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The Parent Scoop
by Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher
The Parent Scoop Podcast - bringing research and knowledge to parents, from parents. Hosted by Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, education professor and mom of two.
Episodes
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Equity in Public Schooling
What do we mean by equity in education and how might we go about achieving it? Our parent guest today is Erica Turner, PhD, a mom of three who is an associate professor in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In this week's episode, we explore the Equity in Public...
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Moving to Disrupt Texts
This week's parent guest is Tricia Ebarvia, a high school English teacher and a mom of three boys who is one of the four co-founders of the #DisruptTexts movement - a "crowdsourced, grass roots effort by teachers for teachers to diversify literature taught in schools in order to create a more...
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The Changing Brain: On Motivation, Persistence, and Joy
What drives motivation and what role does motivation play in children's development and growth? How does adversity and stress impact the brain? And what role does joy play? Our parent guest today is Allyson Mackey PhD, a mom of two and a neuroscientist who is an assistant professor of psychology…
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Hidden Histories of Native People
There are over 6.7 million Native Americans still living in the United States today and yet, the people that have lived on these lands the longest are the people we know the least about. In this week's episode, we explore the contemporary history of native communities through children's…
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Parenting for Social Change
We begin Season 3 by exploring the ways in which families can participate in the pursuit for racial and social justice. Our parent guest this week is Deepa Iyer - a lawyer, writer, trainer, and racial justice advocate. She is currently the Strategic Advisor at Building Movement Project and…
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Kids in the Kitchen
With so many of us confined indoors, home cooking is on the rise. How do we make the most of this opportunity where there are more cooks in the kitchen - even little ones? How much cooking can kids do? What are the benefits of getting kids involved with meal prep? And where do you start if you...
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On Death and Grief
Death is an inevitable part of all life, and yet talking about death is one of the hardest conversations that adults can have with children. To navigate this complicated topic, we are joined by Miranda Featherstone, MSW, a writer and school based counselor, and a mother of two young children. We...
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Social Justice Through Empathy
Growing up in the United States as a minoritized person in terms of skin color and religious identity has never been easy, so how does one raise their children to feel connected to their country and their faith? Our parent guest this week is Simran Jeet Singh, PhD, a Sr. Fellow at the Sikh...
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Risky Play
In this episode, we explore how children learn from play, risk-taking and failure. We're joined by parents, Jennifer Oxman Ryan, PhD (senior project manager and researcher on Project Zero's Pedagogy of Play initiative at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education), and Jake Ryan (Founder…
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Navigating the News
The way we consume and talk about news and current events has completely changed in recent years. In this week's episode, we discuss all things related to the news and how to talk with our children about what is happening in the world around us. Our parent guest this week is Amna Nawaz, an Emmy…
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Reframing Learning
We begin our second season by exploring the many facets of learning. Our parent guest this week is Annie Snyder, PhD, Senior Learning Scientist at McGraw-Hill and a single mom of three boys. In our conversation, we talk about everything from reframing the "loss' of learning to how the pandemic...
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Science is For Everyone
In this week's episode, we explore the world of science from an anti-racist perspective. Our parent guest this week is Theanne Griffith, PhD, a mom of two and a neuroscientist at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of the new STEM focused chapter book series, The Magnificent...
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Conversations About Race: Bonus Content
Bonus content from Episode 6 Conversations About Race with Charles Barrett Adams, Managing Partner at The Lion's Story. In this mini episode, Charles talks about the role parents can play in advocating for sustainable change in schools, by reflecting on his role as an active parent in his...
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Conversations About Race
In this week's episode, we learn about what racial literacy is and why we need it more than ever. Our parent guest this week is Charles Barrett Adams, dad of two and one of the founding members and managing partner of The Lion's Story, an organization that seeks to prepare individuals and...
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Restorying Social Studies
In this week's episode we enter the world of social studies to explore the possibilities of restorying our past, understanding the present, and restoring our future. Our parent guest this week is Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, PhD, a professor of elementary social studies at Iowa State University, and…
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A Principal's Perspective
In this week's episode, we reflect on the ways the past few months of the pandemic have reshaped schooling. Our parent guest is Victoria Hunt, PhD, an educator with over twenty years of teaching and administrative experience and a mom of two young adults. She is the founding principal of Dos...
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The Balancing Act: Bonus Content
Bonus content from last week's interview with early childhood researcher, Jennifer Keys Adair, PhD, in which she reflects on being a parent of teenagers and what she's learned from them.
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The Balancing Act: Learning, Work, and Play
In this week's episode we look at how young children learn and what they need from their parents during the pandemic. Our parent guest this week is Jennifer Keys Adair, PhD, an early childhood education professor at the University of Texas at Austin and mom of three. We talk about ways to balance...
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Books, Storytelling, and Social Justice
This week's episode enters the world of books and storytelling to explore ways of talking about social identities and difference with our children. Our parent guest on this episode is Mathangi Subramanian, Ed.D., award-winning author, activist, and adoptive parent. We talk about books and...
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Is This Homeschooling?
Our first episode focuses on the challenges facing parents and folks in parenting roles with having their kids at home rather than in school. Our parent guest on this episode is Chris Steinmeier, Ed.D., co-founder and co-director of the Natural Creativity Center and dad of two. We talk about…
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The Parent Scoop Podcast - bringing research and knowledge to parents, from parents. Hosted by Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, education professor and mom of two.
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