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Focusing on work in higher education that aims to improve our world, Pursuing the Public Good is a new podcast from Teachers College, Columbia University.
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Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis Through Connection (opens the original)
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How can schools support the well being of their students? How do we create environments that foster belonging? In this episode of Pursuing the Public Good, Thomas Bailey, President of Teachers College, Columbia University interviews Dr. Mel Collier-Meek, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College and Dr. Claudia Fernandes, Vice President of Research and Evaluation at Born This Way Foundation. They discuss ways communities and educators can create the supportive spaces th
Bringing Sustainability Into Every School Subject (opens the original)
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How can we take sustainability beyond science class, and see it as something that can be taught in any subject? What role does education play in helping us protect our planet for future generations? And how can we support educators who want to bring sustainability into their classrooms? Caroline Preston, Managing Editor of the Hechinger Report, interviews Oren Pizmony-Levy, Associate Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College, along with two teacher
How AI Is Changing Learning, Childhood and Human Connection (opens the original)
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What do educators and parents need to know about AI in schools and at home? How can adults have conversations with children about the use of AI? What policies should schools have when it comes to AI use? And what do you do when a child uses AI to cheat? Journalist Jill Barshay of the Hechinger Report interviews Lalitha Vasudevan, Vice Dean of Digital Innovation at the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Amanda Lenhart, researcher and Senior Fellow at the Joan
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