Technology and ethics: AI and the classroom
Robbie Torney, director of AI Programs at Common Sense Media, analyzes teachers' use of AI. We focus on AI teaching assistants, their uses and abuses, and how teachers' judgment...
Climate justice: A transformational education and engagement project
We speak with Tom Roderick, founding executive director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility; Jan Zuckerman, Co-founder of Sunnyside Environmental School in Portland, Oregon; and Graham...
Teachers as Interpreters: Listening to Every Student
We speak with Dr. Cynthia Ballenger about her recent book, "Teaching Is Inquiry: Observation and Reflection as the Heart of Practice,” a series of stories from the classroom. We...
Hip Hop in the classroom: Reaching students where they are
We speak with Dr. Dawn Hicks Tafari, Professor of Education and Coordinator of Elementary Education at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina. Dawn is author of "The Journey of...
Challenging credentialism: An alternative vision of education (Encore)
We speak with Arlene Goldbard, writer, visual artist, speaker, social activist and consultant, whose most recent book is “In the Camp of Angels of Freedom: What does it...
Mobile Creativity Labs: Scaling STEAM Across India
Today, we speak with Dr. David Penberg and Adhirath Sethi about Agastya, a unique educational ecosystem serving students and teachers in 22 Indian states. Agastya has a hub-and-spokes design,...
Resilience: Preparing Children to Weather Traumatic Events
We speak with Dr. Tovah P. Klein, professor of psychology at Barnard College and the director of the Center for Toddler Development, about her book, “Raising Resilience: How to...
Marygrove School: Place- and project-based teaching and learning
We speak with Dr. Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean and professor at the Marsal Family School of Education, University of Michigan. Dr. Moje discusses Detroit's School at Marygrove, a university-school partnership serving children and families from before birth through grade...
Honesty: What it means and how to teach it
We talk with Sarah Stitzlein, author of "Teaching honesty in a populist era: Emphasizing truth in the education of citizens." Dr. Stitzlein, a professor of education and affiliate professor...
The pioneers: Democracy front and center (Part One)
We speak with Deborah Meier and Jane Andrias, pioneers in the democratic small-school movement. Debbie founded the Central Park East Schools. Jane Andrias was an art teacher and principal...