Human Restoration Project cover art

All Episodes

Human Restoration Project — 193 episodes

#
Title
1

People-Based Learning w/ Dr. Jane Shore

2

The Myth of the Unmotivated Student w/ Dr. Erika Patall

3

Pedagogies of Collapse: A Hopeful Education for the End of the World As We Know It w/ Dr. GInie Servant-Miklos

4

The Power of Critical Play w/ Dr. Mary Flanagan

5

Restoring Humanity to "Special Education": Global Perspectives on Inclusion w/ Dr. Sarah K Benson

6

Teaching in the Wreckage of the Real: A Narration

7

We Are Worldbuilders: A Narration

8

The Future of Public Education is a Community School feat. Kelly McMahon, Jitu Brown, Angelia Ebner, and Dave Greenberg

9

The Promise (and Persistent Myths) of Montessori Education w/ Andrew Faulstich, Dr. Ayize Sabater, and Kelly Jonelis

10

Spring Break 2026: HRP Summer Book Club & Montessori Mythbusting

11

Reanimating the Art of Teaching w/ Gary Stager

12

What Prison Can Teach Us About School w/ Jennifer Berkshire

13

Making School Meaningful w/ Lauren Porosoff

14

From Meritocracy to Human Interdependence: Redefining the Purpose of Education w/ Yong Zhao

15

Changing My Mind About Schools (and Everything Else) w/ Diane Ravitch

16

Why Fascists Fear Teachers w/ Randi Weingarten

17

Crash Course Social Studies Education w/ Raoul Meyer

18

Cultivating Creativity and Connection in the Classroom w/ Tom Rendon & Zachary Stier

19

Are we Reader or are we Player? w/ Karis Jones, Virginia Killian Lund, Brady Nash, and Trevor Aleo

20

Making School Finance As Public As Possible w/ David I. Backer

21

The Buzz About the Human Hive w/ Kate McAllister

22

Lessons in Powerful Learning from the Fringes w/ Dr. Sarah Fine

23

Will Work for Food: Labor Across the Food Chain w/ Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern & Teresa M. Mares

24

From the Classroom to the Capitol: A Conversation w/ New Mexico Lt. Gov. Howie Morales

25

Taming the Turbulence in Educational Leadership w/ Jennifer D. Klein

26

BS Universities: The Future of Automated Education w/ Rob Sparrow & Gene Flenady

27

Cultivating Mental Health Mindsets in The Empathetic Classroom w/ Maria Munro-Schuster

28

Confronting the Education Polycrisis w/ Dr. James Mannion

29

DIY, Mutual Aid, and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People w/ Stimpunks

30

Reclaiming Teaching & Learning in an Age of AI w/ Chanea Bond

31

Parenting with Purpose w/ Steven Shapiro & Nancy Shapiro-Rapport

32

Teaching Contentious Topics in a Divided Nation w/ Ryan Sprott

33

"It's Like a Baby Jail!" Power & Early Childhood Education w/ Dr. Chloë Keegan

34

Conference to Restore Humanity! Quest for Connection 2025 Trailer

35

Beyond Anthropology For Kids w/ Nika Dubrovsky

36

Showcase: Spotlight on Bismarck Public Schools' Empower[Ed]

37

From Pixar to the Classroom: Teaching Storytelling w/ Story Xperiential

38

Sensemaking and Cybernetics in Classroom Teaching w/ Christian Moore-Anderson

39

Inquiry, Play, and Early Childhood Education w/ Heidi Echternacht

40

Sustaining Love, Hope, and Community Through Nonviolence Pedagogy w/ Mike Tinoco

41

A Danish Perspective on American Education w/ Pernille Ripp

42

The Privateers: How Billionaires Creates a Culture War and Sold School Vouchers w/ Josh Cowen

43

The Landscape Model of Learning w/ Dr. Kapono Ciotti

44

A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother's Reckoning with the IQ Test w/ Dr. Pepper Stetler

