Podcast appearances and mentions of frederick hess

Silicon Valley elites have pushed school-provided tablets and phones into K-12 schools, replacing textbooks, real human interaction, and traditional education, undermining children's ability to focus—and parents' power to regulate screentime. Guests Scott Yenor, Frederick Hess, and Clare Morell sit down with host Ryan Williams to consider the limited pros and many cons of devices in the classroom, their disruptive effect in school settings and on learning outcomes, and provide insight into how states and school boards may spur positive change.

Time to tighten the belt. As federal funding scrutiny increases—and with an enrollment cliff fast approaching—state legislators, not internal experts, must take action to put universities under the microscope and ensure faculty hours equate to student academic mastery, promoting attendance. Host and Claremont Institute president Ryan Williams sits down with returning guest Scott Yenor and is joined by Frederick Hess and Beth Akers of the American Enterprise Institute to continue the discussion of how state legislatures may reshape universities, from performance funding to school choice.

On this week's Education Gadfly Show podcast, Brian Kisida, Associate Professor at the Truman School of Government & Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, joins Mike and David to discuss his recent Education Next article, which reports on what high school students are hearing from their teachers about racism in America. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber shares a study about how test-optional policies at elite universities hurt high-achieving, disadvantaged students.Recommended content: Brian Kisida, Gary Ritter, Jennifer Gontram, J. Cameron Anglum, Heidi H. Erickson, Darnell Leatherwood, and Matthew H. Lee., “Bridging the Divide over Critical Race Theory in America's Classrooms,” Education Next (November 1, 2024).Frederick Hess, “It's a Crisis! It's Nonsense! How Political Are K–12 Classrooms?,” Education Next (Winter 2025).Bruce Sacerdote, Douglas O. Staiger & Michele Tine, How Test Optional Policies in College Admissions Disproportionately Harm High Achieving Applicants from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, NBER (2025) Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Stephanie Distler at sdistler@fordhaminstitute.org.

As misinformation spreads at unprecedented rates, the need for digital literacy has never been more pressing, affecting not just individuals but the very fabric of our democratic society. Surprisingly, this challenge spans generations, with both digital natives and older adults struggling to differentiate between credible sources and misleading content. The emergence of AI and sophisticated online masquerades has only heightened the urgency for developing robust strategies to verify information and foster a more informed citizenry. Frederick Hess from American Enterprise Institute joins the show to share the latest.

Join Boyd Matheson in delving into Thursday’s news! Maura Carabello discusses how the Utah Supreme Court voids ballot measures that would have undercut voters’ power. Discover Senator Rand Paul’s “six-penny plan” with Eric Boehm. Nicholas Stephanopoulo discusses how accessible public opinion data could help ease political polarization. Frederick Hess urges everyone to develop strategies to be more digitally informed and More!

Academic freedom is important but can it be abused to the point of making taxpayers fund political activism? According to Rick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute, the answer is yes. Where is the line between respecting the right to free speech and making the public pay for specific opinioins and activism? That's the focus of this discussion. For more information: https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/scholarly-associations-gone-wild-stop-publicly-funding-scholarly-groups-that-trade-academics-for-advocacy/?mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGVMkC6wuPTheUgtt54HmBgxRLQLBex24qy1DJF8GvOagXLMOErmbUFatIkyy6qbF1ubyh1ZPgW1yQXl8dAUQhUXsoZJU7XyznGRKIJgOGd2szeBC5H

Frederick Hess and Michael McShane discuss the changing landscape of K-12 school reform and the state of higher education.

Join Boyd this Monday to dive into what is happening in the world. Robert Sherman joins from Israel to talk about the developing story of the ceasefire in the Middle East. Hear more about the possible causes and solutions of the college protests with Rep. Burgess Owens. Equity grading has potential to solve many educational problems according to Dr. Frederick Hess. Rabbi Avremi Zippel talks about Holocaust Remembrance Day and the impact of the ongoing seven month war on those reflecting on the horrific events during the second world war and More!

