Harvard EdCasts

Why teaching about propaganda and all the ways it is disseminated is an important step toward understanding and strengthening our democracy.

How to nurture your young child's ideas and support their curiosities.

How students and parents can navigated the ever-changing college admissions landscape.

How Black educators worked together, often employing covert actions, to lead valuable learning for students in the Jim Crow South.

How lack of trust contributes to decision-making within a school community, and how strengthening it could put schools back on track toward in-person learning.

Lecturer Jacqueline Zeller discusses the importance of educator self-care and ideas on how educators can incorporate it in their professional lives.

The importance of student agency and how educators can teach students to be more engaged in their own learning.

One way to solve complex problems like climate change may be to teach science in more complex and personal ways.

Kristi Nelson, the executive director of a Network for Grateful Living, shares ideas for teaching and learning gratitude during challenging times.

Tracing the history of undergraduate teaching practices and exploring how they can be improved.

How educators can effectively discuss the election in their classrooms and help a younger generation move past polarization.

Senior Lecturer Carrie Conaway on how to effectively bridge the gap between education research and practice.

Rural education expert Mara Tieken discusses the unique challenges rural schools continue to face amid the pandemic.

Dean Bridget Long on leadership during a pandemic — and the challenges facing higher education, college-goers, and students of all ages.

Professor Danielle Allen on the current lack of investment in civics education and how that impacts democracy.

Effective strategies for remote learning — for teachers and parents.

Lowering the barriers to college access for Native Americans — starting with a welcome.

Considering issues of equity when moving instruction online.

Professor Deborah Jewell-Sherman ponders what may be on the minds of school leaders in these difficult times, and advises on how they can stay grounded and plan for the future.

How educators and school leaders can help young people better understand — and challenge — racial injustices.