| A rigorous and engaging curriculum makes all the difference in a child’s learning. Dr. David Steiner, Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy, former NY State Commissioner of Education, and Director of Education at The National Endowment for the Arts, discusses why we need to make that happen and what we need to do. |
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Listen: School Culture – Why It Matters and How It’s Improved, Part 1
| Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner is Deputy Director of The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Associate Professor at JHU’s School of Education, is author of “Pluralism and American Public Education.” Listen to part 1 of her interview with Larry Jacobs. |
Listen: School Culture – Why It Matters and How It’s Improved, Part 2
| Dr. Ashley Rogers Berner, Deputy Director of The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Associate Professor at JHU’s School of Education, is author of “Pluralism and American Public Education.” Listen to this interview to learn about the Institute’s eye-opening report on school culture. |
Listen: Developing Equitable Programs of School, Family and Community Partnerships
| A fantastic interview with Johns Hopkins University Professor Dr. Joyce Epstein, founder and leader of the National Network of Partnership Schools and Director of the JHU Center on School, Family and Community Partnerships. |
Listen: ACT’s Focus on Educational Equity
ACT’s interim CEO/COO Janet Godwin joined Larry Jacobs on Education Talk Radio to discuss how ACT, a company you may know only for testing, is working daily on an ongoing mission toward educational equity for all students.
Listen: A Conversation With ACT on SEL and Equity
Meet Dr. Nancy Lewin, Program Director of ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning, Dr. Dana Murano, Research Scientist at The ACT Center for Social, Emotional and Academic Research, and Marci Price, Program Director of ACT Learning Division-SEL.
Listen: 2020, Mental Health, and Stress Awareness in K-12 Education
Kevin Baird, the author of “WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive” and Josh Knutson, CEO and Co-Founder of ‘Rhithm,’ a social emotional learning app, discuss mental health with Education Talk Radio. Also see a fantastic article by Kevin Baird here. Listen to the interview below.
Listen: Teaching the Power of Empathy During a Time of Crisis
Each year, Education Talk Radio has an important discussion with Steven Spielberg’s USC-SHOAH Foundation, thanks to our friends at Discovery Education who work closely with them, about Teaching with Testimony. Meet SHOAH’S education director, our good friend and an always a great guest, Dr. Claudia Ramirez Wiedeman.
Listen to the interview below
Listen: Philosophy for Kids, Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Amy Leask of RED T Media told Education Talk Radio about the some truly amazing curriculum ideas for kids and teacher in an area too often overlooked: philosophy.
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Listen: Remote Learning, Remote P.D. From the National Constitution Center
Dr. Kerry Sautner, Chief Learning Officer at the National Constitution Center, discusses civics-focused resources this Philadelphia-based institution is offering to K-12 educators right now and throughout the the summer.