Podcast – Conversation with Dr. Dan Willingham, University of Virginia

Many of you have been participating in and/or following the conversations for this year’s CASTLE Summer Book Club. I am pleased to announce that my interview today with Dr. Dan Willingham, […]

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February 16, 2011

Many of you have been participating in and/or following the conversations for this year’s CASTLE Summer Book Club.

I am pleased to announce that my interview today with Dr. Dan Willingham, professor at the University of Virginia and author of Why Don’t Students Like School?, is now available as either streaming audio or a downloadable podcast.

Happy listening!

Scott McLeod

Associate Professor of Educational Administration, Iowa State University

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