23 episodes
Raising Problem Solvers Art of Problem Solving (AoPS)
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5.0 • 69 Ratings
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Raising Problem Solvers (by Art of Problem Solving) is a podcast for parents looking to design the best possible education plan for their K-12 students — whether they’re crafting the entire experience themselves or looking to pointedly fill in the gaps.
Listen to brief conversations with STEM leaders, educators, and other parents like you as they design innovative and creative educational experiences for their students.
If you’re looking to train resilient students prepared to solve problems they’ve never seen before - the true currency for 21st century success in academics, career, and life - this is the show for you.
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Sapienship
Dr. Jim Clarke, Researcher at Sapienship joins the podcast to talk about how to make sure the great problem solvers of the next generation start thinking better about the world's biggest problems, his work with Sapienship, co-founded by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari, and all the amazing resources they’re building for K12 students and teachers.
Guest Links
Sapienship
Unstoppable Us
Sapiens: A Graphic History
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Wonder
Dr. Frank Keil, Professor of Cognitive Science and Director of the Cognition and Development Lab at Yale University, and author of the book, Wonder: Childhood and the Lifelong Love of Science, joins the podcast to talk about the academic superpower that is “wonder”, why generalist polymaths make for better specialists than specialists, and how to re-ignite wonder in our children if they’ve lost it along the way.
Guest Links
Wonder (Amazon)
Wonder (MIT Press)
Wonder (American Scientist Reviews)
Guest Resource Recommendations
Character Lab
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society
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Learning STEM through Fiction
Dr. Pamela Cosman (Koz-mehn), Author and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of California, San Diego joins the podcast to talk about how to make STEM subjects more fun and engaging for kids, and the specific power of learning STEM through fiction.
Guest Links
Dr. Pamela Cosman’s Website The Secret Code Menace The Hexagon Clue Learn more about Raising Problem Solvers by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our website, or anywhere you get podcasts.
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Managing Academic Expectations
Charlene Wang, Author, Founder of LivingOS, and previously Product Manager at Google joins the podcast to talk about parental and cultural expectations, as well as why our kids might need to break free from some of them on their path toward success.
Guest Links
Model Breakers
LivingOS
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EdTech at-Home
Dr. Monica Burns, EdTech and Curriculum Consultant, and Founder of ClassTechTips.com talks about how parents should think about picking EdTech at home, what a content vetting process could look like, and how important it is to model what a healthy relationship with technology looks like ourselves.
Guest Links
ClassTechTips.com
EdTech Essentials
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Learned Helplessness
Vida John, Math Coach joins the podcast to talk about the concept of learned helplessness, why math contests aren’t just for “those” really math’y kids, and why some students who struggle at math end up being the best mathematicians.
Guest Links
Vida John’s Website
Recommended Resources
Elementary
Math Olympiad for Elementary and Middle Schools
Math Kangaroo
Middle School
MathCounts
AMC 8
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Fascinating Perspective on Math
Yes, Math is something to be enjoyed by all. Why not? Just because your not a marathon runner doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy running! All explained in this podcast! Easy ad simple as Pi(e). Listen and you’ll know too!
Great
Great stuff here. Changing how we look at teaching math and problem solving!