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Building Knowledge Building Knowledge Team
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Building Knowledge explores the mission and vision of the Core Knowledge Foundation through its content and the schools that utilize it.
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Podcast Rewind: Happy Birthday Dr. Hirsch!
March 22, 2024, is Dr. Hirsch's 96th birthday! In honor of this, we are looking back at our first two interviews with the person responsible for Core Knowledge.
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Incorporating Visual Arts into Your Curriculum
In this episode, we talk with Tempest Neu Collins, founder of Doodles Academy, a non-profit that provides resources that empower educators to become advocates for high-quality art education in their schools and classrooms. Tempest and I discuss the importance of the arts in a well-rounded knowledge-based education for all students. The Doodles Academy resources can be found here.
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Adapting Anne of Green Gables: An Interview with Sara Holdren
On this episode, we chatted with Sara Holdren, who was tasked with adapting the book Anne of Green Gables for the Core Knowledge Foundation. We had a fascinating conversation about what it took to take this story from its original form to our newest Core Classic.
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Starting a Charter School with the Core Knowledge Curriculum
In this episode, we talk with Mary Catherine Sauer, a founder of four charter schools in North Carolina. Mary Catherine shared her varied experiences with each of her charter schools and how Core Knowledge plays an important role in all of them.
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Being a Servant Leader: An Interview with Ted Duncan
In this episode, we speak with Ted Duncan, director of Brevard Academy in Brevard, North Carolina. Ted and I had a great discussion about the role of servant leaders in an educational setting and how this type of leader can transform a school. You can learn more about Brevard Academy here.
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Core Knowledge Preschool: An Interview with Nikki Grant Holliman
In this episode, we are talking to Nikki Grant Holliman, a preschool teacher at Head of the Class Early Learning Center in Monticello, Arkansas. Nikki shares her experience with the Core Knowledge Preschool program and why it is so important to begin building knowledge in early childhood.
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Enjoyed listening to the episode about CKLA international. So interesting to see how we’re all experiencing similar issues with regard to CKLA and its implementation. Thank you!