For decades, traditional grading methods have faced criticism for perpetuating inequities and failing to reflect a student's learning. Schools are now exploring a new model: "equitable grading". Dr. Frederick Hess from American Enterprise Institute talks about the new grading approach that has been celebrated and condemned from all angles. The expectations are nuanced and the socio economic issues that are rooted in the education system could be solved. Parents want their children to succeed, but what method will lead to that?

On this week's Education Gadfly Show podcast, Rick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike and David to discuss his new book, Getting Education Right. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study examining how civics educators taught about and framed the 2020 election.Recommended content: "Getting education right: A conservative vision for improving early childhood, K–12, and college” —Frederick Hess and Michael McShane“Four states are leading the charge for conservative education reform” —Frederick Hess and Michael McShane, Fordham InstitutePaul Fitchett, Brett Levy, & Jeremy Stoddard, “How and Why Teachers Taught About the 2020 U.S. Election: An Analysis of Survey Responses From Twelve States,” American Educational Research Association (March 2024).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.

On this week's Education Gadfly Show podcast, Tim Donahue, an English teacher at the Greenwich Country Day School, joins Mike to discuss who loses when grades are inflated. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber reports on a new study that examines if Tennessee's new school funding law really is progressive.Recommended content:“If everyone gets an A, no one gets an A” —Tim Donahue, New York Times“Grade inflation is not a victimless crime” —Frederick Hess, The Education GadflyChristopher Candelaria, Ishtiaque Fazlul, Cory Koedel, and Kenneth Shores, “Weighting for Progressivity? An Analysis of Implicit Tradeoffs Associated with Weighted Student Funding in Tennessee,” Annenberg Institute (October 2023).Feedback Welcome: Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to Daniel Buck at dbuck@fordhaminstitute.org.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, October 6, 20234:20 pm: Gary Gygi of Gygi Capital Management joins Rod to discuss the latest jobs report.4:38 pm: Former Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz joins Rod for a conversation about his piece for Fox News on how the GOP should go about picking a new Speaker of the House.6:05 pm: Jonathan Tobin, Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish News Syndicate joins the program to discuss how Joe Biden is going about building a border wall that Democrats called “racist” during the Trump administration.6:20 pm: Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, joins the show for a conversation about Joe Biden's attack on gas-powered vehicles.6:38 pm: We'll listen back to Rod's conversations this week with Gabriel Nadales of Our America on how retail theft is ruining the American Dream for some citizens, and (at 6:50 pm) with Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute on the toxic collegiate culture in America today.

Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, thinks schooling and school reform itself are due for a rethink. In his brief (less than 150 pages, excluding endnotes and acknowledgements) The Great School Rethink, Hess lays out his view on a new way to address the problems of American education, all […]

Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, thinks schooling and school reform itself are due for a rethink. In his brief (less than 150 pages, excluding endnotes and acknowledgements) The Great School Rethink, Hess lays out his view on a new way to address the problems of American education, all informed by decades in the education policy field. Hess joins us today to discuss his Great School Rethink. Links: The Great School RethinkA Much Needed but Partial Great School RethinkTeach for America1619 ProjectFollow us on our Socials:Twitter: @capitalresearchInstagram: @capitalresearchcenterFacebook: www.facebook.com/capitalresearchcenterYouTube: @capitalresearchcenter

From schools to systems, we often talk about transformation as if it we were resetting or rebuilding things. But what if we instead approached this work as a rethink? What would this mean for our work in education, in policy, and elsewhere? This episode features Frederick Hess, senior fellow and the Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and one of the keynote speakers at this year's Cradle to Career Network Convening.For more information on the Great School Rethink by Rick Hess, visit this page.Learn more: www.strivetogether.org

In his latest book, The Great School Rethink, American Enterprise Institute scholar Frederick Hess argues that “schools are organized today in ways that waste time, overburden educators, misuse technology, and alienate parents.” Rick joins the Students Over Systems podcast to provide a short education history lesson and explain why it is time to rethink, rather […]

Ending legacy admissions is where Democrats and Republicans can find common ground, write Frederick Hess and Richard Kahlenberg.

