Speaking of Education Podcast
1) Book Review of The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Muller with Guest Maria Piantanida, PhD
In this episode we experiment with a different format. Co-host Dr. Maria Piantanida offers a review of The Tyranny of Metrics by Jerry Muller a professor of history at the Catholic University of Ameri...Show More
2) Exploring Health Issues of Native Americans with Guest Josie Barnes
This episode features our conversation with Josie Barnes who is beginning her junior year in high school. The school Josie attends structures its calendar so that students are able to take a multi-wee...Show More
3) Wedding Work and Learning to Pursue a Career Interest with Guest Duncan Barnes
From an early age, Duncan Barnes has had a passionate interest in animals. Emerging from this passion has been a desire to pursue a career in veterinarian medicine. During this episode, we talk with D...Show More
Wedding Work and Learning to Pursue a Career Interest with Guest Duncan Barnes
26:16 | Sep 11th, 2023
4) Remake Learning: Thinking Boldly About Education with Guest Tyler Samstag
This episode features Tyler Samstag who jointly is the director of Remake Learning and also leads transformED, an initiative at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit that supports schools in starting, scali...Show More
5) Advocating for the Educational Rights of Children with Special Needs with Guests Mary Hartley and Cindy Duch
This episode features the work of the PEAL Center, a statewide organization that provides support for parents of children with disabilities. Through a wide array of resources, training, a helpline, an...Show More
6) Black Girls Education Justice Initiative with Guest Paige Joki
This episode features Paige Joki, a staff attorney at the Pennsylvania Education Law Center. After graduating from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, Joki was selected as an NAACP LDF Earl Wa...Show More
7) Schools Where Teachers Thrive with Guest Susan Moore Johnson, EdD
This episode features Dr. Susan Moore Johnson, author of the book, Where Teachers Thrive: Organizing Schools for Success. During the conversation we explore features that contribute to successful scho...Show More
8) Pennsylvania’s Education Law Center—A Resource for Equitable Schooling for All Children with Guest Deborah Klehr
This episode features Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Education Law Center (ELC). During the conversation we explore the founding and purpose of the ELC, who can access re...Show More
9) Navigating the Political Landscape: Implications for Educational Policy and Practice with Guest Mary Esther Van Shura, EdD
Currently an Associate Adjunct Professor in the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh with a particular focus on social and political dynamics of education, Dr. Van Shura has coordinated...Show More
10) School After COVID with Guests Ryan and Camden Banks
This episode features returning guests, Ryan and Camden Banks. In April 2022, these students shared their experience of learning when school closed due to the COVID pandemic. From the end of their thi...Show More