45

Meritocracy, Anxiety, & the Chinese College Entrance Exam w/ Zachary Howlett

46

2024 Title IX Update w/ the ACLU

47

How Grades Harm Students & What We Can Do About It w/ Joshua Eyler

48

The Fantasy Economy w/ Neil Kraus

49

The Solutionary Way w/ Zoe Weil

50

Pedagogical Documentation w/ Angela Stockman

51

Back to School Special: Teaching Love & Learning Freedom w/ Dr. Carla Shalaby

52

Schoolishness w/ Dr. Susan Blum

53

151: Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni

54

Toward a Luddite Pedagogy in the "Age of AI" w/ Charles Logan

55

Roma Education: Emma Sisson's Mission From Tennessee to Transylvania

56

How do Americans really feel about controversial topics in school? w/ Anna Saavedra and Morgan Polikoff

57

Americanization or Autonomy: The Dilemma of Puerto Rico's Educational Agenda w/ Prof. Jenaro Abraham

58

Off The Mark: How Grades, Ratings, & Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) w/ Jack Schneider & Ethan Hutt

59

Rethinking Schools w/ Cierra Kaler-Jones

60

Systemic Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) w/ Dr. Emma McMain

61

MINDFOOD V: Top 3 (Non-Ed) Spaces to Learn About Education

62

Part 3 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands feat. Hanahau'oli School

63

More Teaching, Less Testing Act w/ Congressman Jamaal Bowman

64

Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning: What's up? w/ Dr. James York & Dr. Jonathan deHaan (Ludic Language Pedagogy)

65

Part 2 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands w/ Dr. Stacy Potes, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

66

BONUS: The Takeover of Houston ISD w/ Karina Quesada-León

67

Part 1 of 3: Pedagogy in the Hawai'ian Islands

68

CTRH2023: Building Our Shared Humanity with José Luis Vilson

69

136: Intersecting Coloniality, Youth Autonomy, and Adult Supremacy w/ Drs. Tanu Biswas & Toby Rollo

70

CTRH2023: A Critical Reflection on Our Struggle for a More Just & Loving World w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

71

HRP Update August 2023

72

135: Telling Powerful Stories of Learning w/ Aaron Schorn (Unrulr)

73

134: The Implications and Biases of AI in Classrooms w/ Dr. Meredith Broussard

74

133: Catalyzing Systems-Based Change w/ Dave Runge (Future Schools Australia)

75

132: From Colonial to Solarpunk Education w/ Andrewism

76

You've Been Played: The Pros & Pitfalls of Gamification w/ Adrian Hon

77

130: How Advanced Placement Cheats Students w/ Annie Abrams

78

129: Education Revolution: Media Literacy For Political Awareness w/ Sam Shain

79

128: Love, Joy, & Learning w/ Miss Elmi

80

HRP Update March 2023

81

MINDFOOD IV: Top 3 Interdisciplinary Learning Ideas

82

127: The Segrenomics of American Education w/ Dr. Noliwe Rooks

83

126: Neuroinclusive Learning & the Brain w/ Michael Weingarth

84

MINDFOOD III: Best & Worst Edu-trends of 2022, Plus Hopes for 2023

85

125: The Transformative Power of Play w/ The Center for Playful Inquiry

86

124: The City That Kicked Cops Out of Schools and Tried Restorative Practices Instead w/ Andy Kopsa

87

123: Humanizing Professional Development w/ Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

88

HRP Status Update: 2022

89

122: On Self-Directed Education & "What Works" w/ Dr. Naomi Fisher

90

121: Showcase: One Stone | Lab51 (Student-Driven Schooling)

91

120: A Pedagogy of Love w/ Dr. Antonia Darder

92

MINDFOOD II: Top 5 Cursed Problems in School

93

MINDFOOD I: Top 10 Books Every Progressive Educator Should read

94

119: The Gender Equation in Schools w/ Jason Ablin

95

Bonus: Elevating the Conversation on NAEP Scores w/ John Warner

96

118: PragerU & the Alt-Right Pipeline w/ Rob Dickinson & Tom Cowin

97

117: Unflattening & Thinking With Comics w/ Nick Sousanis

98

116: Henry Giroux - Critical Pedagogy in a Time of Fascist Tyranny

99

115: Equity, Systemic Change, and Performative Wokeness w/ Dr. Sheldon Eakins

100

114: Showcase: Sora Schools (Online PBL)