Although often on opposite ends of the political spectrum, Frederick Hess and Pedro Noguera came together to discuss the difficult issues affecting education in their 2021 book "A Search for Common Ground." No topic is off limits, from school testing and diversity measures to teacher pay and the achievement gap. By engaging in open and respectful dialogue, Hess and Noguera better understand the other's ideology and even find areas where they agree. The book offers a clear path forward for improving the modern education system.rnrnHess is a senior fellow and the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). Hess is also the author of several books about education and an executive editor of Education Next. A columnist for Education Week, Hess has also contributed to Harvard Education Review, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, among others.rnrnNoguera is the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. His research focuses on the effects of social and economic conditions and demographic trends on schools. Noguera is the author, co-author, and editor of more than a dozen books.rnrnJoin the City Club at 11:30 am on Tuesday, January 19, for a virtual conversation between Hess and Noguera.

The president of 50CAN, Derrell Bradford,, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the results of the 2022 midterm elections and its possible ramifications on education in the United States. For more on the election, please see "What the 2022 Midterm Election Results Will Mean for Education Policy," by Frederick Hess. https://www.educationnext.org/what-the-2022-midterm-election-results-will-mean-for-education-policy/

It's been three weeks since Biden signed an executive order for student loan forgiveness up to $20,000. Frederick Hess shares why he thinks it will backfire on Democrats in the midterms and gives some better options for dealing with the student debt crisis besides pulling from taxpayer's pockets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if that tough sounding class your kid is taking to get college credit isn't so hard? And if you want a better option, will the government make it more difficult for your child to get into a charter school? Rick Hess has two new pieces in The Dispatch outlining the local and federal policies making it tougher for kids to get the best education possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Friday, February 18, 20224:20 pm: Jim Antle, Politics Editor for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod for a conversation about how Joe Biden can't escape his poor approval ratings4:38 pm: Author and historian Victor Davis Hanson joins the show to discuss his recent piece for PJ Media about Hillary Clinton's spying on Donald Trump and the hysteria it caused across the nation6:05 pm: Michael Clark, Executive Director of Summit Academies, joins the show to discuss his recent op-ed piece in support of an all-day kindergarten bill being run by Representative Steve Waldrip 6:20 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the program for a conversation about his recent piece for Fox News on how the San Francisco school board recall should give conservatives optimism about the education fight6:38 pm: We'll listen back to Rod's conversations this week with Bethany Mandel of Heroes of Liberty on how schools are sneaking critical race theory into our children's classrooms, and (at 6:50 pm) with Phil Robertson of Duck Commander on his new book “Uncanceled”

MArk is joined by KFTK Chief Meteorologist Dave Murray for one final update on Snowmageddon 2022. Also, Frederick Hess joins to talk Georgetown's 'ludicrous double-standard' for Ilya Shapiro. And retired General Keith Kellogg joins to talk a U.S. Special Forces operation that hit the news this morning. 

The cost of college has become astronomical for many people. President Biden promised to bring those costs under control and expand educational opportunities when he was campaigning. How's he doing on all of his promises a year into his presidency? Frederick Hess from the American Enterprise Institute has a new piece in The Dispatch outlining where the president has fallen down and what he could be doing better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom is joined by Dr. Pedro Noguera and Dr. Frederick (Rick) Hess, co-authors of the new book A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12. Pedro Noguera is the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the Rossier School of Education and a Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Southern California. Frederick M. Hess is a resident scholar and the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he works on K–12 and higher education issues. He is the author of Education Week’s popular blog “Rick Hess Straight Up” and a regular contributor to Forbes and The Hill. He also serves as an executive editor of Education Next and the co-host of the “Common Ground” podcast. Let’s listen in as they discuss the importance of disagreement, relationships and some of the biggest challenges in education.  Links:  A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12. Twitter: Rick Hess Twitter: Pedro Noguera Getting Smart Services 100 Days of Conversation Getting Smart Podcast

We are joined by the co-authors of a new book, "A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12 Education." We discuss the purpose of education, school choice and more. For more information, visit www.edchoice.org.

Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Pedro Noguera, dean of the school of education at USC, debated education policy and talked about the importance of having civil discussions over political disputes, especially when principled differences of opinion are involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, December 17, 20204:20 pm: Salt Lake Tribune Columnist Robert Gehrke joins the program to discuss the future of the Democratic Party in Utah given the results of the 2020 election4:35 pm: Steve Moore, Chief Economist for The Heritage Foundation, joins the program for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy6:05 pm: Susan Madsen, Founder of the Utah Women and Leadership Project, joins Rod to discuss her recent piece about how Covid-19 might have a negative effect on keeping women in the workplace6:20 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute joins the show to discuss the likely effects of forgiving student loans6:35 pm: Willis Krumholz joins Rod to discuss his piece for Real Clear Politics outlining a simple policy change that would help encourage two-parent homes in the United States6:50 pm: Steve Milloy of the Heartland Institute, founder of junkscience.com, joins Rod to discuss where Joe Biden will turn when it comes to appointing a White House Climate Advisor

TO OUR FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD! Not seniors this time around, but Remnant listeners, that is. Jonah returns to ruminate with some fire in his belly this week – on the wasting of energy on Twitter, the bizarre phenomenon of the mainstream-media respectable conservative, court packing, The Worst President in History™, a revisiting of the weed conversation from the last Remnant, and more. Also, the quote of the day – or maybe the month, or the year – might be this: “The very essence of serious thinking … is the ability to make distinctions between superficially similar things.” Show Notes: -G-FileThis week’s -Steve Schmidt picks a pointless fight with Matt Lewis and Noah Rothman -“Respectable Conservatives” -Brian Morgenstern invokes HIPAA rights when talking about Trump’s negative COVID test -“A switch in time saves nine” -“Heil Woodrow,” something of a self-own in review form -“TO MY FAVORITE PEOPLE!” -Remnant This week’s with Jonathan Adler -Star TrekIn case you also wanted to get addicted to a -Bradleyfdn.org/Liberty to subscribe to We the People and listen to Frederick Hess on education policy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown –Friday, August 28, 20204:20 pm: Dan McLaughlin, Senior Writer at National Review joins the show for a conversation about how the controversy over the Hatch Act is a perfect example of the relationship between President Trump and the D.C. swamp4:35 pm: Shawn Newell of the Utah State Board of Higher Education on the board’s resolution to make ‘equitable systemic change’ at Utah’s universities and what that my look like moving forward6:05 pm: Craig Bickmore, Executive Director of the New Car Dealers of Utah, joins Rod to discuss why now is such a good time to be a car dealer (and not necessarily a buyer)6:20 pm: Don Leonard, Chair of the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council, joins Rod for a conversation about a report from the group that outlines changes that can be made to save the lake and its ecosystem6:35 pm: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with Dr. Brian Shiozawa, Adjunct Associate Professor of Family and Preventative Medicine at the University of Utah on the state’s decrease of Covid 19 cases and the movement on a vaccine for the virus, and (at 6:50 pm) with Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute, on why he says remote learning for our children is a dismal substitute for actual classroom attendance

Join public health expert Scott Gottlieb, economist Michael Strain, and education scholar Frederick Hess for a discussion of the nation's outlook going forward. The panel will discuss progress toward a vaccine, testing and contact tracing capabilities, the state of the economy, what should be included in the next economic recovery law, and how schools can safely open in the fall. The post https://www.aei.org/multimedia/covid-19-this-fall-public-health-the-economy-and-schools/ (COVID-19 this fall: Public health, the economy, and schools) appeared first on https://www.aei.org (American Enterprise Institute - AEI).

