July 8, 2022 In this podcast, I speak with Valerie Hannon, a global thought leader, who is inspiring school systems to re-think what educational ‘success’ will mean in the 21st
July 7, 2022 The alphabet has been described as a technology, but what about storytelling? We often hear about storytelling’s importance as a tool to engage students with their learning,
July 6, 2022 Steve Barkley, an education consultant, published this Ponders Outloud podcast on June 21, 2022. Deborah Farmer Kris, child development expert and author, shares the Pomodoro Technique and
July 5, 2022 The first time I learned about proms in America was during the movie, “American Pie.” My newly arrived Chinese brain couldn’t comprehend what I was watching. My
July 1, 2022 In this episode, I speak with Gary Chapin of Educating for Good and Seed + Spark. Gary is the co-author of 126 Falsehoods We Believe About Education (2021). He
Interview by Alison Herget, Higher Education Program Manager at Minerva Project. Many students feel overwhelmed when they think about life after high school. They know they want to go to
April 28, 2021 Last night, my first grader fixed his own dinner. “Mama, I invented a new recipe. It’s called PBBH: Peanut-butter-banana-honey sandwich! I want to make it all by
June 28. 2022 Time is money. Time is luxury or luxury is time. As babies, time is our own; we dictate the rules: We decide when we want to sleep,
Paul Magnuson attributes his progressive views on education to over 20 years of experience working in summer camps. He’s done with command and control models that tend to favor conformity
June 23, 2022 Having served as the Dean of Admission at Princeton University from 1978 to 1983, I learned enough about the admission policies and practices of a selective institution