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Drew Perkins
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Director of ThoughtStretchers Education (https://wegrowteachers.com/), host of the ThoughtStretchers Podcast.
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 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👇
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 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...
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Critical Thinking: What Works And What We Don't Know wegrowteachers.com/what-works-t...
July 30, 2025 at 1:03 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.
July 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Unlocking The Power of Questioning In The Classroom wegrowteachers.com/power-of-que...
July 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The strategic use of inquiry-based learning can be an effective tool in the pursuit of optimizing for cognitive load and effective teaching and learning.

Using Inquiry-Based Learning To Reduce Cognitive Load wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
June 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Looking to grow your school with "personalized learning approach and tailored strategies for engagement and improvement"?

ThoughtStretchers Education: wegrowteachers.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Delighted to be underway with our annual PBL Grow 25 summer conference!
June 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
As our conceptions of truth are contested, inquiry-based learning offers more than just a teaching method—it offers a way to restore the Enlightenment ideals upon which our democracy rests.

Restoring Enlightenment Intellectual Tradition With Inquiry-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/restoring-en...
June 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Download our free ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project Based Learning and get started building your foundational understanding of PBL!

ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
June 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to register for our PBL Grow 25 Conference!

Join us next week in Louisville, KY to learn how to design and implement project-based learning! wegrowteachers.com/grow25/
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
June 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Advocates of the Science of Learning tend to highlight the importance of retrieval practice, but inquiry-based learning can be a powerful tool for building long-term memory.

Inquiry-Based Learning: A Powerful Approach to Retrieval Practice wegrowteachers.com/inquiry-base...
June 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Most people seem to be tribally concerned with left vs. right but I think we should pay more attention to the infringement on Enlightenment liberal principles from both left and right.
June 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Both are vital, and both intersect with two major instructional approaches: explicit instruction and inquiry-based learning.

The Science of Learning And The Science of Thinking: Understanding Their Roles in Explicit Instruction and Inquiry-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/the-science-...
June 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Good teachers teach content in ways that promote thinking. Great teachers teach thinking in ways that promote content.

Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines - ThoughtStretchers Education wegrowteachers.com/good-teacher...
June 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🌱 FREE🌱 Guide to Project-Based Learning!

A collection of writings curated and organized to help grow foundational understanding of PBL.

ThoughtStretchers Education Guide to Project-Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
June 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
12 days left in late registration!

Join us for this 2.5-day workshop to recharge, grow, and create in the heart of bourbon country! Grow your teaching craft through project-based learning!

Grow 25 PBL Conference | Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/grow25/
June 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Teachers showing their work and planning for PBL with their peers for critique and feedback for the quality can be powerful. This morning The Cooper School teachers are doing just that using the qualitative guiding language from our rubric and workshop.
June 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We're in late registration but there's still time to join us!

"Excellent presentation, patient, kind, and very knowledgeable of content. Great feedback!
A must-attend!"

Grow 25 PBL Conference | Project Based Learning wegrowteachers.com/grow25/
June 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Great morning working with The Cooper School in Charleston on project-based learning!
June 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Blue skies and mid 70s but alas our pool still can’t open because they can’t get a necessary part for the pump due to Trump’s tariffs. 🤬
May 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Drew Perkins talks with Songyee Yoon, author and founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Principal Venture Partners, where she focuses on investing in AI-native companies transforming industries.

The ThoughtStretchers Podcast: AI In Education wegrowteachers.com/thoughtstret...
May 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM