Academic learning

Karen Pittman is not only a pioneer in the field, but she's one of the most influential thinkers of the past several decades on what it takes for young people to learn, to thrive, and to realize their full potential. Karen's work challenges us to move beyond narrow definitions of achievement and instead look holistically at the environments, the relationships, and the opportunities that allow young people to flourish. From her groundbreaking contributions at the Children's De

Eight individual discussions with Megan Bang, Zaretta Hammond, Stephanie MacMahon, and Kim Schonert-Reichl by David Osher Description Learning is not just the transfer of information. It is not just memory, cognition, or skill acquisition narrowly understood. Learning is deeply human. It involves emotion and attention, identity and meaning, culture and context, relationships and belonging, the body and the brain, the present moment and the histories that young people bring

Welcome to a framing conversation, one that provides intellectual orientation and a cornerstone conversation in the architectural sense upon which the entire podcast series rests. John reminds us that the school at its best is not merely an academic institution. It is a sanctuary, a place of safety, a place of intellectual challenge, a place where a young person is known, and that knowing can change a life trajectory. His story is not abstract. It's grounded in his lived expe

Description This episode is in three parts that explore how to support social, emotional, and academic well-being and learning in connected ways. Listeners will learn and be able to think about practices that integrate SEL and academics, understand why whole-person approaches deepen engagement and achievement, and explore principles of application across classrooms and community settings. Organizations, tools, materials, and research will be identified that can support implem

Episode 1 Part 1: Addressing Educational Inequities in the wake of Covid-19 Description: This episode Equity, Evidence, and the Full Meaning of Learning examine how the COVID-19 pandemic widened longstanding educational inequities and what it will take to address them. Part 1 is an interview with Gloria Ladson-Billings and Michael Feuer on the purpose of the National Academy of Education Commissioning three papers to examine significant issues impacting schools and learning e