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  S2E3 – Not so plain English – Educating English Language Learners

When educational research and politics fall at odds, what happens to the students caught in the middle? Ten percent of students in the USA are English Language Learners, and that number is growing, yet for reasons both pedagogical and political, schools face an uphill battle in serving these children. Learn more in this episode.

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Next episode will post on Friday, May 8th

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  S2E2 – The women behind the man behind progressive education

Francis W. Parker became the great unsung hero of progressive education in America only because of several even lesser known, yet incredible, women who inspired, financed, and advanced his ideas. Learn more about all of them in this episode.

Francis Parker          Elizabeth Peabody               Anita Blaine       Zonia Baber            Flora Cooke

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Next episode will post on Friday, May 1

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S2E1 – Unchartered Territory (or, What’s the deal with charter schools?)

We kick off season two with a no holds-barred look at charter schools! Few issues in education are so divisive, yet so often misunderstood, than the issue of charter schools. This episode will explore the history behind charter schools, the many facets of the charter school debate, and the extremely messy body of research about charter schools’ impacts on students and communities.

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Next episode will post on Friday, April 24

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S2E0 – Teaching and learning in the shadow of COVID-19

Season 2, Episode 0: At this moment in time there is no way to have an education podcast without a discussion of how COVID-19 has created sudden and radical shifts in how we teach and learn. As I’m readying Season Two’s episodes for release, I wanted to take some time first to speak with real teachers and see how they and their students are adapting, or trying to adapt, to these unprecedented times. On today’s show we interview three teachers about their experiences during the last couple of weeks. I plan to do a follow-up set of interviews a few weeks from now as well. If you’re a teacher (or student, or parent) who wants to share their experiences with teaching and learning during the coronavirus crisis, please email me at edinfinitumpodcast@gmail.com.

And, for a little levity, here’s one school’s message to its students (keep watching, it gets better and better):