101

Bonus: Conference to Restore Humanity! Overview

102

113: Guiding Toward Healthy Rebellion w/ T. Elijah Hawkes

103

112: Keep Hope Alive w/ Deborah Meier

104

111: Building the Modern Progressive Education Movement w/ David Buck

105

What does it mean to be "college ready"? w/ Akil Bello

106

109: On Constructionism, Makerspaces, & Music Ed w/ Burton Hable

107

108: The State of Libraries w/ Dustin Hensley

108

107: Child Liberation Theology w/ R.L. Stollar

109

106: Showcase: Assumption College (Self-Directed Choice Curriculum, Multi-Age Learning)

110

105: A Look Inside "No Excuses" Charter Schools w/ Dr. Joanne Golann

111

104: Advancing and Empowering the Lives of LGBTQIA+ Students w/ Keenan Crow

112

103: Poetry, Schooling, and Flourishing Creativity w/ Joshua Seigal

113

102: Fight Back Against Debt w/ Debt Collective

114

101: Imagining Education Outside Capitalism w/ Dr. Nick Stock

115

Re:Teaching, EP 3: Why What Works Won't Work and Why What Works May Hurt

116

100: HRP's 100th Episode!

117

99: Behaviorism & "Cog Sci" - Oh No!

118

98: Militarism, Baudrillard, Video Game Design, and the College Board

119

97: What *was* lost during the pandemic? Here's how we rebuild our classrooms.

120

96: Unpacking Learning Loss: The Who, the What, and the Why

121

Re:Teaching, EP 2: What's in a grade? GRExit, GPA, College Admissions, and the Mastery Transcript (oh my!)

122

Re:Teaching, EP 1: A Progressive Response to "Ed. Reform's Lost Decade"

123

95: Deciphering "Learning Loss" w/ Akil Bello

124

93: Worldwise Learning w/ Carla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford

125

94: Catalyzing the Ungrading Movement w/ Zoe Bee

126

91: Expanding on Experiential Learning w/ Emi Takemura

127

90: Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Teaching w/ Alex Venet

128

89: Rebuilding After 2020-2021 w/ Dr. Ilana Horn

129

88: Connecting Through Transferable Learning w/ Trevor Aleo, Kayla Duncan, & Julie Stern

130

87: 100 Days of Conversations About School

131

86: Developing Anti Racist UDL w/ Tesha Fritzgerald

132

85: Combatting Adultism to Create a Flourishing Democracy w/ Dr. Tanu Biswas & Dr. John Wall

133

84: In Defense of Public Education w/ Dr. Jennifer Berkshire & Dr. Jack Schneider

134

83: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning w/ Dr. Susan Blum

135

82: Build a New Future: Teaching Action and Coalition Building w/ Dr. Kevin Gannon

136

81: One Teacher Can't Save the World

137

80: Pandemic Pods, School Choice, and Combating Inequity w/ Dr. Jon Hale

138

79: Reimagine the System w/ REENVISIONED (Dr. Erin Raab)

139

78: A Way to Ungrade, Floop w/ Christine Witcher

140

77: Normalizing Teacher Self-Care (in a Pandemic) w/ Evan Whitehead

141

76: "Return to Learn": Voices and Perspectives on School Reopening

142

Summit: Endorsing Student Voice Through Virtual/Hybrid Activism

143

75: Refuse to Teach: Anxiety, Organizing, and well, Death

144

74: The Research on Assessment w/ Dr. Astrid Poorthuis

145

73: School and the Carceral Network w/ Dr. Connie Wun

146

Introduction: Human Restoration Project

147

72: Revolutionizing Equitable College Admissions w/ ACCEPT Group (Marie Bigham)

148

71: Post-Standardization: Schools for a Free and Democratic Society w/ Dr. William Ayers

149

70: Taking Charge with Teacher Action Research w/ Etta Kralovec

150

69: Social Justice, Gender Identity, and Liberatory Pedagogy w/ sj Miller

151

Bonus: Summit: Teacher Powered Schools w/ Amy Junge, Liz Seubert, and Taryn Synder

