Fishing For Problems

Fishing For Problems


Latest Episodes

#24 Teacher Attrition Part 4 Dr. Pam Grossman
February 17, 2023

I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Pam Grossman. "Dr. Grossman is a leading expert in teacher preparation, teacher quality, and teacher professional development. A former high school English teac

#23 Teacher Attrition Part 3 Jenine Wehbeh
February 08, 2023

For this conversation, I spoke with Jenine Wehbeh. Jenine teaches seventh- and eighth-grade social science in Chicago Unified. Jenine is the recipient of the Golden Apple in Teaching Excellence Award,

#22 Teacher Attrition Part 2 Dr. Richard Ingersoll
February 08, 2023

For this conversation, I spoke with Dr. Richard Ingersoll, Professor of Education and Sociology at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Ingersoll is a leading expert

#21 Teacher Attrition Part 1 With Lucy Sorensen
February 08, 2023

Join me for a broad conversation with Dr. Lucy Sorensen, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY, an

#15 - Jeremy Stoddard - Political Simulations to Build Civic Competence
March 11, 2021

Dr. Jeremy Stoddard is a (Full) Professor and the Faculty Chair of the Secondary Education Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research examines the role of media in teaching and learn

Episode 10: Will Richardson
June 12, 2018

I had a great conversation with Will Richardson. To learn more about his work, check out Modern Learners and Change School. Thanks to Will, I was introduced to the work of Seymour Sarason. I read The Skeptical Visionary and wanted to bring Will on to tal.

Episode 9: Edward Deci
May 02, 2018

This is a conversation with Edward Deci, Professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester. Edward's work is focused on motivation. He developed Self-Determination Theory with Richard Ryan. Much of what we talked about was taken from theories descri.

Episode 8: Kim Marshall
March 30, 2018

Kim Marshall is the publisher of the Marshall Memo, "a weekly roundup of important ideas and research in K-12 education." He's been at it for 15 years. Prior to the Marshall Memo, Kim was a classroom teacher, curriculum designer for Boston Public Schools.

Episodes 7: Bea McGarvey, Part 2
March 19, 2018

I sat down with Bea McGarvey for a second conversation. We continued discussing some of the topics from our first show and touched upon a few new ones. Bea is a great source of knowledge and inspiration. If you are in education and haven't read Inevitabl.