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Episode 45 | Avoiding Equity Traps & Troupes w/ Dr. Jamila Dugan
In this episode of Our Classroom, Dr. Jamila Dugan, Co-Author of Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation, gives us a deep dive into chapter two of her book - No Shortcuts:...
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Episode 44 | Got Data? w/ Shane Safir
In this episode of Our Classroom, author and professor Shane Safir joins to discuss Street Data: A Next-Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation.
Classroom Notes:
Utilizing to create systems...
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Episode 43 | Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching w/ Kimberly N. Parker, Ph.D
In this episode of Our Classroom, Dr. Kimberly N. Parker, author of Literacy Is Liberation: Working Toward Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching, discusses one of the CRTs that are driving some folks...
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Episode 42 | Modeling Humility & Vulnerability w/ Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D
In this episode of Our Classroom, Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D, author of Leading Equity: Becoming an Advocate for All Students, joins to discuss Modeling Vulnerability & Humility.
Classroom notes:
Mistakes made
What...
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Episode 41 | A Vulnerable Moment
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto wraps up 2022 by engaging in a vulnerable moment and apologizing to any students that he may have caused harm to, even if he did so unknowingly.
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Episode 40 | Border Stories w/ David Bowles
In this episode of Our Classroom, author and professor David Bowles joins to discuss Border Stories.
Classroom Notes:
Immigration and life on the border as focal points for his writing
The way he shows up in his...
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Episode 39 | Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students w/ Afrika Afeni Mills
In this episode of Our Classroom, author Afrika Afeni Mills, shares insight about her book Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students.
Classroom Notes:
The story of her name
3 actions steps...
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Episode 38 | Building a Pipeline of Black Teachers
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto shares an excerpt from the article To Build a Pipeline of Black Teachers, This Program Starts Recruiting in High School by Emily Tate Sullivan.
The article examines the...
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Episode 37 | Creating Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classrooms w/ Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, Eliza Braden, Michele Myers, Natasha Thorton
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto is joined by Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, Eliza Braden, Michele Myers, and Natasha Thorton, the authors of the book Revolutionary Love, to discuss Creating Culturally Inclusive...
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Episode 36 | Where Faith & Schools Can Meet w/ Zakiya Jackson
In this episode of Our Classroom, Zakiya Jackson, President of The Expectations Project shares her insight and experience regarding where the church and public schools can meet.
Key Moments:
The role of the church in...
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Episode 35 | 4 Tips for School Leaders Starting DEI Work
Welcome to Season 2 of Our Classroom! In this episode, Roberto breaks down an article that he and Lorena originally published through Edutopia. The article examines the idea that school leaders should take an active...
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Episode 34 | Students, Schools, People and Prisons w/ Stacy Seward
Welcome to Our Classroom! In this episode, Stacy Seward, Executive Director of The Dream Network in Lawrence Massachusetts, joins to discuss the school-to-prison pipeline and prison to community re-entry, including a...
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