School's In

Sharon Ofek, Palo Alto Unified School District's chief academic officer of secondary education, discusses looking at homework differently.

Once seen as a summertime stand-in for school, summer camps have changed in many ways in recent years. Glen Tripp, founder and CEO of Camp Galileo, shares how the camp experience can lead to success outside of summer vacation and has advice on how to pick a camp that is right for your child.

Helping your kids to develop into well adjusted adults is arguably a parent's most important job. Former Stanford Dean of Freshmen and author Julie Lythcott-Haims tells us about the dangers of overparenting and shares advice on how to avoid it.

William Koski, director of Stanford Law School's Youth and Education Law Project, joins Dan and Denise for a discussion about the rights of students and parents when it comes to bullying, discipline, and ensuring a proper education for students with disabilities.

Dan Klein, lecturer in Stanford's drama department and the Graduate School of Business, shares some of the benefits that improv training can bring to our school, home, and professional lives.

Byron Reeves, the Paul C. Edwards Professor of Communication at Stanford, talks about the benefits and drawbacks of task switching and whether gamification is a helpful skill-building tool.

Rachel Lotan, professor emeritus and former director of the Stanford Teacher Education Program, discusses whether working in groups helps students learn and how that translates to the workplace.

Marily Oppezzo, PhD '13, and an instructor at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, discusses the impact that walking has on the learning process. VaCbrZZK2RIyYG5UdKU0

Carl Wieman, professor at the Graduate School of Education and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics, discusses the problems with the traditional college lecture and how to revolutionize the classroom experience.