Drew Perkins
@drewperkins.bsky.social
Director of ThoughtStretchers Education (https://wegrowteachers.com/), host of the ThoughtStretchers Podcast.
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Drew Perkins
@drewperkins.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Bluesky seems like a nice place, and from what I’m seeing, full of anti-Trumpers and ‘progressive’ educators.
That’s fine, I consider myself sympathetic to both of those groups. But I do wonder how productively users will respond and engage when being pushed on opinions and assertions. 🤔
That’s fine, I consider myself sympathetic to both of those groups. But I do wonder how productively users will respond and engage when being pushed on opinions and assertions. 🤔
• Do PD providers have an ethical responsibility re: sustainability?
• Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements?
• How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers?
@shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇
• Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements?
• How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers?
@shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
• Do PD providers have an ethical responsibility re: sustainability?
• Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements?
• How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers?
@shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇
• Is it too easy for PD providers to do one-off engagements?
• How do we help schools navigate their relationship with professional learning providers?
@shaneleaning.com & I discussed this & more in our recent podcast chat linked👇
Always a pleasure to talk with @shaneleaning.com, this time about his new book, Change Starts Here.
And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
Drew Perkins talks with Shane Leaning about his new book, Change Starts Here: What If Everything Your School Needed Was Right in Front of You?
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November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Always a pleasure to talk with @shaneleaning.com, this time about his new book, Change Starts Here.
And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
And for those of you savages who like watching podcast videos, the YouTube link is below.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Change Starts Here with Shane Leaning
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
Reposted by Drew Perkins
HEP authors Elizabth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis recently appeared on @drewperkins.bsky.social's ThoughtStretchers Podcast and delved into takeaways from their new book, LEADING STRATEGICALLY. Listen to the discussion here:
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Leading Strategically
Drew Perkins talks with Rachel Curtis and Liz City, co-authors of the book Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitious Goals in Education.
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October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
HEP authors Elizabth A. City and Rachel E. Curtis recently appeared on @drewperkins.bsky.social's ThoughtStretchers Podcast and delved into takeaways from their new book, LEADING STRATEGICALLY. Listen to the discussion here:
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation
A cornerstone of effective differentiation, is understanding and addressing student readiness. Recognizing their current proximity to a learning goal.
wegrowteachers.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...
Many talk about 'reimagining school,' but Michael Strong is really doing it. We took a deep dive into teaching, learning, and thinking.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Many talk about 'reimagining school,' but Michael Strong is really doing it. We took a deep dive into teaching, learning, and thinking.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Bridging The Science of Learning And Inquiry With Socratic Experience wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
Critical Thinking: What Works And What We Don't Know wegrowteachers.com/what-works-t...
July 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Critical Thinking: What Works And What We Don't Know wegrowteachers.com/what-works-t...
I talked with teacher-educator Rachael Jefferson about her Education HQ article from an interview that is critical of the Science of Learning movement.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'?
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'?
wegrowteachers.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I talked with teacher-educator Rachael Jefferson about her Education HQ article from an interview that is critical of the Science of Learning movement.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: Is The Science of Learning 'Soul Destroying'? wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/product-enha...
Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction
The DI concept of student "product" is a powerful tool for differentiation in classrooms that can help enhance learning and unlock student potential.
wegrowteachers.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Product as a Pathway To Enhancing Learning with Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/product-enha...
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation
A cornerstone of effective differentiation, is understanding and addressing student readiness. Recognizing their current proximity to a learning goal.
wegrowteachers.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Leverage Learning With Readiness in Differentiation wegrowteachers.com/leverage-lea...
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction
While readiness often takes center stage, the power of differentiated instruction with student interest in unlocking student potential is undeniable.
wegrowteachers.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...
How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, And Transfer Learning wegrowteachers.com/how-to-teach...
How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, And Transfer Learning
Teachers should explicitly teach students how to transfer learning to new contexts, rather than assuming that they will do so automatically.
wegrowteachers.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
How To Teach For Surface, Deeper, And Transfer Learning wegrowteachers.com/how-to-teach...
How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/differentiat...
How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education
“How do I differentiate in project based learning?” Changing practice to PBL from traditional instruction can be liberating for its potential to meet the differentiated needs of all learners.
wegrowteachers.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How Do I Differentiate In Project Based Learning? - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/differentiat...
Have you checked out our FREE PBL Workshop Tools and Resources page?
Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/
Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/
PBL Workshop Tools and Resources - ThoughtStretchers Education
Ready to get started building a project to help students be better prepared for the modern world?
wegrowteachers.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Have you checked out our FREE PBL Workshop Tools and Resources page?
Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/
Planning docs, resources, and much more! - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/pblworkshop/
The woke left and MAGA right resemble each other in one really dangerous way. They both think our Constitution should be ignored or done away with. They value their authority more than our liberty.
