Signals From The Stack Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:40:48 -0700 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2640840 en-us © 2026 Signals From The Stack yes c541aa3a-81c7-51b2-8b5f-91a1568282de Kim and Stefan episodic false Your professional reading stack is already too big. We’re here to help!

"Signals from the Stack" is a book-club-style podcast where two educators read, discuss, question, and rate books about education, technology, learning, and the ideas shaping schools. We dig past the headlines, wrestle with the research, disagree when necessary, and try to figure out what’s actually worth your time.

Expect thoughtful conversation, questionable jokes, strong opinions held loosely, and plenty of definitely real episode sponsors.

Listen along and decide which books deserve a spot at the top of your stack and which ones can stay there collecting dust.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Kim and Stefan https://storage.buzzsprout.com/l4xznzcv5ovp6i94jel2izaakiom?.jpg Signals From The Stack https://www.buzzsprout.com/2640840 Data Minds by Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams Data Minds by Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams Is data just for math... enthusiasts and spreadsheet wizards? Or is a "data mind" something every single one of us is already walking around with; arguing with toothpaste commercials, obsessing over sports stats, or building a spreadsheet just for the love of the game.

In the second episode of "Signals from the Stack," Kim brings Data Minds: How Today's Teachers Can Prepare Students for Tomorrow's World by Jo Boaler and Kathy Bay-Williams to the table.

Together, Kim and Stefan dig into the book's four-part data literacy process, what it actually means to teach with "data flair," and why this isn't a curriculum or a stack of lesson plans so much as a lens for noticing the data opportunities already sitting in your classroom. They also talk about what this book means for every role in a building, not just math teachers, and how it lines up with Washington State's new K-12 data science standards.

So where does Data Minds land on the stack? There's only one way to find out...

]]> Is data just for math... enthusiasts and spreadsheet wizards? Or is a "data mind" something every single one of us is already walking around with; arguing with toothpaste commercials, obsessing over sports stats, or building a spreadsheet just for the love of the game.

In the second episode of "Signals from the Stack," Kim brings Data Minds: How Today's Teachers Can Prepare Students for Tomorrow's World by Jo Boaler and Kathy Bay-Williams to the table.

Together, Kim and Stefan dig into the book's four-part data literacy process, what it actually means to teach with "data flair," and why this isn't a curriculum or a stack of lesson plans so much as a lens for noticing the data opportunities already sitting in your classroom. They also talk about what this book means for every role in a building, not just math teachers, and how it lines up with Washington State's new K-12 data science standards.

So where does Data Minds land on the stack? There's only one way to find out...

]]> Kim and Stefan Buzzsprout-19785592 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0700 3718 1 2 full false Unlocked: The Real Science Behind Screen Time (and how to spend it better) By Pete Etchells Unlocked: The Real Science Behind Screen Time (and how to spend it better) By Pete Etchells Is screen time destroying our brains? Saving education? Turning an entire generation into zombies? Or, and we know this is terrible for clicks, is it a little more complicated than that?

In the first episode of "Signals from the Stack", Stefan brings *Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time and How to Spend It Better* by Pete Etchells to the table.

Together, we dig into what the research really says about screens, mental health, attention, addiction, sleep, and the way fear-filled headlines can shape what we think we know. Along the way, we talk about *The Anxious Generation*, confirmation bias, intentional technology use, Brandolini’s Law, blue-light glasses that may or may not be doing anything, and why “screen time” might not be a very useful phrase in the first place.

So where does *Unlocked* land on the stack? There's only one way to find out...

]]> Is screen time destroying our brains? Saving education? Turning an entire generation into zombies? Or, and we know this is terrible for clicks, is it a little more complicated than that?

In the first episode of "Signals from the Stack", Stefan brings *Unlocked: The Real Science of Screen Time and How to Spend It Better* by Pete Etchells to the table.

Together, we dig into what the research really says about screens, mental health, attention, addiction, sleep, and the way fear-filled headlines can shape what we think we know. Along the way, we talk about *The Anxious Generation*, confirmation bias, intentional technology use, Brandolini’s Law, blue-light glasses that may or may not be doing anything, and why “screen time” might not be a very useful phrase in the first place.

So where does *Unlocked* land on the stack? There's only one way to find out...

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