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown –Tuesday, August 25, 20204:20 pm: Phil Kerpen of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity joins Rod for a conversation about changes the Centers for Disease Control has made in its Covid 19 testing recommendations4:35 pm: Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove joins Rod to discuss his concern about abandoned mines in the Cottonwood Canyons and if the valley’s drinking water could be contaminated by materials contained in those mines6:05 pm: Mary Eberstadt, a Senior Research Fellow and the Faith and Reason Institute on her Wall Street Journal piece about how the left still blames America first6:20 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute, joins Rod for a conversation about why he says remote learning for our children is a dismal substitute for actual classroom attendance6:35 pm: Amir Glogau, CEO of Pro Em, a live event production company, joins the program to discuss the danger of financial collapse the concert and live event industry is facing because of the pandemic

A visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, John Bailey, joins Education Next Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss Bailey's new study, which details how students and teachers can plan to return to physical school buildings in the 2020-21 academic year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "It's going to be a lot of creative problem-solving to tackle this.," Bailey says. The report was developed with the help of "an all-star group" of 19 former education officials. "A Blueprint for Back to School," by Bailey and Frederick Hess, is available now: https://www.educationnext.org/a-blueprint-for-back-to-school-what-will-it-take-get-schools-ready-coronavirus-covid-19/

Frederick Hess: How School Reformers Get Stuck In Yesterday's Ideas | Steve Hargadon | Mar 22 2011 by Steve Hargadon

