July 11, 2023 I asked ChatGPT to give me a list of well-known American artists. From Jackson Pollock to Robert Rauschenberg, not a single Asian American artist made it onto
July 10, 2023 In an age of book bans, technology bans, and polarized politics it’s hard to imagine anyone signing up to teach civics. To say the climate is bad
July 7, 2023 In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Dwayne Matthews, one of the broadest and deepest thinkers I’ve met in a while. In this episode we
Summer Series 4: Volumes have been written about the PBL approach to student learning over the past 25 years. What you will read here is not more of the same,
July 5, 2023 I’m not getting myself all worked up over how generative AI is going to revolutionize the world of education. I’m not spending too much time trying to
July 3, 2023 Academic convention long eschewed first-person writing, for no good reason really. That is slowly changing. Even some scientists, trained to use the passive voice, have begun to
June 30, 2023 In this episode, I speak with Fabienne Vailes. Fabienne is the host of the Flourishing Education podcast. She is the author of two books: The Flourishing Student
Summer Series 3: In the spirit of meaning-making, let’s revise the meaning of failure. June 29, 2023 It’s trendy in educational circles to talk about “embracing the learning experience of
June 28, 2023 In Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, 11-year-old Margaret learns a chant and exercise from her friend Nancy, the queen bee of 6th grade,
June 27, 2023 Many young people have difficulty with their relationships with social media and ‘influencers’ that can sometimes overwhelm their lives. How can reflecting on different concepts of time