Finding Your Voice Isn't Just For Kids, It's For Teachers Too
Teacher Jess Lifshitz noticed that her students were more enthusiastic when they told her about their everyday life than when they wrote stories for their writing unit prompts. While listening to The ...
15 Jul 202514min
Mindshift Celebrates Season 10!
Mindshift returns with Season 10. We’re exploring how to help kids find their voice, balance their identity, and just be kids. Hear practical tips and expert insights on how to better show up for yo...
8 Jul 20254min
What Our First and Last Words Can Tell Us About Our Humanity
This month MindShift is sharing an excerpt of an episode from our friends at KQED's Forum. Forum tells remarkable and true stories about who we are and where we live. KQED's Grace Won talks to lingu...
10 Jun 202516min
Can Better Conversations Fight Misinformation and Build Media Literacy?
Host Nimah Gobir moderates the MindShift KQED: Can Better Conversations Improve Media Literacy Among Students? panel at the 2025 SXSW EDU conference.
13 Mai 202532min
Minnie Phan: A Young Girl and the Power of Art
Vietnamese children’s book illustrator Minnie Phan talks to KQED's Ki Sung about using art to process events and heal wounds in the Vietnamese diaspora.
8 Apr 202521min
Why Handwriting Still Matters in the Age of Screens
KQED's Nimah Gobir talks to educator and language therapist, Dr. Nancy Cushen White about why handwriting is such a powerful tool for literacy learning.
11 Mar 202514min
Disengaged Teens: What to Know and How to Help Them Find Their Spark
KQED's Ki Sung talks to Jenny Anderson and Rebecca Winthrop, authors of "The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better." They discuss the different modes of engagement a...
11 Feb 202529min
How to Help Boys Thrive in a Changing World
Ruth Whippman, author of "Boy Mom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity" talks to KQED's Nimah Gobir about the biggest challenges facing boys today, and actionable steps parents an...
14 Jan 202516min