Welcome to our FIRST “Neuroscience Meets SEL Podcast” this is Andrea Samadi. In this episode, we will be talking about the WHY behind setting up a social and emotional learning program in your school or district, or emotional intelligence training in the workplace.Today I have with me Majid Samadi, Corporate Sales Leader for the past 22 years, and my husband, and we will be talking about “The Why Behind Social and Emotional Learning or Emotional Intelligence Training for Schools and Workplaces” and offering his thoughts with his experience in mind.Andrea to Majid: As someone who works in the corporate world, why do you think teaching SEL in our classrooms is so important to develop our future generations? What skills do you think are missing?Majid to Andrea:  What about you? Since you were a teacher in the classroom, why do you think SEL programs are so important in today’s classrooms? Why now? Hasn’t SEL always been important for preparing young people for the workplace? Sure, these skills have always been important, but the research wasn’t there 20 years ago.When I first started my career in education, in the late 90s, as a classroom teacher, I felt overwhelmed and frustrated by the lack of resources to help me to manage and teach my students (my first teaching assignment was a behavioral class) and I had to be creative to hold their attention, let alone teach what was required. I discovered social and emotional learning skills by chance through a motivational speaker. After seeing students working with skills that developed their attitude, mindset, confidence and goal-setting abilities, (you know, what we used to call soft skills) and it skyrocketed their results, (I saw kids who were able to go from C grades to A grades, from being a bench warmer to the starting line-up and improving their personal lives) I knew we were onto something. It actually hit me like a brick since I was really struggling to make an impact on the students in my classroom, and then here were these 12 teens talking about their results after only a few months of working with lessons that mirrored growth mindset, and self-awareness…and I knew I was meant to be doing this work back then. It’s been a 20-year journey and I am excited to share the resources and ideas with everyone here on the podcast.I know it won’t shock educators to know the statistics that support the need for students and SEL but did you know that:¼ students struggle with anxiety1/5 struggle with depressionResearch now shows us that students with strong SEL health “demonstrate self-control, communicate well, problem solve, are empathetic, respectful, grateful, gritty and optimistic.”[i]  We also know that neuroscience has advanced our understanding of these SEL skills.Here’s more research of what we know now:“Success in life, and in college and career specifically, relies on student’s cognitive, social, and emotional development. (Integrating Social, Emotional and Academic Development: An Action Guide for School Leadership Teams) page 4“Research shows that teaching these skills result in immediate and long-term improvement in academic achievements and are a better predictor of success than academic ability alone.” (Perspectives of Youth on High School and SEL Webinar, Dec. 11/18).(Research of over 200 studies show that students who studies SEL have an 11% gain in academic achievement). School climate, autonomy, educator health improves.We also know that there is a connection between educator cortisol increase and student cortisol increase. We know that teachers who demonstrate Social and Emotional Learning competencies are more likely to stay in the classroom longer because they are able to work more effectively with challenging students- one of the main causes of burn out.  That’s why this topic is of such interest to so many people these days.“School leader support is the biggest predictor of whether change takes hold and is beneficial” (SEL and Principal Leadership) April 2, 2019 Edweek Webinar. (which is why we knew it was important to launch this podcast with ideas, resources and tools).Adult SEL must be addressed and trained so teachers can use these skills with their students as they are teaching.Only a well-regulated adult can help regulate a student. Teaching is a high stress job, tied for nursing. There must be a plan in place for educator well-being.Since the research is here and proving what we have known for decades, the time is now to implement these programs into the classroom. We know from the feedback from the Edweek 2019 Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Summit that educators are “interested in social and emotional learning but aren’t always sure where to start” [ii] and they are looking for “clear starting points in developing their own SEL strategies.” [iii]  This was one of the main reasons behind launching this podcast for ideas, tools and resources.I also just saw a tweet from the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) showing that the US House of Representatives have just passed a bill to increase educational funding by $11.7 B. SEL of one of the initiatives on the list to receive funding (Listed at $260M). Finally, this need is being backed financially. We should see some changes in the next few years.Andrea to Majid: What do you think? Do you see us at the beginning of the curve?Andrea to Majid: How about the corporate world? Why do you think emotional intelligence is important for our workplaces? I know in the corporate world, these skills aren’t new, but they are “newly important.” A recent survey showed that 58 percent of employers say college graduates aren’t adequately prepared for today’s workforce, and those employers noted a particular gap in social and emotional skills.Andrea to Majid: What do you think? You’ve been working in the corporate world for over 22 years. What is emotional intelligence? What kinds of scenarios do you see with this gap with social and emotional skills? What can Emotional Intelligence Training do for the workplace?   First, let’s define Emotional intelligence (shortened to EI or EQ for emotional quotient) can be defined as: “EQ refers to someone’s ability to perceive, understand and manage their own feelings and emotions” (Chignell, 2018). [iv]Further, there are five distinct components of EI:Self-awareness: This is important in the workplace because you need to know yourself first before you can help others with your product or service. This is where it all begins.Self-regulation. There will be many times in the day where you will be tested and to be able to manage your emotions under pressure is very important.Internal (or intrinsic) motivation. What is motivating you to get up and serve each day, and do you know what motivates your customers?Empathy is an important skill to have to connect with others. You must be able to see the world through someone else’s eyes.Social skills are important from ordering your lunch in a restaurant, to picking up your rental car and dealing with the front desk employees in the hotel you are staying at.It’s easy to see how EI applies in the workplace! Those who learn to master these important skills will get ahead faster with less effort and frustration than those who lack these skills.Majid gives an example.Majid to Andrea: So now that we know the “why” behind the introducing a program to your school or workplace, what are some good first steps to begin? For Schools, there are some steps to consider:Identify your team. In schools this will consist of principals, counselors, teachers, district leaders and students.Align your mission (what you are doing) with your values and beliefs (why you are doing it). This will create the buy in needed.Map Out Your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities for Growth and Threats (SWOT) to become more aware of where you are right now, what are some areas of improvement, and some roadblocks with some strategies to overcome them.Create Your Roadmap: Now that you know where you are, where do you want to go? Based on the analysis above, what are some areas of focus?Choose Your Program Whether you look at the curriculum we offer with the Level Up program, or another program, choose the topics that will help you solve the needs you have identified and map out your year.Pick Your Training Format Choose a few schools to implement in the beginning or go District wide with all schools receiving training together.For the workplace,Identify your team. In the workplace, office managers, sales leaders, and pick a few leaders from within the organization to help you spearhead your program.Align your mission (what you are doing) with your values and beliefs (why you are doing it). This will create the buy in needed.Map Out Your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities for Growth and Threats (SWOT) to become more aware of where you are right now, what are some areas of improvement, and some roadblocks with some strategies to overcome them.Create Your Roadmap: Now that you know where you are, where do you want to go? Based on the analysis above, what are some areas of focus? Consider doing climate surveys to find out what employees are thinking and feeling.Choose Your Program Whether you look at the curriculum we offer with the Level Up program, or another program, choose the topics that will help you solve the needs you have identified and map out your year.Pick Your Training Format Training can be completed via webinar, or live. Resources:VIDEO: The Heart-Brain Connection the Neuroscience of SEL (video by Neuroscientist Richard Davidson for Casel.org). https://www.edutopia.org/video/heart-brain-connection-neuroscience-social-emotional-and-academic-learningWHITE PAPER: SEL Guidance: What Social and Emotional Learning Needs to Succeed (Chester Finn and Frederick Hess) https://www.aei.org/publication/what-social-and-emotional-learning-needs-to-succeed-and-survive/For School Implementations: Casel’s District Resource Center https://drc.casel.org/How to Improve Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/emotional-intelligence-workplace/VIDEO The Impact of Social and Emotional Learning https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YMDp8FHvZt0 (1:14) YouTube November 14, 2018EndNotes:[i] SEL: The Why and Hows of Implementation in a School District (Edweb) https://home.edweb.net/webinar/sel20190404/  (April 4, 2019)[ii] Social and Emotional Learning Ed Week Summit March 20, 2019 https://www.edweek.org/ew/events/social-emotional-learning-in-schools-an-education.html[iii] Social and Emotional Learning Ed Week Summit March 20, 2019 https://www.edweek.org/ew/events/social-emotional-learning-in-schools-an-education.html[iv] How to Improve Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/emotional-intelligence-workplace/

