Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Chang Wathall about her concept-based curriculum and instruction and book and how we can use social constructivist teaching to teach math for deeper learning. *note -Jennifer would like to thank the co-authors she collaborated with in writing the Oxford University Press IB Diploma books. 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Jennifer Chang Wathall's web site
• @JenniferWathall
• Jennifer Gonzalez: Cult of Pedagogy
• The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 162 What Do We Really Mean By “Deeper Thinking And Learning”?

Drew Perkins talks with Janet Tran, Director of Learning and Leadership at the Reagan Institute, about their work to host productive bipartisan conversations about better education policy. 

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE)
• DuFour: In Praise of American Educators: And How They Can Become Even Better
• Listen to Ep. 34 Growing Better Professional Learning Communities With Dr. Richard DuFour
• Spectrym News
• Better Angels
• Learning in Landscapes of Practice: Boundaries, identity, and knowledgeability in practice-based learning
• Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Drew Perkins talks with Michelle Montgomery of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and student Eric Chai of High Technology High School from the champion MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge team.

Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

• MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge web site and on Facebook
• mathworks.com
• Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics