Overthrowing Education

Award-winning storyteller and educator, Micaela Blei , joins for a great conversation about how to use story frames to bring learning alive, engage students and provide deeper learning. The fauxmercial parody, "Story Surprise" starts us off and after her interviewed, Micaela plays a hilarious version of The 5-Minute Game Show. In the Trenches, wonderful storyteller/educator, Jennifer Rudick Zuniko...

This episode tackles an issue that is affecting our world and schools - the widening gap between people because of their opinions and ideas. It starts with the fauxmercial parody, "Listen" . Then special guest, Chloe Valdery shares her solution to mending that gap during our conversation and continues to offer ideas during The 5-Minute Game Show, Disney Princess Teachers. In the Trenches, writer a...

Blended Learning expert, Catlin Tucker converses with me about the why's and how's of Blended Learning. Then we play The 5-Minute Game Show Flippin' Fictional Schools. Our In The Trenches segment features some food for thought from Rabbi Doctor Reb Mimi Feigelson. Then we honor a few teachers in Teacher Shout Outs. Our Fauxmercial sponser is "Blend It" - and special thanks to Linda Korn - composer...

Sean Michael Morris talks about the importance of Critical Pedagogy and why schools should not be transaction-based. Then we play my 5-Minute Game Show, Fictional Schools for Fictional Folks. Our In The Trenches features Zoe Greene , who was an 8th grader when I talked to her about her science fair project, "Why My Mom Can't Get a Date," which analyzed the algorithms of dating apps. She tells pare...

We start with a conversation filled with practical tools about games and gamification with educator, author and expert Jon Cassie of Game Level Learn . Then play along as Jon is subjected to The Five Minute Game Show where he has to determine whether the unusual games describes are Fact or Fantasy. Then listen to Micaela Blie 's awesome story(Grand Slam winner on The Moth) about her gamified Orego...

Educator and writer Jesse Strommel explains the whys and hows of Ungrading . Afterwards, he plays a special edition of Two Truths and a Lie in our 5 Minute Game Show . Then hear middle school teacher Leora Smith 's funny story about the perils of grading as we go In the Trenches . This episode is "sponsored" by Grades Be Gone (A product we wish was real!)

In this short trailer episode, host Batsheva Frankel tells you what you can expect from this edgy, entertaining and informative show.  This show hopes to transform education, while making you laugh. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast! Watch the Overthrowing Education Trailer