EPISODE · Sep 23, 2023 · 1H 26M
#107 - Unearthing joy amid troubling times w/ Dr. Gholdy Muhammad!!
from All of the Above Podcast · host All of the Above
Back for a second time! The illustriously dope Dr. Gholdy Muhammad comes back to All of the Above today to fill us in on all the wonderful things that she’s been up to since her first appearance a few years ago. Then, she serves up a lesson on the importance of joy in education! Gholdy breaks down her latest work, Unearthing Joy, and helps us explore what the concept of joy means and what role it should play in teaching and learning, especially at a time of heightened right-wing attacks on education. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including varying approaches to addressing student absences and a potential funding cliff headed our way as relief funds run out. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 8:05 - Students suspended for being absent 21:36 - School funding cliff ahead? 37:07 - Dr. Gholdy Muhammad and Unearthing Joy! 1:20:36 - Foster youth in CA get free college DO-NOW STORIES: Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions Schools Face a Funding Cliff. How Bad WIll the Fall Be? SEMINAR: Dr. Gholdy Muhammad Website Previous appearance on AOTA: Cultivating Genius Order your copy of Unearthing Joy CLASS DISMISSED: California foster youth can now attend college for free Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat
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Back for a second time! The illustriously dope Dr. Gholdy Muhammad comes back to All of the Above today to fill us in on all the wonderful things that she’s been up to since her first appearance a few years ago. Then, she serves up a lesson on the importance of joy in education! Gholdy breaks down her latest work, Unearthing Joy, and helps us explore what the concept of joy means and what role it should play in teaching and learning, especially at a time of heightened right-wing attacks on education. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including varying approaches to addressing student absences and a potential funding cliff headed our way as relief funds run out. → Get your Teach the Truth T-Shirt here! → View this episode on YouTube! AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 8:05 - Students suspended for being absent 21:36 - School funding cliff ahead? 37:07 - Dr. Gholdy Muhammad and Unearthing Joy! 1:20:36 - Foster youth in CA get free college DO-NOW STORIES: Many schools find ways to solve absenteeism without suspensions Schools Face a Funding Cliff. How Bad WIll the Fall Be? SEMINAR: Dr. Gholdy Muhammad Website Previous appearance on AOTA: Cultivating Genius Order your copy of Unearthing Joy CLASS DISMISSED: California foster youth can now attend college for free Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - Podcast via Apple Podcast - Podcast via Spotify - Twitter - Facebook Page Theme Music by its tajonthabeat
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