Education for the 21st-Century: Recent Episodes

Jeffrey A. Hinton

In this podcast, I explore themes related to 21st-century education.

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In this blog I discuss why students should be taught how to ask their own questions and how a pedagogy called the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is an excellent method for doing so.

Hattie, J. (2008). Visible learning: A synthesis of over 800 meta-analyses relating to Achievement. Harvard Graduate School of Education: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions: Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/progr... Jamboard- https://jamboard.google.com/ Padlet- https://padlet.com/ “Source: The Right Question Institute (RQI). The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) was created by RQI. Visit rightquestion.org for more information and free resources.” Stumm, Sophie & Hell, Benedikt & Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas. (2011). The hungry mind- intellectual curiosity is the third pillar of academic performance. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 6. 574-588. 10.1177/1745691611421204. Question Formulation Technique in Action https://rightquestion.org/education/ Tizard, B., Hughes, M., Carmichael, H., & Pinkerton, G. (1983). Children’s questions and adults’ answers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 24, 269-281.

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In this episode, I discuss what project-based learning (PBL) is. And the research that suggests that the teaching approach is effective and raises student academic achievement for all learners while helping students develop 21st-century skills. In addition, I discuss the National History Day (NHD) curriculum. Finally, I acknowledge the challenges of implementing PBL.    

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An effective teacher must master the professional skills necessary to deliver a high-quality 21st-century education to their students. In this podcast, I will discuss social-emotional learning for an effective 21st-century education.

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In this episode, I discuss why today's students need 21st-century skills in the modern economy.  

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In this inaugural episode of 21st-Century Education, I introduce myself and explain some of the reasons why I became interested in creativity and innovation in education.