The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins talks with Author, Erik Francis, about his new book, Inquiring Minds Want to Learn: Posing Good Questions to Promote Student Inquiry Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Jim Knight, Founding Partner at the Instructional Coaching Group, about his work and approach to instructional coaching. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode.

Drew Perkins talks with author and education professor, Carl Hendrick, about updates to his latest co-authored book and the nuances of the science of learning and inquiry. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode    

This episode is the archived audio of a May 25, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event titled "A Journey Through the Landscape of Inquiry with Kath Murdoch" Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

This episode is the archived audio of a May 23, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event titled "Antiracism in Education: How should we think about race, racism, and antiracism in education?" Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode    

Drew Perkins talks with veteran teacher, Melinda Karshner, about her teaching and how she navigates the landscape of false binaries being pushed about the science of reading, science of learning, and culture war issues. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Rick Hess, Director of Education and the American Enterprise Institute, about his new co-authored book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode      

Drew Perkins talks with Granbury, Texas school board member, Courtney Gore, and journalist, Jeremy Schwartz, about her experience with GOP efforts in her town to push their agenda at all costs. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Joshalyn Hickey-Johnson, author of the children's book,  Susie Clark: The Bravest Girl You've Ever Seen , a story about desegregating Iowa schools in 1868. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with David Hyerle, Founder of Thinking Foundation and CEO/Owner of Thinking Schools International, about the use of Thinking Maps to help learners in and outside of PBL. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode  

Drew Perkins talks with Shaka Mitchell, a Senior Fellow with the American Federation for Children, about school choice issues and challenges, including recent legislation passed in Kentucky. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with NASSP CEO Ronn Nozoe about their advocacy efforts regarding the 2024 federal education budget. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

This episode is the audio archive from a ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion event from April 18, 2024, titled Catalyzing Community-Led Change: Overcoming the divisive and narrow politics of our time. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Jacquie Bryant, Founding Principal of a public middle school called Intellectual Virtues Academy. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Dylan Wiliam about the evidence and support for different instructional approaches including direct instruction and inquiry-based learning. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode    

Drew Perkins talks with Bill Coplin about his new book, The Path to Equity: Inclusion in the Kingdom of Liberal Arts , which calls for a shift in liberal arts education to a more practical and less academic approach. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

This episode features the archived audio from a March 27, 2024, ThoughtStretchers Education Community Event titled Reading Instruction: Evidence & Neuroscience. Drew Perkins talked with Dr. Karen Gazith, Christie Biggerstaff, and Sonya Thomas. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

  Drew Perkins hosted this ThoughtStretchers Education Community discussion on February 25th, 2024 with clinical psychologist, Naomi Fisher and the Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at The University of Austin, Michael Strong. We discussed this question: "Does traditional schooling lead to poor mental health for students?" Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This...

Drew Perkins talks with Ilker Çatak about his Oscar-nominated film, The Teachers' Lounge, about schools as a microcosm of society and of ourselves. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with author and educator, Daman Harris, about his work and book, The Antiracist School Leader. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

The ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast: DEI in K12 Education Drew Perkins talks with Yunga Webb, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at North Country School, about DEI and their unique school approach. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with author Laura Pappano about her book, School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Tina Bojanowski about the tensions and impact of her work as a teacher and an elected state representative for Louisville, KY. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode  

Drew Perkins talks with author and professor Jason Baehr about his book, Deep in Thought: A Practical Guide to Teaching for Intellectual Virtues and the Intellectual Virtues Academy Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

Drew Perkins talks with Stanford student and education entrepreneur, Sofie Roux, about her work to provide education in underdeveloped countries.   Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode