The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with Thom Markham about world class project based learning and how his new online course can help bring this framework to teachers around the world.

Drew Perkins talks with Kimberly Mitchell about her journey as an educator and work increasing inquiry in the classroom.

Terry Heick talks with Conrad Wolfram of the Wolfram Knowledge Engine fame about knowledge, and how technology is changing how we think about it, including the concept of 'content areas.' Conrad's expertise is in mathematics, so that is used to frame the discussion.  

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Richard DuFour , in this second part of two podcasts, about his new book In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better , the state of American education and how to make Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) more effective.

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Richard DuFour , in this first part of two podcasts, about his new book In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better , the state of American education and how to make Professional Learning Communities (PLC's) more effective.

Drew Perkins talks with Larry Rosenstock , co-founder and CEO of High Tech High, about their approach in designing, sustaining and refining their approach as an education innovation.

Drew Perkins  talks with John Thompson about his new book, A Teacher's Tale: Learning, Loving and Listening to Our Kids .

Drew Perkins discusses the Question Formulation Technique with the Co-Director of the Right Question Institute, Dan Rothstein . Visit our Inquiry Services page learn more about our Inquiry Workshop focused on the QFT.

Drew Perkins talks with Jim Rickabaugh , Director of the Institute for Personalized Learning, about his work with schools to build a culture where personalized learning is the norm. 

Drew Perkins talks with Amy Spinelli from Inquiry Partners about their work to spread the gospel of inquiry including their i5 approach and the new Earshot app.

Drew Perkins talks with Allan Carrington , the inventor of the popular Padagogy Wheel, about it's evolution and how to use it to purposefully integrate technology in teaching and learning.

Drew Perkins discusses ways to make professional development more effective by using inquiry to align it with your mission and vision statements.

Drew Perkins  talks with Cyndi Burnett about her book Weaving Creativity Into Every Strand of Your Curriculum .

Drew Perkins talks with  Shahrazad Kablan  about her role in the overthrow of the Libyan regime and her efforts to help establish a working education system there. 

In this episode, Terry Heick speaks with James Sturtevant, a social studies teacher and author of 'You've Gotta Connect: Building Relationships That Lead to Engaged Students, Productive Classrooms, and Higher Achievement.' He speaks with James about the importance of building relationships with students, and offers 3 ways to do so.

Drew Perkins talks with Jason Korreck and Rob Phillips about their documentary, Teacher of the Year which explores the complexity of the teaching profession. 

Drew Perkins talks with Dyme startup founder Joey Prather about the parallels between the startup and the education worlds and how being more entrepreneurial can benefit teaching and learning. 

Drew Perkins talks with internationally recognized education thought leader  Yong Zhao  about changing education from a standardized and deficit mindset to one that builds on student strengths. Also discussed were two of his recent books, Counting What Counts: Reframing Education Outcomes and Never Send a Human to Do a Machine's Job: Correcting the Top 5 EdTech Mistakes . 

In this episode, Terry speaks with Dr. Adam Feinberg, Associate Professor of Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, and a leader in the field of the creepy and stunningly interesting field of bioprinting.

Drew Perkins talks with Jamie Brooker , co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Kahoot!  about their mission driven approach to learning, how Kahoot! is more than just an assessment tool, their growth and the future of Kahoot!

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Matt Harris  about his work as the new Board Chair of ISTE, the refreshed ISTE Standards, teaching internationally and the integration of technology in teaching and learning. 

Drew Perkins talks with Ted Dintersmith , the producer of Most Likely to Succeed , about the film and book and why we need to innovate our current school model.  

Drew Perkins talks about the TeachThought Levers for PBL Quality with a brief explanation of the 5 Levers. 

Drew Perkins talks with Justin Tarte about his role as the Director of Teaching and Learning and Accountability in a school district near St. Louis, MO as well as his Life of an Educator site and social media presence and how educators might think differently about technology and social media.

Drew Perkins talks with Andrew Brennen , National Field Director of Student Voice, about his work as a student to elevate and amplify student voice in schools around the country.