What Kids Can Tell Us About Motivation & Mastery
Every young person has activities that get him or her excited. Not just excited, but motivated to achieve real mastery and excellence. Kids excel at all sorts of things, especially outside of school....
View ArticleMoving Education From Time to Competency
Fred Bramante, co-author of the new book, Off the Clock: Moving Education from Time to Competency, joins us this month. Fred is a past chairman and a long standing member of the New Hampshire State...
View ArticleEnvisioning Mass Customized Learning
Look around you outside of school and you will see a world that is already mass customized. When Amazon recommends products to you or Google provides you with search results, those are examples of mass...
View ArticleThe Quest for Educational Excellence
Internationally recognized education experts Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley join us to take a fresh look at what's working in the best school systems around the world and how those strategies can...
View ArticleThe Blind Advantage
“You should get out of education.” That's the advice Bill Henderson, a young teacher, received when he first learned he was going blind. Instead, Henderson persevered and became the principal of an...
View ArticleGreat Teaching
The most important influence on student achievement is the teacher, but as Jim Knight, our guest for this month's main interview points out, “the key to improving student achievement isn't more teacher...
View ArticleWhat We Know About Growing Minds
How children’s brains develop and how children think are two of the most enduring mysteries for both educators and parents, but neuroscience is beginning to provide answers to many of these puzzles....
View ArticleThe Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools
Why are some school leaders able to double their team’s effectiveness, while others seem to drain the energy right out of the room? To explore that question, and talk about how to bring out the best in...
View ArticleRebirth of the Great American School System
David Kirp, author of the new book, Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for America's Schools, joins us to talk about the remarkable success of the public...
View ArticleGetting Teacher Evaluation Right
Linda Darling-Hammond, one of the country’s foremost authorities on education practice, joins us this month for our main interview, in which notable leaders in education pose their own questions on the...
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