All HEADLINES Usable Knowledge Profiles of Impact Ed. Magazine Askwith Forums

Show: All Media Text Only Video Audio Images

Yearly Archives: 2011

What Makes a Thinker

By Colleen Walsh 09/30/2011 11:00 am | Add a Comment

Professor David Perkins asked his audience during a lecture in Longfellow Hall on Tuesday to answer what he deemed a “sensible moral question.” Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Teaching 9/11

By newseditor 09/14/2011 04:11 pm | Add a Comment

On Wednesday, September 7, 2011, the Askwith Forum, Teaching 9/11, brought together participants from the fields of education, history, government, religion, and politics for a roundtable discussion about how, why, and what we should teach young people about September 11, 2001. Read More…

Askwith Forums

Teaching a Tragedy

By Colleen Walsh 09/09/2011 10:25 am | Add a Comment

As the nation began to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a group of scholars and educators gathered at Harvard to explore how to teach the legacy and the history of the tragedy to students who have come of age in its wake. (Photo by Rose Lincoln, Harvard News Office.) Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Harvard EdCast: Teaching 9/11

By Matt Weber 09/02/2011 11:31 am | 1 Comment

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Associate Professor Meira Levinson, political philosopher at HGSE, reflects on the challenges of teaching 9/11 in the classroom and how to explain these events as both a mother or teacher to children born after September 12, 2001. Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

HGSE Announces Fall 2011 Askwith Forums

By newseditor 08/31/2011 03:35 pm | Add a Comment

The Harvard Graduate School of Education is pleased to announce its Fall 2011 Askwith Forums, a series of public lectures dedicated to discussing challenges facing education, sharing new knowledge, and generating spirited conversation. Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Nan Keohane by Brooks Canady/Harvard Staff Photographer

Harvard EdCast: Madam President

By Matt Weber 07/13/2011 02:28 pm | Add a Comment

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Nan Keohane, former president of Duke University and Wellesley College, shares her story of leadership and offers insight on how gender has influenced her career. (Photo: Brooks Canady/Harvard Staff Photographer) Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Harvard EdCast: The Eduwonk

By Matt Weber 06/15/2011 11:37 am | 1 Comment

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Andy Rotherham, educational blogger for Eduwonk.com and Time.com shares the process of writing about education reform what is necessary for transformative change in the field. Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Harvard EdCast: Lawyer and Teacher

By Matt Weber 06/08/2011 12:36 pm | Add a Comment

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Martha Minow, Ed.M.’76, dean of the Harvard Law School, shares her thoughts on the convergence of education and law, her most recent book, In Brown’s Wake, and teaching a young Barack Obama. Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

Niobe Way by Kris Snibbe Harvard News Office

Harvard EdCast: Boys Will Be Boys

By Matt Weber 06/01/2011 02:02 pm | 1 Comment

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Niobe Way, Ed.D.’94, author of “Deep Secrets: Boys’ Friendship and the Crisis of Connections” reveals the intense intimacy among teenage boys during adolescence yet explains as boys become men, they become distrustful, lose these friendships, and feel isolated and alone. (Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office) Read More…

Askwith Forums, Headlines

An Evening with Marian Wright Edelman

By Newseditor 05/17/2011 03:48 pm | 1 Comment

On Tuesday May 10th, Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund presented at the final Askwith Forum of the 2010-2011 season. Read More…

Askwith Forums

Previous Next