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The Awakening Educator
by Megan Sweet
Dive deep into topics relevant to education with your co-hosts Susan Andrien & Dr. Megan Sweet, two lifelong educators who bring their skills, curiosity and unique perspectives to the topics most relevant to educating our youth in today’s complex world. The Awakening Educator is a biweekly podcast on topics related to education where we explore topics in detail, covering: * Policy/Research * Practitioner Journey and Perspective * Parent and Student Voices and Experiences * Models from the field with tools our listeners can apply to their contexts Listeners can join us live to ask questions and to comment on the topics we’re discussing on the show
Episodes
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Insights and Innovation in the Child Welfare System
Mathew Anderson shared his experience working with children and families in the Foster Care system and how we can reimagine Child Welfare with Neurobiology in mind.
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Leading A School In China (During The Pandemic!)
In this episode, The Awakening Educator speaks with Brantley Turner-Bradley about her experiences founding and leading a school in China, and what it was like to lead through the pandemic. This show is brought to you by Your3Eyes and Hope Reimagined.…
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Welcome To Season 4 Of The Awakening Educator
Welcome to season 4 of The Awakening Educator. Catch up with Susan and Megan and hear about the amazing work they are doing and what you can look forward to this season. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/...
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When Wishes Change
We talk with Tricia Roos about the powerful impact sports coaches can have on students. Tricia also tells her story of how she changed her own life as she discovered that her wishes had changed.
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How to Lead Equity-Driven Change in Education? A Conversation w/ Dr. Nix.
We meet with Dr. Sam Nix, a seasoned educator who shares his approach to leading change with equity, compassion, and intentionality. To learn more about his work, please go to: https://snix3consulting.com/ This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/...
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What is the Role of Storytelling in Education?
Join the Awakening Educator as Megan talks with two of the grantees from her School Stories project: Nature and Nurture with Smriti Sharma, who shares how she is bringing mindfulness to students in Kenya. Disrupting systemic racism with Anashay Wright, who shares why we need to build a new table,...
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What is the Role of Safety in Social Trauma, Healing & Justice?
Join us for our talk with Cherie Bridges Patrick, owner of Paradox Cross-Cultural Consulting and Training, Paradox relies on neuroscience to help educators to heal racial and social trauma, repair internal disconnects, and build relationships. Cherie will talk with us about social/racial trauma…
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How do we Transform our Schools Through Equity?
We talk with Sonia Lewis, founder of Ascribe Consulting about why conversations about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are so prevalent right now, and how we can make lasting changes in our schools. To learn more about Sonia's work, go to: https://ascribe-educational-consultanting.ueniweb.com/…
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How Can We Bring Social-Emotional Learning to Our Schools?
We talk with Megan Marcus, founder of FuelEd, and Kelley Munger, who is a researcher who specializes in bringing Social-Emotional Learning to our educational environments. We need this information now more than ever before! This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:...
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How Can You Support Struggling Readers? The Inspirational Story of Lois Letchford and Her Son.
Lois Letchford has developed an innovative approach to teaching students with learning difficulties how to read. She gained this passion through supporting her own son, who was deemed to be 'unteachable' by his teachers. With persistence, love, and creativity, Lois found a way not only to teach…
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Short Talk Susan & Megan
Susan & Megan explore the challenges of this school year. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/ https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Do You Teach with Social-Emotional Learning Strategies?
Lorea is the author of Teaching with the Heart in Mind: A Complete Educator’s Guide to Social Emotional Learning. We will discuss ways that educators can bring SEL into their classrooms and schools right now! This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:...
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How Do You Raise Your Children with Conscious Parenting?
Lauren Keck talks with us about how conscious parenting can support parents to guide their children through their K-12 experiences. To learn more about her work, go to: Soulpathparenting.com This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/...
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Taking a Journey with Storytelling with Kathleen Pelley
We talk with author, podcast host, and teacher Kathleen Pelley about the power of storytelling, the magic that happens when stories are read aloud, and how listening to stories establishes lifetime links to literature.
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Zoie Hoffman & Dana Goodier
We talk with Zoie Hoffman about her tutoring business & Dana Goodier about her experiences on her podcast with educators.
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How Do You Transform Systems and Lead with Equity?
We will talk with Lindsay Lyons about steps educators can take to address social justice and equity in their classrooms and schools. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/ https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Do You Bring Creative Writing to the Juvenile Justice System?
