director of Moral Courage Ed and Let Grow, about building independence and resilience and the ability...
Ep. 261 Pathways Of Educational Opportunity Toward Equity
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Stanley Litow, professor, creator of the P TECH program a new model for high school and college that has been replicated acros...
Ep. 260 Starting A Human-Centered Design School
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Tom Woelper, Founding Head of the New England Innovation Academy School, about the process and thinking behind their launch. L...
Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potential Of Our Kids
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Lenore Skenazy, author of Free Range Kids, about how the overly structured and protected approaches to parenting and education...
Ep. 258 School Discipline, Child Abuse, And Neglect
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Mary Pulido, Executive Director of The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, about the role of educators...
Ep. 257 The Importance Of Knowledge In Teaching Literacy
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Brown, Founder and CEO of CommonLit, about teaching of reading and other literacy skills and how CommonLit can help. ...
Ep. 256 Captivating Young Readers Through Podcasts
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with bestselling author Patrick Carman about GoKidGo, a new podcast for kids ages 6-12 with a mission to tackle literacy rates, red...
Ep. 255 Social Justice Education Via Liberal Science
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Luthern Williams, Head of New Roads School in Los Angeles, about their approach to critical thinking, teaching, and social jus...
Ep. 254 A Discussion With The 1619 Project Education Network
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Fareed Mostoufi and Donnalie Wilson from The Pulitzer Center about their work including the 1619 Project Education Network. Li...
Ep. 253 Education's Critical Thinking Crisis
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Steve Pearlman about his new book, America's Critical Thinking Crisis: The Failure and Promise of Education. Links & Resources...
Ep. 252 A Teacher's Voice: Reflecting On The 2020-21 School Year
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with teacher Natalie Croney about teaching through the pandemic and racial reckoning of 2020-21 and her involvement with National G...
Ep. 251 American Exceptionalism, Confusing Opinion With Knowledge
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Howard Burton about his book, Exceptionally Upsetting: How Americans are increasingly confusing knowledge with opinion & what ...
Ep. 250 East Asian Education, Knowledge, And American Constructivism
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Cornelius Grove about his new book, "A Mirror for Americans: What the East Asian Experience Tells Us about Teaching Students W...
Ep. 249 Drafting Principles To Protect K12 From Indoctrination
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Greg Lukianoff about his work with F.I.R.E. (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and his attempt to create a durabl...
Ep. 248 A Framework for Social Emotional Learning
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Lorea Martinez Perez about her new book, Teaching with the HEART in Mind: A Complete Educator's Guide to Social Emotional Lear...
Ep. 247 Creating Changemakers Through PBL
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Leesa Carter-Jones, president and CEO of the Captain Planet Foundation, about their work to engage young people through projec...