Best Teaching Trends Podcasts (2024)

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A Libertarian Look At School Choice 1:36:39

1h ago1:36:39

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Drew Perkins talks with Neal McCluskey, Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, about his school choice advocacy. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #371 - Hmagical Girl Academy: Confronting Racism Through Collective Healing (Chundou Her) 28:02

2d ago28:02

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Today we air the next episode of Flux. Chundou Her’s research is on Hmong student experiences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It’s significant that UW-Madison is a predominantly white institution in the Midwest of the United States because the Hmong student experiences that Chundou explores is of racism in all its forms – from stereotypical…

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Expansive DEI And Fostering Intercultural Respect 1:00:55

5d ago1:00:55

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Drew Perkins talks with Nayeli Vivanco, Vice President at International House at UC Berkeley, about their approach to promoting respectful discourse and unity. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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Episode 286: Finding Balance in Our Teaching 39:20

5d ago39:20

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The Charlotte Mason Method is an all-encompassing method of education for all of life, and therefore, there are many ways we can fall out of balance as we apply it in our homes and schools. Today, we are discussing the pitfalls of imbalance we face as relates to our teaching. From how we ourselves learn about the method, to combining multiple stude…

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177. Smartphones in the classroom 1:10:29

9d ago1:10:29

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This month we wrestle with the smartphone controversy. What are the issues? What are the upsides? What is the most sensible way of dealing with this bit of tech in your classroom? Plus, a big announcement. Full notes can be found here: Two Teachers Talking: twoteacherstalking.comBy Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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FreshEd #370 - Behind the Scenes: In the realm of the in between (Ijaaz Jackaria) 27:03

9d ago27:03

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If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community and receive exclusive benefits. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today Ijaaz Jackaria joins me to talk about his FreshEd Flux episode entitled "In the realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius." I…

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235: Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids 56:23

10d ago56:23

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If our students are going to thrive, they all need to feel safe, accepted, and loved while under our care. This week, we're focusing on what that looks like when it comes to gender-expansive students — kids whose gender expression or identity is different from what they were assigned at birth. For these students, creating a school that feels safe a…

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Elevating The Voice Of Principals 36:52

14d ago36:52

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Drew Perkins talks with NASSP Board President, Raquel Martinez, about her work as a principal and newly appointed organizational role. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

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FreshEd #369 - In the Realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius (Ijaaz Jackaria) 31:42

17d ago31:42

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Today we start season 3 of Flux, a FreshEd series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative based podcasts. To kick things off, Ijaaz Jackaria’s episode is an ethnography of Mauritius and its colonial past, where he creates his own Southern epistemology by bringing together cosmology, philosophy, and Islamic theology.Let …

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Episode 285: Finding Balance in Ministry with Susanne Norris 24:38

19d ago24:38

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This season, as we explore finding balance in the Charlotte Mason Method, we are interviewing people who have been able to find balance in their various contexts. This episode is an interview with Susanne Norris, a full-time homeschool mom and missionary. She has wise words to share with all of us, even if we're not in full-time ministry! www.livin…

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FreshEd #368 – Data-Driven Universities (Janja Komljenovic) 31:10

24d ago31:10

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We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic. Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinbu…

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234: Four Fun Classroom Games to Add to Your Toolbox 53:03

24d ago53:03

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Students learn better when movement is included in a lesson. In this episode, theater educator Jocelyn Greene teaches us four fun improv games that can work in most classrooms to get students actively engaged and make the learning really stick. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks to EVERFI and …

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FreshEd #367 – Digital Infrastructures of Education (Ben Williamson) 32:01

1M ago32:01

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We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore the digital transformation of and in education. My guest is Ben Williamson who argues that we are witnessing a new digital infrastructure being built beneath…

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Episode 284: Balancing Parent-Child Relationships 42:06

1M ago42:06

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One of the distinctives of the Charlotte Mason Method is that it is relational education. The Method also applies to all of life, and so we start with the foundational relationship in our students' lives: their relationship with their parents. In this episode of the podcast, we look at the two extremes, and learn from Charlotte Mason how to strike …

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233: Meeting the Core Human Needs of a Teacher 1:01:00

1M ago1:01:00

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Teaching is intense, vulnerable work that brings up a range of emotions all day, every day. If we really want to help teachers thrive, we need to go beyond the technical parts of the job and look at how our core human needs show up in this work. In this episode, author and instructional coach Elena Aguilar joins me to explore what it looks like whe…

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FreshEd #366 - Schools Infinitum or the Jorge Luis Borges School of Inclusion (Jordan Corson) 29:32

1M ago29:32

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Today we launch a new project at FreshEd called The Thinking Ear. The Thinking Ear is a collection of episodes produced by you, offering a sonic space to share ideas on education worldwide. Think of it as an audio journal. If you’re interested in developing your own podcast episode about your research, please get in touch. The Thinking Ear is open …

