Difference Making

Maya Ajmera on Social Entrepreneurship and the State of Science

[…] of the top young scientists in the nation. She says, “learners should have the opportunity to be in a science fair every other year from grades 6-12 PBL is absolutely intractable to solving the world’s most challenging problems.” She then went on a global journey which helped her uncover some of the other passions […]

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Leadership

Thomas Hatch on The Education We Need and the Future We Can’t Predict

This episode is sponsored by our new report, 20 Invention Opportunities in Learning & Development. Download it here.  On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom sits down with Dr. Thomas Hatch, Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST). Dr. Hatch’s research […]

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EdTech

John Watson on the Promise of Online Learning

[…] learning.” According to John, this year the importance of SEL really came to the fore, but in the years to come there will be massive opportunities in PBL in virtual schooling environments. John and Tom also discussed the rise of pods and tools like Prenda. “I think that’s the key question: are we going […]

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Green Schools

Maggie Favretti and Benjamin Freud, PhD. on Regenerative Learning and Rediscovering Our Relationship to All Living Systems

[…] Beyond Futurephobia: Teaching, Learning and Life in the Age of Climate Disasters. Benjamin is the co-founder of Coconut Thinking and has years of experience in international schools, PBL, school leadership and more.  Let’s listen in as they discuss how we need to shift towards kinetic energy, how human beings are actually human becomings, the […]

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Podcasts

EduCatered: Laura Jeanne Penrod

[…] Laura Jeanne Penrod, or Jeannie as her friends call her. Jeannie is a high school English teacher in Clark County School District and has been serving students for over a decade. When not in the classroom you may find her on her peloton or walking her dog. Links:  Parenting PBL Podcast  InspirED Fellowship Postsecret TeachPlus

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