3 episodes
Let's Talk About School Let's Talk About School
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- Education
Let's Talk About School is all about education and how we can improve our our education system. Hosts Ben and Eryn will take you through a variety of topics in the education world.
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4 - Cheating
In this episode Ben and Eryn discuss cheating. Why people cheat, why in some cases it shouldn't matter as much as it does, and how to make assignments that deincentivize cheating.
Additional Resources-
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/education/stuyvesant-high-school-students-describe-rationale-for-cheating.html
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/uk/blog/youth-perspective -
3 - Emotional Intelligence
Ben and Eryn discuss emotional Intelligence and how the focus in teaching it should be put more on our teachers and administrators to lead by example.
Resources:
Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence: http://ei.yale.edu/
Zorana Ivcevic, Marc Brackett - Predicting school success: Comparing Conscientiousness, Grit, and Emotion Regulation Ability: http://ei.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IvcevicBrackett2014_PredictingSchoolSuccess1.pdf
The School of Life-What is Emotional Intelligence?: https://youtu.be/LgUCyWhJf6s
Vicki Zakrzewski-Why Teachers Need Social-Emotional Skills: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_teachers_need_social_emotional_skills -
2 - Educational Technology
In this episode Ben tells Eryn about his experience at a education technology conference and they both discuss how technology will never have a quick fix for our education system.
Additional Resources
2Veritasium-Why Spherical Video Is a Bad Idea: https://youtu.be/SrYZlkyjWsg
Jeanne Canough-Effective Implementation of Technology: https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1262&context=education_ETD_masters