The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
Episodes
Ep. 246 Critical Thinking Through Creating Video
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with former broadcaster Clement Townsend about his work to help grow critical thinking by engaging them in the video creation proce...
Ep. 245 Educational Complexities With Kentucky's Commissioner of Ed
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jason Glass, Kentucky's Commissioner of Education, about the complexities of education in the modern world. Links & Resources ...
Ep. 244 Teaching Different With Inquiry
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dan Fouts, co-founder of Teach Different, about the challenges and potential and promise of teaching through inquiry. Links ...
Ep. 243 Democratizing Access To Academic Support
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Aly Murray, Co-Founder and Executive Director of UPchieve, about her work to provide free online tutoring to low-income high s...
Ep. 242 Reconstructing The Stories Of The Slave Trade
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with historians Walter Hawthorne and Daryle Williams about their project to help make the stories of the peoples of the historical ...
Growing Boys To Men In The Modern World
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Emma Brown, investigative reporter for the Washington Post and author about her book "To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms...
Ep. 240 The Importance Of Black Teacher Pipelines
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Sharif El-Mekki about his work to increase the number of black teachers and educators. Links & Resources Mentioned In This E...
Ep. 239 Using PBL To Empower, A Critique of Anti-Racism
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with professor Erec Smith about his views on Anti-Racism, how PBL can empower learners, and his book, A Critique of Anti-Racism in ...
Ep. 238 The Lost Art Of Parenting And Classroom Management
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Michaeleen Doucleff, correspondent for NPR's Science Desk and author of Hunt, Gather, Parent, about the power of parenting sty...
Ep. 237 Social Media Safety, Advocacy, And Education
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Mark Berkman & Ed Peisner of The Organization for Social Media Safety about their work to help schools, parents, and youth be ...
Ep. 236 Charter Schools As Engines Of Development?
06 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe in a return appearance to talk about how he thinks about charter schools and the bias vs. development narratives with...
Ep. 235 Experiencing Inquiry
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kimberly Mitchell in a return appearance about inquiry teaching and learning and her book, Experience Inquiry. Links & Resou...
Ep. 234 Unintended Consequences Of A School Busing Plan
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Olivia Krauth, education reporter with the Louisville Courier Journal, about their multi-part series detailing Louisville's ef...
Ep. 233 Schools Aren't Broken, 10 Ways They Could Be Better
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with neuroscientist/educator/author, Jared Cooney Horvath, and Associate Director, Institute of Positive Education, David Bott, abo...
Ep. 232 Exploring Virtual Teaching Standards
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. April Willis of National Virtual Teacher Association about their work to help schools and teachers improve virtual teachin...
Ep. 231 What Works In Distance Learning?
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Neil Heffernan, computer science professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and researcher, about effective teaching and dis...
Ep. 230 Making PLC's More Effective
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Chad Dumas about his new book Let's Put the C in PLC: A Practical Guide for School Leaders. Links & Resources Mentioned In Thi...
Ep. 229 Growing Viewpoint Diversity
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with sociology professor, author, and consultant, Ilana Redstone about the importance of and how to develop viewpoint diversity. Li...
Ep. 228 Developing Virtual & Intercultural Skillsets
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Barbara Covarrubias about her projects to help facilitate and develop virtual events and experiences that build community ...
Ep. 227 Superintendents Experience Navigating Covid-19
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kentucky superintendents Rob Clayton and Gary Fields about their navigation of the tensions and challenges associated with Cov...
Ep. 226 Parsing The Fragility Of Modern Education
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychologist David C. Geary about his recent article in Quillette, The Fragility of M...
Ep. 225 Trauma-Proofing Our Schools
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Maggie Kline, about her new book "Brain-Changing Strategies to Trauma-Proof Our Schools". Links & Resources Mentioned In Thi...
Ep. 224 Inspiring A New Paradigm For Education
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Christopher Pommerening, founder of Learnlife, an open ecosystem of education meant to positively change education around the ...
Ep. 223 Improving Teaching In The Era Of Remote Learning
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Michael Driskill, Chief Operating Officer at Math for America, about the evolution of their work to help improve teaching in t...
Ep. 222 An Alternative Path To Empowering Traditionally Marginalized Students
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ian Rowe about his work with 1776 Unites and Vertex Partnership Academies to help marginalized students reach success. Links &...
