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The Thumb Through — 83 episodes

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Museums as Classrooms - Evaluating Experiential Education Programs

2

Do You Get The Picture?

3

Teaching History Through Theater

4

Instruction Quality or Working Condition? The Effects of Part-Time Faculty on Student Outcomes

5

Evaluating Descrubriendo la Lectura & Improving Literacy Skills of Spanish-Speaking First Graders

6

Maternal Nutrition & Educational Outcomes (Special Study in Lowland Nepal)

7

Product & Process in Innovative Young Adult Literature

8

Diversity in Science Fiction (and Fantasy) for Young Adult Readers

9

Digital vs Print - How Reading Habits are Influenced by the Medium

10

Making Sense of “STEM Education” in K-12 Contexts

11

Professional Learning on Twitter

12

How School and District Leaders Access, Perceive, and Use Research

13

Understanding Support Staff Distribution in Public Schools

14

On Teacher Development in Rural China

15

How Perfomance Goals Affect Cheating

16

The Debated Role of Calligraphy in Learning Chinese

17

How Writing Shapes Thinking - A Critical Review

18

Clarity and Welcoming - The Composition Theory and Philosophy of Gerald Graff

19

Online Courses Improve In-Seat Attendance

20

A Guide to Group Reading with Digital Books

21

How Universities are Tracking Prospective Students Online - Taught Off The Press #24

22

Why Preschoolers Need Math

23

California Becomes First State to Push Back School Start Times - Taught off the Press #23

24

How to Survive Recess in the Fall

25

Animals That Heal - AVP Effects on Student Stress Levels

26

High Tech Libraries, Personalizing K-12, Chicago Strikes, California’s College Athletes

27

Pros and Cons of E-Readers in Early Childhood Education

28

Taking Math Homework Online

29

Tickle-Me-Zuckerberg, Slow Internet, and the Usefulness of EdTech - Today in Education #20

30

Demystifying Tuition

31

What Works in Early Elementary Science Education

32

Contract Cheating, Workspace Education, and Student Visa Conundrums - Today in Education #20

33

Genetics in Education

34

"How Writing Shapes Thinking" Ch. 9 (Leaflet Study #9)

35

Today in Education #19 - Virtual Reality Field Trips, The SAT's Adversity Score, Debates over Gifted Education

36

Christ Tatem, Host of "Cross Examined Life" (Leaflet Talk #2)

37

Today in Education #18 - Dirty Dirty Dorms, Wholesome Hashtags, and Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans

38

Barred by the Bell - The Impact of High School Start Times on Student Engagement

39

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 8 (Leaflet Study #8)

40

Today in Education #17 - K-12 Online, The Dilemma of Ethnic Studies, Delivery Robots on Campus

41

Tony Vincent, Founder of Learning in Hand (Leaflet Talk #1)

42

What Makes a Successful Transfer Student?

43

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 7 (Leaflet Study #7)

44

Today in Education #16 - Teacher Arrests Soar in China, Apple Turns Student ID’s Digital

45

Academic Prospects for English Learner Students

46

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 6 (Leaflet Study #6)

47

Today In Education #15 - Dead Books, Imaginary Friends, and why Pedagogy Conflicts With Ed. Research

48

Evolving Roles of Scientists in Education

49

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 5 (Leaflet Study #5)

50

Today in Education #14 - Teaching Students to Lie, Improving Middle Schools, New EdTech Marketplace

51

Does Coviewing Help Preschoolers Learn?

52

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 4 (Leaflet Study #4)

53

Today in Education #13 - Surprising Cost of Tuition-Free College and the Dismissal of Rural America

54

Closed Schools, Open Markets

55

”How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 3 (Leaflet Study #3)

56

Today in Education #12 - Khan Partners with MAP, College Opportunity Cost by City + other Money Talk

57

Who's Teaching in STEM?

58

“How Writing Shapes Thinking” Ch. 2 (Leaflet Study #2)

59

Today in Education #11 - Rural Education Deserts and Holocaust Denial

60

A Map is More Than a Graph

61

Introduction to “How Writing Shapes Thinking” (Leaflet Study #1)

62

Today in Education #10 - The Best Teaching Advice, 1 in 6 U.S. Teachers Have Summer Jobs

63

Today in Education #9 - Alexa as a Study Buddy, Grade Inflation in the Bronx

64

Connected Learning Networks

65

Today in Education #8 - Higher Education for Refugees, Training School Leaders to Spend Wisely, and Improving STEM Education

66

Neuroscience in Education

67

Can Video Games Make You Better at Math?

68

Today in Education #7 - Catching Up

69

Today in Education #6 - Augmented Reality in the Classroom, Education's Demographic Dividend

70

The Ethics of Open Educational Resources

71

Today in Education #5 - Online Education in Africa, Using Technology to Scale Higher Ed. in Prisons

72

Today in Education #4 - Cutbacks for Migrant Children, Sounding Out Words, and the Most Generous Education Benefit Program Ever

73

Today in Education #3 - Democrats' Teacher Pay Proposals, The Great Recession's Lasting Impact, The Dr. Seuss Legacy, and State Spending Comparisons

74

Today in Education #2 - West Virginia Outlaws Teacher Strikes, Junior High Kills Scientific Curiosity, Walmart does a good, UNICEF partners with Red Hat

75

Today in Education #1 - Higher Ed. and Health, The Failure of Fast Education, Restrictions on Chinese Academic Visas

76

Education Students on Disciplinary Literacy

77

How Can We Improve Teacher-Student Relationships?

78

What is Mastery Learning and Why Does it Work?

79

Exploring New Genres as an ELA Teacher

80

Is Kindergarten the New First Grade?

81

"Why can't I be good at math and English?" - Subject Similarity and Student Self-Perception

82

How Students Make Sense of Wordless Picture Books

83

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