We talk with Marlin Barton about his work teaching creative writing with youth in the juvenile justice system. He will also share some poetry written by his students. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined: https://hopereimagined.org/...
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How Do You Bring Anti-Racism to the Workplace? A Discussion with A Long Talk.
We meet with the founders of A Long Talk--a transformative program whose goal is to create an anti-racist at every dinner table. To learn more about A Long Talk, please go to: https://www.alongtalk.com/ This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:...
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How Do You Promote Authentic Anti-Racist Leadership?
Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard and Chris Knaus discuss their book, Black Educational Leadership: From Silencing to Authenticity. They’ll share insights from their book, but also what makes their collaboration so powerful and one that others can learn from. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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How Do You Teach Arts Online? A talk with the Teaching Artist Rebecca Potts.
We will talk with teaching artist Rebecca Potts about why arts education is important to youth and what it was like to teach art during the Pandemic. Rebecca Potts Aguirre is a teaching artist from Montana currently living in Los Angeles. Her work is inspired by the intersection between…
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How to Integrate Online Learning for the Long Term: Bloomington Online School, Part 2
Following the pandemic, some school districts are choosing to retain online learning as an ongoing option for their students. We will hear about one school district’s experiences and why they have decided that online learning is here to stay. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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How to Integrate Online Learning for the Long Term: Bloomington Online School, Part 1
Following the pandemic, some school districts are choosing to retain online learning as an ongoing option for their students. We will hear about one school district’s experiences and why they have decided that online learning is here to stay. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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What Does the Next Season Hold?
Susan and Megan are back in person at the studio! In this episode of the Awakening Educator, Susan and Megan discuss their experiences with the lockdown and what is next for them and for the podcast. Hosted by Susan Andrien and Megan Sweet This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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How Can we Promote Equity in our Instruction?
We speak with the founders of Create and Educate--two experienced school and district leaders who are bringing equity to their school system by supporting BIPOC authors to navigate the process of getting their books established in schools. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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How are Learning Hubs & Outdoor Education Supporting At-Risk Youth?
We speak with Higher Ground, the leaders of a learning hub in East Oakland. We discuss how learning hubs and outdoor education create meaningful opportunities for students to thrive during the pandemic. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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What are the Best Practices for Leading Alternative Schools? A Discussion with Alysse Castro.
Alternative Schools provide instruction to students that need different learning opportunities than those provided in “traditional” schools. In this episode, we talk with Alysse Castro, Executive Director of Alternative Schools for San Francisco Unified School District, whose mission is to ensure...
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How do we Leverage Budgets to Advance Equity?
Budgets have a powerful influence on the programming that schools can provide, yet they remain a mystery to most people. In this episode, we talk with a seasoned school leader on how she used budgets to transform schools and build community buy-in for the changes she envisioned for her students....
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What are the Policy Implications of Distance Learning?
We speak with then Assemblymember, now California Attorney General, Rob Bonta about educating our youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about the policies that schools must follow, some of the bright spots he sees, and the equity and educational implications we can expect after prolonged...
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Story Time With Mr Limata
We talk with the creators of Story Time with Mr. Limata, a live storytime created by a teacher when COVID-19 quarantine began. While the show began as a way for Mr. Limata to connect with his own students, it has taken off and now has viewers worldwide. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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What is a School Boards' Role in Determining Plans for Distance Learning?
We speak with Troy Flint, communications director for the California School Board Association, who will discuss how school boards are getting involved, and the kinds of decisions districts are needing to make in the face of Covid-19. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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How Are Teachers Navigating Distance Learning?
We speak with four educators from across the United States who tell us what their experience with distance learning has been like, and how they are making it through this challenging time. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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Equity Series, Part 4: How Do We Systematize Equity?
We speak with Lisa Jimenez, an experienced school and district leader and parent organizer about how to effectively implement equity initiatives in schools, districts, and organizations. Lisa will share many of the problems of practice she has seen as people have attempted to address equity in...
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Equity Series, Part 3: What is the Black School Leader's Experience?
We speak with Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard about her upcoming book, Black Educational Leadership: From Silencing to Authenticity, which explores Black educational leadership and the development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership identities. Rachelle will also share perspectives from her career…
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Equity Episode 2: How Do We Support LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Schools?
We speak with Leroy Gaines, a successful long-time principal, and current Executive Director for New Leaders for New Schools, about his perspective on how to promote more equity in our education system, and what role leaders can play. This episode is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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Equity Ep 1: What Happens When a Student Becomes a Teacher?