Ep. 221 Addressing Teacher Shortages With Online Teaching
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Evan Erdberg, CEO and founder of Proximity Learning, about his company's work to help address qualified teacher shortages in o...
Ep. 220 Empowering Traditionally Marginalized Students
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jay McCullar about his work to empower traditionally marginalized students further their education. Links & Resources Mentio...
Ep. 219 Online Education And Growing Your Cyber Expertise
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Brad Hayes, Chief Technology Officer at Circadence and cybersecurity professor at University of Colorado, about online learnin...
Ep. 218 Effectively Addressing Symptoms Of Trauma In Our Students
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Karen Gross about her new book, Trauma Doesn't Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions for Educators, PreK–College...
Ep. 217 A Closer Look At Critical Race Theory And White Fragility
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Rod Graham, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Old Dominion University, to discuss Critical Theory, Whit...
Ep. 216 Updating Education For The Knowledge Economy
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Raj Valli, CEO of Thinkster, about updating education to meet the demands of today's knowledge economy. Links & Resources Ment...
Ep. 215 School Leadership Lessons On The Road To Awesome
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Darrin Peppard, Superintendent of West Grand, CO schools, about his new book, Road To Awesome: Empower, Lead, Change the Game ...
Ep. 214 Let's Talk About Rooting Out Anti-Black Racism In Our Schools
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Tyrone Howard, professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Informati...
Ep. 213 Enduring And Sustainable Anti-Racism
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manji, Director for Courage, Curiosity, and Character at Let Grow, about the ways in which we can implement enduring an...
Ep. 212 Academic Engagement And Heterodoxy
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Cory Clark, Director of Academic Engagement at Heterodox Academy, about her work to encourage viewpoint diversity in academia....
Ep. 211 Updating Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs For Greater Student Potential
30 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with social psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman about his new book, "Transcend, The New Science of Self-Actualization", and how it mig...
Ep. 210 Polarization, Racism, And Education
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with John Wood Jr. of Braver Angels about bringing people together on the most polarizing of issues, including racism, and how that...
Ep. 209 Exploring The Power Of Making Thinking Visible
10 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ron Ritchhart, Author of The Power of Making Thinking Visible and Creating Cultures of Thinking & Making Thinking Visible and ...
Ep. 208 The Power of Inquiry in Times of Uncertainty
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Westbrook of the Right Question Institute and author Warren Berger as part of a Zoom discussion about inquiry teaching a...
Ep. 207 The Challenge Of Dispassionate Media Production And Consumption
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with journalist Graham Couch about how his training as a sportswriter has helped him write dispassionately about polarizing topics....
Ep. 206 School Leadership From A Female Perspective
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Maria Castelluccio, Head of School at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, about the lessons she's learned as a female educato...
Ep. 205 Pedagogical Takeaways From Teaching Autistic Students
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Caitlin Sweetapple, Director of Education at Shrub Oak International School, about teaching and learning with autistic student...
Ep. 204 Inquiry, Questions, And Street Epistemology
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Reid Nicewonder about his street epistemology work, inquiry, and questioning. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @C...
Ep. 203 New Virtual Education Resources Available from The White House Historical Association
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Colleen Shogan, Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein Center, about their online digital educational...
Ep. 202 What If We Had A Domestic Student Exchange Program?
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with David McCullough about his startup project called The American Exchange Project which aims to help American high school studen...
Ep. 201 The Importance Of Critical Thinking In Navigating The Modern World
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his new book, Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students, and the im...
Ep. 200 Teaching With Tech In Coronavirus Times (And Beyond)
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Gilmore and Katierose Deos of Intechgrate and authors of a new book "Integrating Technology: A School-Wide Framework to ...
Ep. 199 The Intricacies Of Teaching Through Robotics And Coding
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Rikke Paaskesen from KUBO Robotics about the use of robots, robotics, and coding to teach STEM and critical thinking skills. L...
Ep. 198 The News Literacy Project
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Suzannah Gonzales and John Silva from the News Literacy Project about their work to empower educators to teach students the sk...
Ep. 197 Are We Teaching Reading Wrong By Omitting Knowledge?
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Natalie Wexler about her new book, The Knowledge Gap, which examines what elementary literacy instruction currently looks like...
Ep. 196 Modernizing Our Math Programs
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kathleen Almy about making our math programs better serve students as they transition from k12 to college and career. Links ...