July 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The woke left and MAGA right resemble each other in one really dangerous way. They both think our Constitution should be ignored or done away with. They value their authority more than our liberty.
Democrats have got to stop this advocacy language & policing with phrases like justice-involved population (inmates) and birthing persons (mothers).
"We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...
"We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...
Andy Beshear introduces himself to South Carolina as the normal Democrat
The Kentucky governor urged his party to drop “advocacy language” as visits to early presidential primary states begin to pile up even before the midterms.
www.semafor.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Democrats have got to stop this advocacy language & policing with phrases like justice-involved population (inmates) and birthing persons (mothers).
"We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...
"We’ve got to get back to talking to people like we talk to our friends, like we talk each and every day in our life.” www.semafor.com/article/07/1...
Drew Perkins talked with Shane Leaning as a guest on his Education Leaders podcast about how to have conversations that focus on nuance, complexity, and understanding.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation
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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation
Drew Perkins talks with Shane Leaning as a guest on his Education Leaders podcast about how to have conversations that focus on nuance, complexity, and understanding.
wegrowteachers.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Drew Perkins talked with Shane Leaning as a guest on his Education Leaders podcast about how to have conversations that focus on nuance, complexity, and understanding.
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: How To Have Nuanced Conversation
wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
How Inquiry-Based Learning And The Curiosity Curve Can Fuel a Flourishing Democracy wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
How Inquiry-Based Learning And The Curiosity Curve Can Fuel a Flourishing Democracy
By prioritizing inquiry-based learning that is rich with knowledge, we are not just educating students; we are cultivating democracy.
wegrowteachers.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How Inquiry-Based Learning And The Curiosity Curve Can Fuel a Flourishing Democracy wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
Maximizing Inquiry-Based Learning and PBL: The Role of Direct Instruction and Scaffolding wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
Maximizing Inquiry-Based Learning and PBL: The Role of Direct Instruction and Scaffolding
for Inquiry-Based Learning to be effective, it must be supported by well-structured scaffolding and direct instruction at key moments.
wegrowteachers.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Maximizing Inquiry-Based Learning and PBL: The Role of Direct Instruction and Scaffolding wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
What Is Inquiry-Based Learning? wegrowteachers.com/what-is-inqu...
July 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What Is Inquiry-Based Learning? wegrowteachers.com/what-is-inqu...
7 Steps To Plan Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/7-steps-plan...
7 Steps To Plan Project Based Learning
As part of our PBL workshop we help participants learn how to plan project based learning experiences using these 7 steps.
wegrowteachers.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
7 Steps To Plan Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/7-steps-plan...
3 AI In PBL Prompt Strategies to Support Design and Planning wegrowteachers.com/3-ai-in-pbl-...
3 AI In PBL Prompt Strategies to Support Design and Planning
3 specific AI in PBL prompt patterns to help address some of the trickier “PBL Pain Points” that arise when designing and planning projects.
wegrowteachers.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
3 AI In PBL Prompt Strategies to Support Design and Planning wegrowteachers.com/3-ai-in-pbl-...
Thinking Maps for Project-Based Learning: Visual Tools for Deeper Learning wegrowteachers.com/thinking-map...
July 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thinking Maps for Project-Based Learning: Visual Tools for Deeper Learning wegrowteachers.com/thinking-map...
Unlocking The Power of Questioning In The Classroom wegrowteachers.com/power-of-que...
July 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Unlocking The Power of Questioning In The Classroom wegrowteachers.com/power-of-que...
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction
While readiness often takes center stage, the power of differentiated instruction with student interest in unlocking student potential is undeniable.
wegrowteachers.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How Student Interests Fuel Differentiated Instruction wegrowteachers.com/student-inte...
I loved this conversation! Thanks to @shaneleaning.com for inviting me on and letting me share my thinking as I'm more often the one asking the questions on my podcast.
Most principals have zero clue about the online wars between direct instruction vs progressive education.
They’re dealing with teachers quitting and angry parents, not reading cognitive load theory.
Full convo with @drewperkins.bsky.social:
pod.fo/e/2f7328
They’re dealing with teachers quitting and angry parents, not reading cognitive load theory.
Full convo with @drewperkins.bsky.social:
pod.fo/e/2f7328
Education Leaders: How to have a nuanced conversation | A conversation with Drew Perkins
In this episode, Shane sits down with Drew Perkins, President Director of ThoughtStretcher Education and host of the ThoughtStretchers Education Podcast. Drew brings a refreshing perspective on how...
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July 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I loved this conversation! Thanks to @shaneleaning.com for inviting me on and letting me share my thinking as I'm more often the one asking the questions on my podcast.