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Anti-DEI And Enlightenment Liberal Principles
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1:13:14Drew Perkins talks with Tim Minella, Senior Constitutionalism Fellow at The Goldwater Institute, about their work to eliminate DEI in higher education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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DEI: Expansive or Restrictive? A Salon Conversation
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57:47Drew Perkins is joined by educators and DEI practitioners Carlos Hoyt, Daryl Sinclair, and Nunana Nyomi for a salon-style conversation about the complexities and nuances of DEI. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Powerful Questioning, Powerful Pedagogy
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1:01:00Drew Perkins talks with Bruce Robertson about his new book, Power Up Your Questioning: A Practical Handbook for Teachers. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Breaking The Generational Cycle Of Poverty
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1:08:34Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Abraham George about his work to help children transcend India's caste system through education and his Shanti Bhavan School. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Differentiated Instruction With Modern Classrooms Project
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57:10Drew Perkins talks with Robert Barnett, Modern Classrooms Project cofounder, about his new book, Meet Every Learner's Needs: Redesigning Instruction So All Students Can Succeed. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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The Knowledge Revival, Curriculum For Deep Thinking
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1:06:47Drew Perkins hosted this conversation with Paul Kirschner, Claudio Vanhees, and Daniel Muijs, three of the ten co-authors of the open-access book, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival. This was a ThoughtStretchers Community event that included registered participant questions. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode…
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Beyond Phonics, The Challenge Of Teaching Dyslexic Students
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1:12:06Drew Perkins talks with, parent, Jackie Castillo-Blaber, and parent/teacher Melinda Karshner about the challenges of teaching reading to dyslexic students. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Drew Perkins talks with Jack Despain Zhou about his project to establish a new think tank called Center for Educational Progress. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Drew Perkins talks with Jonathon Dallimore about his book, Teaching History: A Practical Guide for Secondary School Teachers. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Drew Perkins talks with Howard Gardner about his two new books, The Essential Howard Gardner On Education and On Mind, both reflections on his academic career and work. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Cognitive Load Theory: A Reflective Conversation
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1:27:28Drew Perkins hosts this salon-style conversation with Dylan Wiliam, Oliver Caviglioli, Carl Hendrick, and Christian Bokhove about Cognitive Load Theory. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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This episode is the recording of a live discussion about school choice and vouchers, hosted by Drew Perkins, with Josh Cowen and Neal McCluskey as part of our ThoughtStretchers Community. It includes RSVP'd guests and their questions. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival
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19:41This episode is another experimentation in AI-generated podcast 'conversations', this time about the recent open-access publication Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Katharine Birbalsingh On Multiculturalism And Quality Education
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58:53Drew Perkins talks with Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress of London's Michaela School about her approach to multiculturalism and the role of knowledge and inquiry in quality education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Knowledge Doesn't Equal Understanding
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1:14:29Drew Perkins talks with Christian Moore-Anderson about his Knowledge Doesn't Equal Understanding blog piece. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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4 Ways School Leaders Can Navigate Polarizing Culture-War Issues
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40:52This episode is AI-generated and includes an AI-generated reading of a recent blog piece followed by an AI-generated conversation. It uses our published blog piece, 4 Ways School Leaders Can Navigate Polarizing Culture-War Issues, written by Drew Perkins as the source material. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode…
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Drew Perkins talks with Susan Kaiser Greenland about her latest book, Real-world Enlightenment: Discovering Ordinary Magic in Everyday Life. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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How To Make Inquiry Based Learning Knowledge-Rich
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21:26This episode is an AI-generated podcast conversation using NotebookLM. It uses our published blog piece written by Drew Perkins as the source material. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Bridging The Gap Between Ed Research And Practice
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1:10:57Drew Perkins talks with Nate Hansford about his book The Scientific Principles of Teaching. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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How To Transform A Struggling School
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1:08:12Drew Perkins talks with NASSP 2025 Principal of the Year, Tracie Swilley, about her work to turn around a struggling school. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Culturally Responsive Teaching That Is Cognitively Responsive
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1:04:42Drew Perkins talks with Zaretta Hammond about her work and her focus on making culturally responsive teaching more cognitively responsive. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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How To Attract And Retain High-Quality Teachers
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41:10Drew Perkins talks with Heather Peske, President of the National Council on Teacher Quality, about their recently published executive summary, Reimaginingthe Teaching Role: How Strategic Staffing Can Attract and Retain Effective Teachers. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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The Case Against School Choice Vouchers
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1:03:38Drew Perkins talks with Josh Cowen about his book, The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Drew Perkins talks with Karen Foley, President of JPA Chicago, about their work to address student mental health in the Chicago area. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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Drew Perkins talks with Oliver Cavigioli about his reframing of Cognitive Load Theory. Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education
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