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#70 - Arts & Music Education During and After the Pandemic w/ Ben Shepard
The shift to pandemic pedagogy was especially tough for arts and music educators who suddenly found themselves orchestrating bands and directing ceramics lessons through Zoom. As campuses reopen and …
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
A Week of Repeated Trauma - Passing Period #35
This Week: Lt. Nazario in Virginia, Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Adam Toledo in Chicago, a teacher calling a student the N word in Oklahoma, kids in Texas make a slave trading game for their black c…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
#69 - Racial Equity Work in Schools w/ Joe Truss
Last summer’s uprisings for racial justice spurred a flurry of activity and discussion among educators about how to work towards creating a truly equitable and just school system. Not surprisingly, t…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
Cameras in Classrooms… Forever? - Passing Period #34
This Week: A year ago, the idea that nearly every student would have a laptop or tablet and attend school virtually seemed preposterous. Now, it’s just another day of school. With news about promisi…
Published on 4 years, 8 months ago
#68 - Boosting STEM Outcomes for Students of Color w/ Caia Brown
Science! Technology! Engineering! Math! “STEM” has been all the rage in education over the last several years as schools look to prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing tech industry. Unf…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Ethnic Studies in CA Schools, At Long Last - Passing Period #33
This Week: After 4 years of work, hundreds of thousands of public comments, and a late rush of right-wing pushback, the CA State Board of Education adopted an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum this wee…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
#67 - Teaching Elementary Amid Pandemic and Reopening Politics w/ Meghann Seril
This year of pandemic pedagogy has been tough on students of all ages, most notably those in the early grades. As the debate over school “reopening” continues to rage and battlelines are drawn over w…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
To Integrate, or Not to Integrate - Passing Period #32
This Week: Under the radar congress removed the last barrier for school districts to use federal funds on transportation services for integrating schools. We’ve long known of the pernicious effects o…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
#66 - Black Families and the School System w/ Tonikiaa Orange and Tunette Powell
The relationship between the public school system and Black families has a long, tenuous history. After decades of marginalization and miseducation, how can public schools do right by Black families …
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
The N Word Means What?!?!?! - Passing Period #31
This Week: Tik Tok strikes again, as an AP US History teacher in Florida is caught on video white washing the behavior of slave owners to a black student, and claiming that the n word means ignorant…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago