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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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Episode 33 | Reflections of a First Year School Principal w/ Terra Lynch
This week's guest was Terra Lynch, Director of Middle School at Headwaters School in Austin, Texas.Ā
We discussed the following:
Director of Middle School role
Triumphs & trials in the first year
Expectations for...
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Episode 32 | Shifting POC Stories by Writing Fiction w/ Aiko Bethea
Aiko Bethea stopped by Our Classroom to discuss her upcoming publication, the Magnolia Murder Series. We touched upon the following:ā¦ Characters in the seriesā¦ Shifting POC stories from being steeped in sufferingā¦...
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Episode 31 | Reading for Self w/ Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul & Lorena GermƔn
In this episode of Our Classroom, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul invites Lorena GermƔn to join her in one of the RedClayEd Community Conversations. As we transition from summer fun and flexibility, Sonja challenges the...
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Episode 30 | Hyphenated w/ Ummi Modeste
In the third and final part of ourĀ poetry series with authorĀ Ummi Modeste, she shares and analyzes the poem Hyphenated from her bookĀ Because I Knew.Ā This is one of her favorite poems as it speaks to the struggle of...
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Episode 29 | Dreaming A Decolonized World w/ Ummi Modeste
Part Two of ourĀ poetry series with authorĀ Ummi ModesteĀ explores immigration from a number of different angles.Ā In this episode, Ummi reads the poemĀ Dreaming A Decolonized WorldĀ from her bookĀ Because I Knew.Ā This is a...
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Episode 28 | QuiƩn Soy Yo (Who Am I) w/ Ummi Modeste
If you dig poetry then you are in for a treat! This is part one of a 3-part poetry series w/ author Ummi Modeste. In this episode, Ummi reads the poem Quien Soy Yo from her book Because I Knew. We then had the...
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Episode 27 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 3 w/ Kwame Sarfo- Mensah
Welcome to Our Classroom! In this brief episode, Math Educator and Consultant Kwame Sarfo-Mensah wraps up our conversation about math including talking about supporting bilingual learners.Ā
Kwame Sarfo-Mensah is a...
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Episode 26 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 2 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
As we proceed (P. Diddy voice) with the math strategies you need! In part 2 of Mathin' It Up w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah, we discuss Math & Hip Hop, creating a STEM Speaker Series, Culturally Responsive Teaching in...
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Episode 25 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 1 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
I donāt even like math like that but this was fun! š My mom commented, āI wish I had a math teacher like you when I was in school!ā Brother Kwame Sarfo-Mensah out here getting love from mom dukes! I guess he was a...
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Episode 24 | Change the Narrative w/ Henry J. Turner & Kathy Lopes
Henry J. Turner and Kathy Lopes join Roberto to discuss their new book Change the Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School. In addition, they share about their co-authoring process, their...
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