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Harvard EdCast: The Allure of Order
By Matt Weber 05/22/2013 04:38 pm | Add a CommentAssociate Professor Jal Mehta reflects on our country’s troubled quest to remake schooling. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: A Real Wise Guy
By Matt Weber 05/16/2013 09:39 am | Add a CommentIn this edition of the EdCast, gerentologist Karl Pillemer, professor of human development at Cornell University, discusses his book, “30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans.” (Photo by Paul Nicholson/Flickr.) Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Gardner’s Greatest Hits
By Matt Weber 04/29/2013 03:23 pm | Add a CommentProfessor Howard Gardner reflects on his academic “greatest hits” and shares insight on where he does his best thinking. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: The San Diego Superintendent Story
By Matt Weber 04/24/2013 03:46 pm | Add a CommentRichard Lee Colvin, author of the book, “Tilting at Windmills,” shares his thoughts on school reform, San Diego, and America’s race to renew public education. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Discussing Tragedy with Children
By Matt Weber 04/16/2013 02:58 pm | Add a CommentLecturer Richard Weissbourd speaks to Adjunct Lecturer Betsy Groves, founding director of the Child Witness to Violence Project, about how parents and teachers can properly discuss with their kids the meaning and impact of the recent tragedy in Boston. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Sticks and Stones
By Matt Weber 04/10/2013 09:00 am | Add a CommentEmily Bazelon, author of the book “Sticks and Stones,” shares insight into writing about bullying while reflecting on her own experience with it. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: The Education Storyteller
By Matt Weber 04/03/2013 04:13 pm | Add a CommentJohn Merrow, Ed.D.’73, education correspondent for “PBS NewsHour” and president of Learning Matters, reflects on why this is both the best of times and the worst of times in education journalism. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Getting the Big Picture
By Matt Weber 03/27/2013 04:04 pm | Add a CommentElliot Washor, cofounder of Big Picture Learning, and collaborator Charlie Mojkowski discuss their new book, “Leaving to Learn: Designing a Student Experience that Reduces Dropouts and Produces Deep Engagement in Learning.” Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Adaptive Ed Tech
By Matt Weber 03/13/2013 04:23 pm | Add a CommentJessie Woolley-Wilson, president and CEO of DreamBox Learning, shares insights into the future of adaptive learning and data in education technology. Read More…
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Harvard EdCast: Girl Rising
By Matt Weber 03/06/2013 12:01 pm | Add a CommentRichard Robbins, director of the documentary “Girl Rising,” reflects on how his film is hoping to create greater awareness around girls education across the world and launch a movement. Read More…
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