Ep. 195 Using An All-Feedback-No-Grades Approach To Teaching
15 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 195 Using An All-Feedback-No-Grades Approach To Teaching Drew Perkins talks with Laura Gibbs about her all-feedback-no-gr...
Ep. 194 Coming of Age As A Student in Black and White America
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Veda Pendleton about her book which details her journey as a black student from Arkansas attending a primarily white prep scho...
193 Myths We Use To Improve Education
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Borgioli Binis about myths and inaccuracies espoused by prominent education voices in pursuit of progress. Links & Re...
Ep. 192 Using Inquiry To Unpack Charged Topics Like The Holocaust
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Melissa Mott and Tyrone Shaw about Echoes and Reflections and the use of inquiry to teach emotionally and politically charged ...
=Ep. 191 Is Critical Thinking A Nonsense Concept?
18 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Daniel Buck about his recent Areo magazine article titled "Critical Thinking is Nothing Without Knowledge" and how an inquiry-...
Ep. 190 Growing Engaged Citizens With Healthy Skepticism Of The News
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jane Nussbaum, Executive Editor at Junior Scholastic, about healthy skepticism of the news in service of engaged citizenship. ...
Ep. 189 Is Our Culture Limiting Females in STEM?
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Chrissy Newell about her work to help promote opportunities for girls and women in STEM. Links & Resources Mentioned In This E...
Ep. 188 What Might We Learn From Schools Around The World?
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Teru Clavel about her book, World Class: One Mother's Journey Halfway Around the Globe in Search of the Best Education for Her...
Ep. 187 Making Math More Accessible
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Robert Kaplinsky about math teaching and learning and how he thinks about making it more accessible. Links & Resources Mention...
Ep. 186 Are Some Well-Intentioned Anti-Racism Efforts Actually Hurting The Cause?
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Steven Wilson, founder and former CEO of Ascent Charter Schools, about his work and concerns about some anti-racist efforts th...
Ep. 185 Presenting Content To Students In A World Of Biased Media
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dan Cogan-Drew and Matthew Gross of Newsela about the challenges and their processes in providing balanced and non-biased cont...
Ep. 184 Nurturing Curiosity And Inquiry In Academia
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Megan Gafford, adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Denver, about how she engages teaching, writing, and art throug...
Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 183 Developing Kindness, Character And Honesty In Today's Learners Drew Perkins talks with Houston Kraft about his work w...
Ep. 182 Using The Element Of Surprise In Feedback To Build A Growth Mindset
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Michael Rousell about his research and work with using feedback that includes the element of surprise to help stimulate mo...
Ep. 181 What Video Content Should Children Be Exposed To?
27 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Brenda Bisner, Senior Vice-President of Content at Kidoodle.TV, about her work to provide safe video streaming content. Links ...
Ep. 180 Rethinking Academic Credits For Digital Natives
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Nadav Zeimer about his idea to offer digital natives a set crowdsourced standards and academic credits. Links & Resources Ment...
Ep. 179 Lesson Study And Growing A Culture Of Teaching And Learning
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Vicki Collet about her new book and how the process of Lesson Study can improve the culture of teaching and learning. Links ...
Ep. 178 Can We Improve Public Discussion Through Letter Writing?
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: letter.wiki Impossible Conversations contest Areo: Let's Change the Nature of Public Discussion: An Intr...
How Educators Can Help People Have Impossible Conversations
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his new book with Peter Boghossian, How To Have Impossible Conversations, social justice, and critical rac...
Ep. 176 How PBL Works At The University Level
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kris Wobbe and Mia Dubosarsky from Worcester Polytechnic Institute about how they use PBL and STEM to help prepare their stude...
Ep. 175 Are Good Intentions But Bad Ideas Growing Fragile Students?
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jonathan Haidt, Social Psychologist, Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business, and au...
Ep. 174 How Might We Build A Better Transcript?
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Ben Rein, Senior Director of Outreach and Partnerships at Mastery Transcript Consortium, about their work to remake the transc...
Ep. 173 How Can We Prepare Teachers For Deeper Learning?
27 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Maria Hyler of the Learning Policy Institute about their new book and research on preparing teachers to shift their teaching t...
Ep. 172 The Complexity Of Shortcomings In Education
14 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Glenn Loury, economist, academic, author, and professor at Brown University, to get his thinking on education topics like scho...
