Table Top Inventing Podcast

Table Top Inventing Podcast


Latest Episodes

089 - Multidisciplinary Projects with Zack Dowell
May 27, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Can a fish be trained like a dog? Can a school project be both art and science as well as entertainment and curiosity? How do we bring engagement back to the classroom? Today's podcast will grab you...

089 - Designing Success with Tracy Hazzard
May 05, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes  In This Episode How does a young lady pursuing a career in biogenetics find herself a successful artist? How can a small company file a lawsuit against a huge company without getting crushed? How do you fall...

087 - Games and Politics with Jay Obernolte
April 29, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode What is it like to write a video game from code in a printed book? Can techie kids learn to have good people skills? How does a computer game programmer become a politician? You'll have to listen...

086 - Understanding Engineers with Joanie Connell
April 22, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode How much does work-life balance matter to today's professionals? Why do people communicate differently on email vs phone vs face-to-face? What are the effects of helicopter parenting on the kids we are...

085 - Young Makers with Peggy Healy Stearns
April 15, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Can you learn to write software without programming experience? How is educational software unique? How important is technical confidence for young learners? Join us for a look at technology through the...

084 - Succeeding at Education with Ted Dintersmith
April 06, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Why would an entrepreneur and noted venture capitalist zoom in on education? How serious are the educational challenges we face in the US? Is there a simple path forward to creating a...

083 - The Longterm View with Peter Skillen
April 03, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Do kids really secretly enjoy hard problems? What happens when we let children control their own learning? What can US educators learn from Canadian educators? Join us for some perspectives from...

082 - Getting What You Want with Scott Glaser
March 25, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode What is possible if you shut off the television? Can you really do anything you want, if you set your mind to it? How hard is it to learn to fly over 80 kinds of planes? Join us...

081 - Project-Based Learning with Ben Owens
March 18, 2016

Show Notes | YouTube | iTunes In This Episode Are there important innovators and inventors in public schools? Can being an engineer prepare you for the classroom? How can a public school bring project-based learning into every class? Join us...

080 - Powerful Girls with Kiki Prottsman
March 11, 2016

| YouTube | In This EpisodeWhen is the best time to introduce technology to your kids?Is there and advantage to introducing technical problem-solving early?How do we introduce coding in kindergar