We speak with Crystal Gix, one of Megan’s former students, to understand how she experienced bias and equity as a student growing up in the 2000’s. Crystal also spent time as a classroom teacher. Crystal is an actor, model, and outspoken advocate for equity. This show is brought to you by Your 3...
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How Do Freedom Schools Improve Student Outcomes?
We meet with Macheo Payne, who tells us about Freedom Schools, a summer reading recovery program that gets remarkable results for students of color. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Are School Leaders Navigating the First Weeks of COVID?
We speak with Ashley Martin, an elementary school principal in New York. She shares with us the immediate challenges and needs she is experiencing as her school moves into shelter-in-place. This is a rare opportunity to watch a leader process the pandemic in action! This show is brought to you by...
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Welcome to Season Two of the Awakening Educator!
Megan and Susan recap the highlights from Season 1 and preview what is ahead in Season 2. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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Why Should We Study History? A Conversation with Professor Larry Cuban.
We talk with Dr. Larry Cuban about why it is important to teach students history, especially during times like now. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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Why Knowing the History of the United States is Crucial for Addressing Bias and Racism?
We speak with Dante King, author of "The 400 Year Holocaust", about why knowing the United States' history of racism and bias is crucial to our ability to create a more equitable future. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Are High School Seniors Coping During the Pandemic? Part 1
We speak with high school seniors as they grapple with ending their high school careers while in shelter-in-place. These students are raw, real, and inspiring. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Are Youth Using Art to Cop During This Time of Crisis?
We speak with youth between the ages of six and eighteen about how they are using their art to help them to make meaning and find joy during shelter-in-place. This show features Justin Walton, AKA J-Walt, who has gone on to have a successful music career. This show is brought to you by Your 3…
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How Are High School Seniors Coping During the Pandemic? Part 2
We speak with high school seniors as they grapple with ending their high school careers while in shelter-in-place. These students are raw, real, and inspiring. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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What Does School Leadership Look Like in an Urban District?
We speak with Enomwoyi Booker, a long-time elementary school principal who works every day to create a safe and nurturing space for her students in the midst of an often unsafe and tumultuous part of town. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Do Executive Leaders in School Districts Approach Education?
Leading a school district is complex, challenging, and rewarding work. We meet with a seasoned district administrator to learn what educating our youth looks like from a leadership perspective. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How do Mindfulness, SEL, and Leadership Work Together?
Join us as we speak with our guest Meena Srinivasan, Executive Director of Transformational Educational Leadership (TEL) about how Mindfulness, Social-Emotional Learning and leadership form a powerful combination for our schools. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:...
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Mindfulness and Improv?! How Does that Work?
Megan Sweet is a NJ/NYC based comedian, improviser, and new member of the storytelling community. Megan currently works as a freelance improv instructor with elementary students, and is the founder of her new business, IMPROVed Mind, LLC. Megan is an active member of the Applied Improvisation...
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How Can Mindfulness Support Educator's Wellbeing and Effectiveness?
We speak with Kelly Knoche, founder of The Teaching Well, a nonprofit that brings mindfulness, social-emotional training, and education change management to school districts. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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How Can You Implement Trauma Informed Practices in Early Childhood Spaces?
Join the Awakening Educator as we interview Angela Harris LCSW and Jama Mauldin, a team working together to promote trauma-informed practices in a public school setting. This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes: https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html
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What is Teacher Compassion Fatigue and How Can We Address It?
Nearly half of US children have experienced serious trauma. With such an overwhelming number of children facing trauma, it can be easy for educators to lose hope or burn out. They can face "vicarious trauma," more commonly known as compassion fatigue—the cumulative, detrimental effect of working...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dive deep into topics relevant to education with your co-hosts Susan Andrien & Dr. Megan Sweet, two lifelong educators who bring their skills, curiosity and unique perspectives to the topics most relevant to educating our youth in today’s complex world.
The Awakening Educator is a biweekly podcast on topics related to education where we explore topics in detail, covering: * Policy/Research * Practitioner Journey and Perspective * Parent and Student Voices and Experiences * Models from the field with tools our listeners can apply to their contexts
Listeners can join us live to ask questions and to comment on the topics we’re discussing on the show
HOSTED BY
Megan Sweet
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Dive deep into topics relevant to education with your co-hosts Susan Andrien & Dr. Megan Sweet, two lifelong educators who bring their skills, curiosity and unique perspectives to the topics most relevant to educating our youth in today’s complex world. The Awakening Educator is a biweekly podcast...
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