EPISODE · Feb 26, 2025 · 48 MIN
#17 | Why We Need More Black Male Educators - with Carlos Moreno, Educator, Co-Executive Director | Big Picture Learning
from unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students · host Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
The most important thing about being a teacher is... Something ethereal... Something you can't quite put your finger on. “What is it?” you may ask… Carlos calls it leadership soul. Leadership soul is all about “the important functions love, care and vulnerability play in education leadership and how our society tends to shun these characteristics in leaders.”So how do we tap into this in an artful way that authentically reaches your students? And what does this have to do with Black male educators? Tune in to find out…We cover: Is it even possible to separate work and life as an educator? The importance of diversity in schools - specifically Black male educators What it means to replace the idea of a “classroom” with the idea of a “community of learning” How leaders need to model behaviors and attitudes for their staff(0:00) Class in session(2:20) Carlos introduces himself.(8:45) Carlos and Ashanti share their masks(23:00) Maintaining wellness as educators so that we can help others(30:55) Why we need more Black male teachers(36:15) Creating a community of learning - a culture of openness and empathy in your classroom(40:30) Modeling from school leaders, and Carlos’s Leadership Journeys(45:35) How to connect with Carlos---Connect with Carlos Moreno:Instagram: @ColossalEducatorLinkedIn: Carlos R. MorenoX: @Carlos_Moreno06Website: https://www.bigpicture.org/ Book: https://www.leadershipsoul.org/ ---Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345 Email us questions and comments at [email protected] Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/ ---Connect with Ashanti Branch:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaksTwitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/---Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support ---Connect with Ever Forward Club:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclubFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclubTwitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclubLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/
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The most important thing about being a teacher is... Something ethereal... Something you can't quite put your finger on. “What is it?” you may ask… Carlos calls it leadership soul. Leadership soul is all about “the important functions love, care and vulnerability play in education leadership and how our society tends to shun these characteristics in leaders.”So how do we tap into this in an artful way that authentically reaches your students? And what does this have to do with Black male educators? Tune in to find out…We cover: Is it even possible to separate work and life as an educator? The importance of diversity in schools - specifically Black male educators What it means to replace the idea of a “classroom” with the idea of a “community of learning” How leaders need to model behaviors and attitudes for their staff(0:00) Class in session(2:20) Carlos introduces himself.(8:45) Carlos and Ashanti share their masks(23:00) Maintaining wellness as educators so that we can help others(30:55) Why we need more Black male teachers(36:15) Creating a community of learning - a culture of openness and empathy in your classroom(40:30) Modeling from school leaders, and Carlos’s Leadership Journeys(45:35) How to connect with Carlos---Connect with Carlos Moreno:Instagram: @ColossalEducatorLinkedIn: Carlos R. MorenoX: @Carlos_Moreno06Website: https://www.bigpicture.org/ Book: https://www.leadershipsoul.org/ ---Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345 Email us questions and comments at [email protected] Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/ ---Connect with Ashanti Branch:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaksTwitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/---Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support ---Connect with Ever Forward Club:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclubFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclubTwitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclubLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/
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