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176. Listener Questions 1:06:55

1M ago1:06:55

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We open the mailbag and field questions from listeners. Be sure to listen through to the end for the big reveal. Apologies for the audio not meeting our usual standards. 猿も木から落ちる! Full notes can be found here: Two Teachers Talking: twoteacherstalking.comBy Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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FreshEd #365 – What Works, Neuroscience, and Initial Teacher Education (Skourdoumbis & Rowe) 34:25

1M ago34:25

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We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore the rise of neuroscience in initial teacher education in Australia. My guests are Andrew Skourdoumbis and Emma Rowe.Andrew Skourdoumbis is an associate profe…

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FreshEd #364 – Remembering Debbie Epstein (with Jane Kenway) 44:27

2M ago44:27

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A quick reminder before today’s episode: FreshEd is in the middle of its membership drive. Please sign up to become a member of FreshEd. We need your support. Join us today at freshedpodcast.com/support--Today we remember Debbie Epstein, who recently passed away. Debbie was a major figure in the field of education whose work brought together cultur…

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232: How Metacognition Can Optimize Learning 40:05

2M ago40:05

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The act of thinking about our own thinking, or metacognition, plays a huge role in how well our brain holds on to information. If we can get a better understanding of how metacognition works, we can tap into it to improve our learning and teach our students to do the same. In this episode, cognitive scientist Megan Sumeracki explains how we can mak…

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Episode 283: Balancing Our Priorities 36:59

2M ago36:59

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As we discuss ways to bring balance to our lives using the Charlotte Mason Method, our first focus is on our Priorities. We can fall off on either side of the horse: Making school all-important, or pushing it to the back burner. Miss Mason has excellent advice for how to avoid either extreme, and the ADE ladies share their own experiences with imba…

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FreshEd #363 – Elite Private Schools and the Privileged Few (Clive & Myra Hamilton) 41:25

2M ago41:25

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Become a FreshEd Member today! https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--This week we look at elite private schools and how they are the engine of privilege. With me are Clive and Myra Hamilton.Clive Hamilton is a professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University and Myra Hamilton is Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies at the Uni…

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FreshEd #362 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 8 (Books) 25:29

2M ago25:29

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Before we start today’s episode, I want to encourage you to become a member of FreshEd. We are building a community of people around the world committed to the pursuit of knowledge and ideas related to education broadly defined. If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, then place sign up to become a member today: FreshEdpodacst.com/supp…

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231: Teaching Executive Functions to All Students 1:07:09

2M ago1:07:09

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All students can benefit from learning and practicing executive functions, the skills we use to control our attention, keep ourselves organized, initiate tasks, and manage time. But where do we find the time to teach them? In this episode, educator and author Mitch Weathers shares his proven 5-step system for integrating executive functions into re…

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Episode 282: Introduction to Season 10 28:54

2M ago28:54

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A Delectable Education is back for its Tenth year! We have grown a lot over these past 9 years, and so has the Charlotte Mason Community. We are honored to be here sharing with you all still. In this episode we are sharing some big announcements like our 5th Annual Parents' Educational Course Reading List, our 5th Annual Online Conference (coming F…

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Does 'Equity' Undermine Science Education? 1:20:37

2M ago1:20:37

1:20:37

Drew Perkins talks with Cornell professor, Randy Wayne, about the Franklin Standards, an alternative meant to address shortcomings in the NGSS. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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175. Digital Surveillance 1:05:30

2M ago1:05:30

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Digital Surveillance: Who’s watching you and your students? We discuss some of the ways we are tracked daily, by both human and non-human agents. 👀 Better read those Terms of Service agreements. Full notes can be found here: Two Teachers Talking: twoteacherstalking.comBy Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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FreshEd #361 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 7 (Supervision) 24:24

2M ago24:24

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Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on how guests approach writing, reading, research, and supervision. These are the day-to-day activities we do inside universities, but we don’t talk too much about them. I want to talk a…

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Blocked But Still Discussing: Direct Instruction Or Inquiry With Anna Stokke 1:28:42

3M ago1:28:42

1:28:42

Drew Perkins talks with Anna Stokke about their prickly social media exchange and their thinking on direct instruction vs. inquiry teaching and learning. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #360 – Education’s Neuro-Affective Turn (Kirsi Yliniva & Audrey Bryan) 33:42

3M ago33:42

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Today we unpack the neuro-affective turn in education. With me are Kirsi Yliniva and Audrey Bryan. Kirsi Yliniva is a PhD researcher and university teacher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu. Audrey Bryan is an associate professor of sociology in the School of Human Development at Dublin City University’s Institute…

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Helping Inquiring Minds Learn 1:11:08

3M ago1:11:08

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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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #359 – Global Education Policy and the Temporal Dimension (Gita Steiner-Khamsi) 37:55

