What it Means to Learn Science

What it Means to Learn Science

How does the world solve complex problems like climate change? One answer may be to teach science in more complex and personal ways. Through the research project, Learning in Places, Professors Megan Bang and Carrie Tzou are developing innovative and equitable field-based science lessons. In this episode of the EdCast, Bang and Tsou share ways to make science more personal and how to better connect children's learning to the natural world.

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Brightening Schools' Futures with Solar Innovation

Brightening Schools' Futures with Solar Innovation

When school finances were looking dire, Michael Hester, superintendent of Batesville Public Schools in Arkansas, saw an opportunity to get creative. In an effort to overcome financial challenges, he t...

22 Nov 202317min

Talking to Kids When the World Feels Scary

Talking to Kids When the World Feels Scary

A rise in mass shootings and growing tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas War are just a couple things that children are likely hearing about – regardless how parents may try to shield them. These ev...

15 Nov 202317min

Higher Education's Resistance to Change

Higher Education's Resistance to Change

Higher education is one of the few industries that has changed little in the past few decades. Harvard Visiting Professor Brian Rosenberg believes there is an urgent need to transform higher education...

8 Nov 202330min

How to Raise Grateful Children

How to Raise Grateful Children

What does it mean to raise a grateful child? Developmental scientist and psychologist Andrea Hussong from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says it’s a lot more than teaching your child ...

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Unveiling the Invisible: Pro-Asian American and Intersectional Perspectives in the Classroom

Unveiling the Invisible: Pro-Asian American and Intersectional Perspectives in the Classroom

Tony DelaRosa doesn’t think teachers can wait for policy mandating the inclusion of all races – especially Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) – in the classroom. The majority of states do not...

25 Okt 202320min

The Case for Early Dyslexia Screening

The Case for Early Dyslexia Screening

Harvard Associate Professor Nadine Gaab wants to see the whole system surrounding children and reading development change – starting in utero. Earlier intervention can be the ultimate game-changer whe...

18 Okt 202319min

What it Takes to Change a School

What it Takes to Change a School

Changing a school can be challenging, but possible when you have a group of folks committed to making change, says Justin Cohen. He is a writer and activist who authored, "Change Agents: Transforming ...

11 Okt 202327min

The Future of DEI in Higher Education

The Future of DEI in Higher Education

The Supreme Court’s decision to end race conscious admissions and -- actions taking place in many states to curb diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts on college campuses – has raised the que...

4 Okt 202322min

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