AEI’s Frederick Hess joins the show to discuss whether Peltzman had the right answers — or was even asking the right questions. The post What is American education? Feat. Frederick Hess appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.

I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Marilyn Rhames of "Teachers who Pray" who I met in June 2017 at an Urban Education Summit. She was recently interviewed by Frederick Hess for Education Next, and I wanted to ask her some follow-up questions about her work, the role of faith and pray in our profession, and what gets her excited for schools and our profession. Article: https://www.educationnext.org/straight-conversation-teachers-pray-founder-marilyn-rhames/  Marilyn Rhames is the founder and CEO of Teachers Who Pray. Marilyn also taught in Chicago Public Schools for 15 years and is a blogger for the Education Post (www.educationpost.org/network/marilyn-rhames/). And she is in the process of completing her book The Master Teacher: 12 Spiritual Lessons That Can Transform Schools and Revolutionize Public Education.  

Seth's statement about his ill-fated campaign. Frederick Hess's piece, "Ten questions parents should ask before school starts." Moses Sanchez, candidate for Mayor of Phoenix, joins Seth in studio to talk about his campaign and goals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Friday, August 10, 20184:20 pm: Utah Congresswoman Mia Love joins the show to discuss her frustration over President Trump’s trade policies and her upcoming trip to China to get firsthand information about the effect of the tariffs4:35 pm: Jessica Vaughn, Director of Policy Studies for the Center for Immigration Studies, joins Rod to discuss the results of a recent study on Visa overstays6:05 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute, joins the show to discuss the catastrophic results of Denver Public Schools’ decision to provide a lunch to all students regardless of any outstanding debts6:20 pm: Shawn Regan, Research Fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center, joins the show to discuss the difficulty in maintaining the trail systems in the nation’s national parks6:35 pm - Listen Back Friday: We’ll listen back to Rod’s conversations this week with Utah Senate President Wayne Niederhauser on why he says the redistricting initiative is an effort by Salt Lake City Democrats to stack voters in one congressional district, and (at 6:50 pm) with Representative Paul Ray on why he’s backing an effort to get rid of “shame based” drug prosecutions

