LA Johnson/NPR NPR Ed 5 Great Teachers On What Makes A Great Teacher November 8, 2014 For our 50 Great Teachers series, a panel of experts shares thoughts on great teaching: past, present and future.
Maryann Wolfe talks with Mawi Fasil during her AP American government class at Oakland Technical High School. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR NPR Ed Pythagoras' iPhone: Is Listening A Lost Classroom Art? November 7, 2014 We began our 50 Great Teachers series with a look at Socrates, which raised a question: Do educators focus enough on teaching students how to listen?
LA Johnson/NPR NPR Ed 50 Great Teachers: A Celebration Of Great Teaching October 31, 2014 Our new series will tell the stories of great teachers, and explore some big questions: What is great teaching? Can it be taught? How do good teachers become great ones?
Who Was Socrates? NPR hide caption itoggle caption NPR NPR Ed So Who Was Socrates, Anyway? Let's Ask Some Kids October 30, 2014 In part two of our look at the ancient Greek philosopher, we ask students at a California school about the Socratic teaching method and the questions it inspires.
LA Johnson/NPR NPR Ed 50 Great Teachers: Socrates, The Ancient World's Teaching Superstar October 29, 2014 It's been 2,400 years since he taught his last class, but the teaching method Socrates created, and that bears his name, lives on today. Listen Loading… 7:46 Download Playlist