3M ago37:55

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Today we unpack the global education policy known as School Autonomy with Accountability (SAWA). My guest is Gita Steiner-Khamsi who outlines the importance of using a temporal dimension when understanding policy borrowing and lending. Gita Steiner-Khamsi is the W. H. Kilpatrick Professor of Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia Unive…

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Impactful Instructional Coaching With Jim Knight 41:18

3M ago41:18

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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.By ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #294 – SEL Critiques and Alternatives (You Yun) 33:39

3M ago33:39

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Today You Yun joins me to talk about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). She critiques the approach to SEL advocated by western organizations by showing how conceptions of the self, other, and emotions are not universal. By exploring these concepts from Confucian and Daoist philosophies, she begins to show alternative ways to think about SEL.You Yun i…

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Do The Science Of Learning And Inquiry Converge? 1:23:54

3M ago1:23:54

1:23:54

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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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174. Graduation. Now what? 58:57

3M ago58:57

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Charles again talks with his daughter, this time about university graduation, future plans, how it feels to set out on a new phase in life, and some of the things learned while studying to become a teacher. Full notes can be found here: Two Teachers Talking: twoteacherstalking.comBy Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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Summer 2024 Update: What I'm Working On Over the Break 11:47

3M ago11:47

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The podcast is on a break this summer because I'm working on a big project. I thought I'd take a few minutes and tell you a little bit about it. More on the project here. Be back soon!!By Jennifer Gonzalez

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FreshEd #358 – SDGs at the Midpoint (Karen Mundy and Leonardo Garnier) 35:49

3M ago35:49

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Today we take stock of the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goal for education, known as SDG4. Promulgated in 2015, SDG4 aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. So how we doing? With me to answer this question are Karen Mundy and Leonardo Garnier. Karen Mundy is …

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Talking Inquiry With Kath Murdoch 1:10:31

4M ago1:10:31

1:10:31

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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #357 – Does Decentralization Promote Learning? (Sirojuddin Arif) 28:49

4M ago28:49

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Today we explore decentralization in Indonesia. My guest is Sirojuddin Arif, head of the MA in Political Science Program at the International Islamic University of Indonesia. Sirojuddin Arif’s new co-written article is “Does decentralization promote learning? Local political settlements and education policies in Indonesia” which was published in Co…

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How Should We Think About Antiracism In Education? 1:22:46

4M ago1:22:46

1:22:46

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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #356 – Finnish Education Export (Kimmo Kuortti) 28:56

4M ago28:56

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Today we explore the export of Finnish Education. My guest is Kimmo Kuortti who studies the effects of education export and other forms of education business on the domestic publicly funded education system in Finland. Kimmo Kuortti is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University. His new article “Repurposing public education: governmental rationali…

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A Veteran Teacher Who Rejects Black And White Thinking 1:11:48

4M ago1:11:48

1:11:48

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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #263 – Power and Internationalization of Higher Education (Jenny Lee) 29:38

4M ago29:38

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Today we think through the concept of power within the internationalization of higher education. My guest is Jenny Lee, professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education and College of Education Dean's Fellow for Internationalization at the University of Arizona.Jenny Lee has a new edited collection entitled U.S. Power in International High…

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230: What is a Semantic Pulse Survey, and Why Should You Try it? 49:05

4M ago49:05

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When teachers and students feel heard, the climate of a school just gets better, and semantic pulse surveys can make that happen. In this episode, we'll learn what about this fresh approach to surveying and how teachers and administrators can create their own to gain better insights about the students and teachers they serve. This episode is sponso…

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A Conservative Vision For Improving Education 56:12

4M ago56:12

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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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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FreshEd #355 – Knowledge, Politics, and the East India Company (Joshua Ehrlich) 30:55

4M ago30:55

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Today we unpack the ways in which the East India Company used knowledge and education to advance its interests in India. My guest is Joshua Ehrlich, an assistant professor at the University of Macau. His new book is The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge, which was published by Cambridge University Press.freshedpodcast.com/Ehrlich/--G…

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173. Professional Suicide Intervention 1:23:54

4M ago1:23:54

1:23:54

As a non-Japanese English teacher in Japan, there are a million ways to shoot oneself in the foot…or worse. We look at some of the pitfalls that lie in wait when dealing with administration, staff, colleagues, and students. Full notes can be found here: Two Teachers Talking: twoteacherstalking.comBy Tony Silva and Charles Wiz

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229: Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject 1:21:20

5M ago1:21:20

1:21:20

You can never have too many ideas for helping struggling students, right? In this episode, you'll get a few more that you may not have tried. My guests are two teachers — learning specialist Sarah Riggs Johnson and math teacher Nate Wolkenhauer — who share their system of strategies that help all students learn better, a kind of pyramid where the o…

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When A GOP Insider Realizes Moms For Liberty Claims Are False 1:17:22

5M ago1:17:22

1:17:22

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 EpisodeBy ThoughtStretchers Education

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