The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins  talks with co-authors of Blending Leadership , Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine, about how leadership might look different through the lens of 21st Century technology.

Drew Perkins talks with Emily Liebtag , Project Manager at Getting Smart , about their recent paper, Preparing Teachers for a Project-Based World.

Drew Perkins  talks with New Tech Network School Development & Math Coach and author of the Emergent Math blog, Geoff Krall about teaching of math through project and problem based learning. 

Drew Perkins talks with Mick Sullivan, host of The Past and the Curious Podcast about his work to help make history come alive.

Drew Perkins talks with Rich Lehrer , Innovation Coordinator for the Enable Community Foundation and Brookwood School, about his work with 3D printing, authentic project-based learning and innovation. 

Drew Perkins  talks with Second City's Executive Vice President Kelly Leonard , about his book, Yes, And and how we might use the lessons from improv to improve teaching and learning.

Drew Perkins talks with author Eric Jensen about his book, Poor Students, Rich Teaching: Mindsets for Change (Raising Achievement for Youth at Risk)  and how he believes teachers can change their mindsets to help students of poverty move to the middle or upper class.

Drew Perkins talks with Ainsley O'Connell , Staff Writer at Fast Company , about the battle between Google, Microsoft and Apple for America's classrooms as well as trends and challenges in the Edtech space.

Drew Perkins talks with Quizlet CEO Matthew Glotzbach  about his Edtech journey that includes stints at Google and YouTube as well as how apps like Quizlet can help build critical thinking through better understanding of knowledge. Also discussed was the new international features of Quizlet. 

Drew Perkins talks with author  Megan Tompkins-Stange  about the influence four major non-profit foundations (Bill and Melinda Gates, Eli and Edythe Broad, Ford, and W.K. Kellogg) have on education policy and top level politicians. 

Drew Perkins talks with veteran education journalist John Merrow about the origin of charter schools, how to get policymakers to affect real change, how he thinks our schools should really look and his upcoming book.

Drew Perkins talks with Jeff Faulconer, VP of product development at StoryArc Media about engaging with reluctant readers using Poptropica.com and their Galactic Hot Dogs graphic novels.

Drew Perkins talks with Anthony Cody about the second edition of his book The Educator and the Oligarch  and new developments in the type of education reform led by the Gates Foundation.

In this episode, Terry Heick talks with Ronnie Burt of edublogs about blogging, specifically how blogging can improve student literacy, create opportunities for digital citizenship, and even act as publishable digital portfolios.

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

Drew Perkins  talks with David Mead from Simon Senek's Start With Why organization about the how and why of establishing purpose in education.

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.

Drew Perkins  talks with the mind and personality behind the Green Bronx Machine , Stephen Ritz about his work to grow students by growing food. 

Drew Perkins  talks with author, speaker, and researcher Alfie Kohn about the negative effects of homework, grading and standardized testing.  

Drew Perkins talks with Western Kentucky University professor Gary Houchens about school choice and charter schools as a school reform model. 

Drew Perkins talks with TeachThought Specialist John McCarthy about integrating Differentiated Instruction  in the classroom.

Terry Heick  talks with the godmother of differentiation, Carol Ann Tomlinson, about what differentiation is, why it's important, and how to begin to realize it in your classroom.