“Potterversity” Episode 50: “Teaching, the Hogwarts Way”
On Episode 50 of “Potterversity,” discover what we can learn from two very different Hogwarts professors: Dumbledore and Umbridge.
On Episode 50 of “Potterversity,” discover what we can learn from two very different Hogwarts professors: Dumbledore and Umbridge.
84-year-old Mary Pyle has become Trinity College Dublin’s oldest graduate, with her thesis titled “Harry Potter and the Unconscious Dimension.”
by Karmen Allison · Published May 11, 2021 · Last modified September 3, 2023
The characters in “Harry Potter” all feel the desire to belong. So how does this affect their choices?
How does “Harry Potter” help us develop empathy, find our voices, and be better teachers? M’Balia Thomas, Rafael Carneiro, and Amy Quirin discuss crossing borders in education on Episode 30 of “Reading, Writing, Rowling”.
by Sophia Jenkins · Published August 28, 2019 · Last modified February 28, 2023
An ex-student of Ilvermorny and in hiding from the magical world, Ms. Frizzle illegally used her magic to teach science to No-Maj children.
Editorials / The Daily Prophet
by Jennifer Fancher · Published August 19, 2019 · Last modified March 9, 2021
Rereading the series as an educator reveals how much Rowling got right about teaching. This shouldn’t be a surprise since she was a teacher herself.
by Holly Peckitt · Published September 14, 2017 · Last modified January 24, 2019
Hogwarts is known as a school of “Witchcraft and Wizardry,” but where do the other inhabitants of the wizarding world learn magic?
Editorials / The Daily Prophet
by Lizzie Gladwyn, Michael Harle · Published December 2, 2016 · Last modified March 9, 2021
With America facing a potentially dangerous shift, here’s a look at what “Harry Potter” has taught us about the power of knowledge and hope.
Move over, “Gatsby”: There’s a new piece of quintessential educational literature in town.