152

68: Grassroots, Teacher Powered Schools w/ Liz Seubert

153

67: Learning From Unschooling During Isolation w/ Tiersa McQueen

154

Bonus: Summit: Play and Outdoor Learning w/ Abe Moore

155

66: Humane Education w/ Zoe Weil

156

Bonus: Summit: Teaching and COVID-19

157

65: Virtual Learning and COVID-19 w/ Jesse Stommel PhD

158

64: Disrupting the "Same Old, Same Old" with Peter Verdin and Bruce Mansfield

159

Bonus: Summit: Experiential Learning and the SDGs w/ Dr. Jennifer Williams

160

63: Building a No Test Future w/ Dr. Yong Zhao

161

62: Creating Worlds, Game Design & Education w/ Seth Coster

162

61: How to Teach Us, Authentic PBL w/ Brooke Tobia and Students

163

Bonus: Summit: Changing the Status Quo Through Effective Research w/ Dr. Susan Engel

164

60: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals to the Classroom with Dr. Jennifer Williams, Julia Fliss, and Nick Covington

165

59: What's Up With School Lunch? w/ Jennifer E. Gaddis

166

Bonus: Summit: Connecting with Students for Greater Well-Being w/ Monte Syrie

167

58: Student Government and a Democratic Education w/ Carla Marschall & StuVoice, Merrit Jones

168

Bonus: Summit: Self-Assessment, Gradeless Learning, and Teacher Well-Being w/ Starr Sackstein

169

56: Listen to Students (feat. Ayush Chopra, Cody Lees, & Meghan Kestner)

170

Bonus: Summit: Humanizing Mathematics w/ Sunil Singh

171

54: Making the Switch to Ungrading (feat. Abigail French, Dr. Susan Blum, and Dr. Laura Gibbs)

172

53: Teaching as a Nerdy Introvert w/ Jessamyn Neuhaus (Geeky Pedagogy)

173

52: Shifting Mindsets: Entrepreneurial Education and the Battle Against White Supremacy w/ Kenrya Rankin

174

51: We Got This: Equity and Access in Schools w/ Cornelius Minor

175

50: The Inventive Design of Learning Spaces feat. Pam Moran, Tim Fawkes, Ryan Hopkins-Wilcox, & Discovery Lab

176

49: Writing for Purpose and Advocacy feat. Bryn Orum, J.J. Burry, John Warner, Stephanie Hurt, & Dr. Richard Wilkinson

177

47: Redefining Assessment by Implementing Gradeless Learning feat. Jeffery Frieden, Aaron Blackwelder, & Nick Covington

178

46: Innovation in Progressive Education feat. Bennett Jester, Ted Fujimoto, Deanna Hess, & Sophie Fenton

179

45: Building a Global Equitable Community feat. Ara Aman, Tania Mansfield, Lisa Liss, Colleen Mascenik, and Evin Schwartz

180

44: It All Orbits Purpose feat. Kendall Cotton Bronk, John Cagle, Skylar Primm, and Elizabeth Martin

181

43: The Good Life feat. Steven Gumbay, REENVISIONED, The Future Project, Anne Connolly, Richard Loeper-Viti, & Gamal Sherif

182

40: Shifting from Industry to Well-Being w/ Dr. Susan Engel

183

36: Restoring Humanity to...Purpose (Changing the Focus of School)

184

34: Restoring Humanity to....Education (Critical Pedagogy)

185

33: Timeless Learning w/ Ira Socol

186

31: Restoring Humanity to Discipline (Restorative Justice)

187

30: Innovating Education w/ Dr. Tony Wagner

188

28: Restoring Humanity: Gradeless Learning

189

24: Trauma, Mental Health, and Well-Being w/ Mandy Froehlich

190

20: Rebuilding Mathematics Education w/ Sunil Singh

191

16: Adopting Progressive Ed. w/ Alfie Kohn

192

15: What School Could Be w/ Ted Dintersmith

193

14: The Importance of Relationships w/ Monte Syrie