The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

Drew Perkins

drew@thoughtstretchers.org

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Booking Overview

An education interview podcast focused on rigorous pedagogy, assessment, cognitive science, inquiry, and teacher practice, typically featuring researchers, authors, educators, and influential education specialists. Agencies could credibly pitch education researchers, curriculum and assessment experts, teacher educators, authors, and experienced school practitioners with substantive frameworks or research; booking is likely high difficulty because the show has hosted prominent international thinkers and established authors.

Metrics

Episodes: 457

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 171 subscribers

Instagram: 1.3k followers

Contact Information

drew@thoughtstretchers.org

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Host

Drew Perkins - Education professional focused on intellectually rigorous pedagogy, teaching, learning, and professional dialogue for educators.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Education researchers, university scholars, authors, teacher educators, experienced classroom practitioners, school leaders, and consultants with recognized expertise in pedagogy, assessment, curriculum, or learning science.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or influential education research, Leadership in major education initiatives or policy work, Established expertise in teaching, assessment, curriculum, or learning science, Experience translating educational research into classroom practice

Recent Guest Discussions

Mark Enser - Powerful Knowledge, Dialogic Teaching, Cognitive Science, Structured Inquiry, And Pedagogy.

Christian Moore - Enactivism, Relational Teaching, Professional Judgment, Meaning-making, And The Limits Of Scripted Instruction.

Chris Harrison - Paul Black's Legacy, Assessment For Learning, Classroom Dialogue, Science Education, And Research-informed Teaching.

Jo Boaler - Paul Black's Influence, Assessment For Learning, Student Agency, Classroom Practice, And Education Research.

Dylan Wiliam - Paul Black's Legacy, Assessment For Learning, Formative Assessment, Education Policy, And Translating Research Into Classroom Practice.

Recent Topics

Pedagogy, Assessment, Education, Cognitive Science, Teacher Development

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The ThoughtStretchers Podcast
:

Applying Cognitive Load Theory In The Classroom

August 04, 2026

Drew Perkins welcomes math teacher and author Michael Pershan to explore the history of CLT and how he thinks about applying Cognitive Load Theory in his math teaching. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode Have some feedback you'd like to share? You can email me at drew@thoughtstretchers.org. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening. Key Takeaways: Cognitive Load Theory as a Flexible Toolkit: Cognitive Load ...

Education Tribalism, Research, & Practice

July 30, 2026

In this episode Drew Perkins talks with Haili Hughes, Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia about her work and thinking on education and teaching. More specifically, this conversation touched on matters of education tribalism, research, it's lethal mutations, and how to put those findings into practice as part of ongoing teacher development and empowerment. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode Have some feedback you'd like to share? You can email me at dre...

Synergizing Dialogue, Inquiry, and Cognitive Science for Powerful Knowledge Pedagogy

July 24, 2026

Drew Perkins talks with Mark Enser about his Substack piece titled, A Pedagogy for Powerful Knowledge | Why dialogue, enquiry and cognitive science aren't competing answers.  This episode addresses questions like: "How to combine cognitive science with inquiry-based learning", "Differences between classroom discussion and dialogic teaching", "Why inquiry requires high-level scaffolding", and "How to avoid algorithmic teaching in the classroom". Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode Hav...

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