

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
ThoughtStretchers Education
Dialectic Conversations For Intellectually Rigorous Educators
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May 19, 2016 • 51min
Ep. 49 What New Technology Tools Are Teachers Using?
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 result. We also discuss Jennifer's book "The Teachers Guide to Tech," which can be downloaded here.

May 16, 2016 • 38min
Ep. 48 Let's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythng
Drew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming book.

May 11, 2016 • 57min
Ep. 47 The Future Of Learning With Google For Education
Drew Perkins talks with Jaime Casap, Google's Chief Education Evangelist, about the impact Google has made on the future of learning and what he sees as the important next steps.

May 3, 2016 • 46min
Ep. 46 Shared Learning With Quizlet
Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThoughtPD talks with Andrew Sutherland CTO andFounder of Quizlet about how he created and grew Quizlet as wellas the process behind the new and upcoming features.

Apr 25, 2016 • 45min
Ep. 45 Let's Start With Why
Drew Perkins talks with David Mead from Simon Senek's Start With Why organization about the how and why of establishing purpose in education.

Apr 21, 2016 • 32min
Ep. 44 A Teacher Tells How Project-Based Learning Has Impacted Her Teaching
Drew Perkins talks with elementary teacher Nan Arant about her experience in our PBL workshop and the impact it has made on her teaching and her students.

Apr 18, 2016 • 42min
Ep. 43 Let's Grow Students With PBL And Urban Agriculture
Drew Perkins talks with the mind and personality behind the Green Bronx Machine, Stephen Ritz about his work to grow students by growing food.

Apr 11, 2016 • 30min
Ep. 42 Should We Assign Homework And Grades?
Drew Perkins talks with author, speaker, and researcher Alfie Kohn about the negative effects of homework, grading and standardized testing.

Apr 4, 2016 • 48min
Ep. 41 Is School Choice and Charter Schools The Answer?
Drew Perkins talks with Western Kentucky University professor Gary Houchens about school choice and charter schools as a school reform model.

Mar 29, 2016 • 23min
Ep. 40 Integrating Differentiation In Your Classroom
Drew Perkins talks with TeachThought Specialist John McCarthy about integrating Differentiated Instruction in the classroom.