In Episode 19 of the METC podcast, I sit down with Erin Lawson from the Orchard Farm School District to learn about Student PD.  We had an awesome conversation on what it means to have a Professional Development Day for students!  This “Conference” was completely driven by the students!  Below is some information about why Student Voice and Choice is important and some great ways to possibly get started within your school/classroom.     Be sure to connect with Erin to learn more about this amazing event!   Episode's Guest: Erin Lawson - Orchard Farm School District - District Technology Coach @Erin_Lawson3   Why Student Voice and Choice? “What matters more than the aspiration is the execution.  Universal aspirations are swell, but students differ in their abilities, gifts, and needs.  Not every student will go to college.” (Frederick Hess in Educational Leadership magazine, 2016) In order to truly prepare our students, 21st century skills, soft skills, college and career ready..whatever you want to call it...we must move the responsibility from the adult to the student. Teachers are-consciously or unconsciously-trained to have students be dependent on us for their learning.  This causes a ceiling for their learning.   Encourage students to have a strong, positive mindset and give them opportunities to explore and identify areas of interest.  This will motivate them to perform. Personalization is KEY to have success with student voice and choice. Non-cognitive skills must be taught in order to achieve a “well-rounded” education. 2015 State of St. Louis Workforce study had Student PD all over it! (collaboration skills, seeing the world through other people’s eyes, public speaking, interview skills, strong handshake etc.) Teachers need to learn how to speak and act by FIRST learning to listen to students. Student voice should always have a role in teacher preparation of future lessons. 2014 Annual Student Survey of Academic Experience: Top 3 culprits of classroom boredom...1. Assignments are just busywork. 2. There’s no variety in what we do from day to day.  3. The teacher talks too much. Teachers should be doing more listening than talking, following than guiding, and more negotiating than dictating.   How can teachers implement this into their classrooms? Student PD- whole school, grade level, classroom Offer CHOICE Before starting a unit, introduce it. Relate it personally to your students.  Ask your students what they think would be the best way to learn the content. Are there any projects they can imagine would work well with this unit?  Design the unit around student input.  After the unit, ask your students if there was anything else they wanted to learn about before moving on to the next unit.   Here are some things we will be learning about.  Which three topics sound most interesting to you?  Explain why you chose each one. On a scale of 0-5, how interesting do you find what we’re working on right now? Explain your rating. What might make you more interested in the topic we’re studying? Given a choice tomorrow, would you rather learn about this topic by watching a video, reading about it, or listening to a podcast? Curriculum and projects spring from relevant questions and issues that teachers and students are passionate about. Have a group of students be the “mentors” for the teacher.  Meet with those students to get student feedback on how your class/lessons are going.   Have your students discuss what they believe “good teaching” looks like.   Genius Hour- Once a week for one hour of your class, let students work on a “capstone” or project of their own interests.  Teach them how to reach out by email/Twitter to people in the community that could help guide them.   Build teacher-student and student-student relationships.  Start with a survey: What do you enjoy spending time on? What do you struggle with? Explain. If you could invite anyone to a dinner party, whom would you invite and why? What’s the best story you’ve ever seen or heard (from a book, article, movie, TV show, friend, or family member)? What does your “space” look like, feel like where you are able to relax the best? When have you felt proud of yourself, inside or outside of school? Pose these questions to students at the beginning of the school year: Who do you want to be?  What do you want to be?  Record student aspirations in SISK12.     State of St. Louis Workforce 2015 - http://www.stlcc.edu/Workforce-Solutions/St-Louis-Workforce/Index.html   Technology Tools for Student Voice and Choice Google tools for collaboration (Google Forms for feedback) Google Sites Blogger FlipGrid TodaysMeet Twitter chats with a class hashtag Padlet   Differentiate-Personalize-Engage students-Make it relevant for their future

  In K-12 education, there is nothing more controversial than the Common Core State Standards, national academic standards in English and math. Adopted by more than 40 states, they were developed, in part, to address concerns that American students were falling behind their foreign counterparts. Has the federal government overreached and saddled our schools with standards that have been flawed from the start? The debaters are Carmel Martin, Carol Burris, Michael Petrill, and Frederick Hess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. What is the Common Core? Does it represent a federal overreach? What challenges and opportunities does it present for students, teachers, administrators and parents? And how is it playing out in classrooms in Illinois? We hear from key education stakeholders about how the Common Core standards will shape the country’s challenging—and changing—education landscape. Interviews with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Frederick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, are followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A.