Ep. 171 Inspiring Collective Action In Students Around Economic Challenges
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Hilary Allen, Senior Associate at Net Impact and Community Manager of the Up To Us Competition, about their work to help inspi...
Ep. 170 The Theory Of Enchantment And Connecting To Humans
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Chloé Valdary about her Theory of Enchantment work and how it might help answer this question: What is the psychology of conn...
Ep. 169 Revisiting Mindfulness, Meditation, Awareness
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about how mindfulness, meditation, and awareness can help students be more successful learners. Links...
Ep. 168 PBL Reflections With 3 Middle School Teachers
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with three teachers from The Berkeley School, Vanessa DeNino, Tanya Madrid-Campbell, and Jeff Sandler, about their experience and r...
Ep. 167 Why "Anti-Bullying" Is A Problem And What Works Better
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with school psychologist Izzy Kalman about his work to help bullied kids better deal with their aggressors and why the "anti-bullyi...
Ep. 166 Deeper Learning Of Math Concepts Through Social Constructivism
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Chang Wathall about her concept-based curriculum and instruction and book and how we can use social constructivist te...
Ep. 165 Bridging Polarization To Improve Education Policy
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Janet Tran, Director of Learning and Leadership at the Reagan Institute, about their work to host productive bipartisan conver...
Ep. 164 Drawing Students To Math With Authentic Purpose
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Montgomery of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and student Eric Chai of High Technology High School...
Ep. 163 Using Purpose And Fiction To Teach History More Effectively
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Kevin Vanzant, history instructor at Tennessee State University, about how he's adjusted his teaching to better engage his int...
What Do We Really Mean By "Deeper Thinking And Learning"?
20 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Tim Simpson about classical and constructivist education and how both rely heavily on inquiry in order to get to deeper th...
Building Critical Thinking Dispositions Using Real Life Legal Cases
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Colin Seale about his work as founder and CEO of ThinkLaw to help schools teach critical thinking to students. Links & Resou...
Ep. 160 Navigating The Landscape Of Labels In Social Justice And Equity
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manjji about her new book and how we might better navigate the landscape of labels in the context of social justice and...
Ep. 159 The Science Of Deeper Learning And Why We're Not Doing More Of It
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with neuroscientist and author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about his new book and work the science of learning. Links & Resources Me...
Ep. 158 How Do We Teach Kids To Talk About Taboo Topics?
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with elementary teacher Liz Kleinrock about her TED Talk and work to help teachers and students talk about difficult topics. Links ...
Ep. 157 How Can We Make Screen Time Work For Kids?
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Sara DeWitt, Vice-President of PBS Kids Digital, about how to navigate the positives and negatives of screen time for kids. Li...
Ep. 156 Building Community, Overcoming Barriers, Music Education
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Jecorey Arthur, aka 1200, about his journey and work as a musician and educator in a world that has presented significant cha...
Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education?
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 155 Does Competition And School Choice Meaningfully Improve Education? Drew Perkins talks with Corey DeAngelis of the Ca...
Ep. 154 Depolarizing America Through Inquiry And Critical Thinking
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with John Wood Jr. and Bill Doherty of the Better Angels organization about their workshops and efforts to depolarize America. Lin...
Ep. 153 Communicating Effectively About Sexuality Education
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Brittany McBride about her work with Advocates for Youth about sexuality education, social justice, and equity issues. Links ...
Ep. 152 Reading Lessons Learned From A Child Left Behind
08 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with author and reading specialist Lois Letchford about her story and ongoing work teaching of reading based on lessons learned fr...
Ep. 151 Chasing The Next Better, Reflections From #MyRoomMessage
02 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with teacher and author of #MyRoomMessage Monte Syrie about his reflections on teaching, classroom culture, and teacher preparati...
Ep. 150 Deeper Thinking Through Inquiry And Art
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with Nicola Giardina about her book and work with educators using her "Pyramid of Inquiry" to pull deeper learning and thinking th...
Ep. 149 Is Constructivist Education Addressing Inequality?
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with author Natalie Wexler about her work, specifically her recent Forbes article asserting constructivist education is not closin...
Ep. 148 Can We Discuss Social Justice Honestly?
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with James Lindsay about his recent article in Areo and work about social justice and activism in the peer review process in acade...
Ep. 147 Unpacking PBL Through A Student's Passion
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Perkins talks with New Zealand student E. Wen Wong about her passion for project-based learning and how it has impacted her thinking, learning, a...