All Episodes
Our Classroom — 174 episodes
Episode 170 | Before You Call a Student Disengaged
Episode 169 | Curiosity, Trust, and the Children in Our Classrooms w/ Inbal Alon
Episode 168 | The Archaeology of Self: Why Better Teaching Begins Within w/ Dr. Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz
Episode 167 | Are We Preparing Students for Answers or Questions?
Episode 166 | The Questions That Shape a School Year
Episode 165 | The Stories Only Your Students Can Tell
Episode 164 | Before We Teach, We Should Learn
Episode 163 | The Power of Translanguaging in Early Learning w/ Elise Genao
Episode 162 | Teaching Children to Honor Others Without Losing Themselves w/ Caitlin Roeder
Episode 161 | From Compliance to Belonging w/ Suzanne Adinolfi
Episode 160 | Belonging Doesn't Just Happen w/ Jalpa Vaidya Patel
Episode 159 | What Happens When a School Actually Commits to This Work w/ Lucy Canzoneri-Golden
Episode 158 | The Power of Picture Books in Student Identity w/ Sarah Cordova
Episode 157 | Where Are the Libraries?
Episode 156 | From Invisible to Valuable: Teaching Students from Refugee Backgrounds w/ Dr. Yacoub Aljaffery
Episode 155 | ELA Isn’t Dead. We Just Forgot What It Could Be.
Episode 154 | Cultural Humility Is Different Than Cultural Competence
Episode 153 | Cultivating Hope in a Time Like This
Episode 152 | When It Happens in Real Life: What Pushback Looks Like & How to Respond
Episode 151 | Does Grammar Instruction Kill Student Voice? w/ Patty McGee
Episode 150 | Music and Silence: The Passion and Protest of Pablo Casals w/ Christy Mihaly
Episode 149 | When “Misbehavior” Is a Misunderstanding w/ Dr. Daniel Russell
Episode 148 | What TO Do When You Get Pushback
Episode 147 | When the Noise Gets Loud
Episode 146 | Teaching When the World Seems Unstable
Episode 145 | Come for Bad Bunny, Stay for Community
Episode 144 | Anger is Not the Problem
Episode 143 | When “Misbehavior” Isn’t Misbehavior at All w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 142 | Arriving Slowly
Episode 141 | When Teaching Has No Script: Staying Human in Unsteady Times
Episode 140 | Reading with Purpose Writing with Passion
Episode 139 | Boldly Serving Boys of Color: Stories, Emotions & Accountability
Episode 138 | When the Work Reaches Places You've Never Been
Episode 137 | Why We Still Need Libraries (More Than Ever)
Episode 136 | What Book Banning Really Means — and Why the Language Matters
Episode 135 | The Difference Between Harmful Books and Harm-Exposing Books
Episode 134 | Teaching AI Through Storytelling w/ Abigail Hing Wen
Episode 133 | Shaping the World w/ Yuyi Morales and Lorena German
Episode 132 | Beats Brains and Belonging Hip Hop Pedagogy Meets SEL w/ Eric Royo
Episode 131 | Empowering Latinx Voices in Education w/ Edgar Palacios
Episode 130 | How to Turn AI from Threat to Teaching Partner in Your Classroom
Episode 129 | Championing Equity and Restorative Leadership w/ Jackson Garcia
Episode 128 | Why Your DEI Initiatives Are Falling Flat — And What To Do About It
Episode 127 | Transforming Classrooms Toward Equity and Justice w/ Wade Kelly and Lorena Germán
Episode 126 | Navigating Vulnerability and Identity through Poetry
Episode 125 | Navigating Immigration Challenges w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 124 | Forced Exile & Authoritarianism: Lessons from We Said Farewell w/ Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere
Episode 123 | Art as a Pathway to Identity and Belonging in the Classroom w/ Rebecca Bellingham and Veronica Scott
Episode 122 | Unpacking Privilege: Teaching Race and Equity in Predominantly White Classrooms w/ Dr. Jacquelynne Boivin and Dr. Kevin McGowan
Episode 121 | Mindfulness in the Digital Age w/ Michael Davis
Episode 120 | Sustaining Cultural & Disability Identities in Literacy w/ Dr. Amy Tondreau and Dr. Laurie Rabinowitz
Episode 119 | The Art of Edutainment w/ Jerry Kolber
Episode 118 | Inspiring Literacy: The Journey from Sports Legend to Youth Advocate w/ Brian Jordan
Episode 117 | Exploring Mental Health Through Children's Literature w/ Niurka Ozuna
Episode 116 | Protecting Our Children: Navigating Online Safety, Trafficking Prevention, and Trauma-Informed Care w/ Erin Williamson
Episode 115 | Revolutionizing Digital Education w/ Noam Gerstein
Episode 114 | The Evolution of SEL in Education w/ Dr. Maggie Broderick
Episode 113 | Exploring Graphic Novels' Impact on Culture and Education w/ Julio Anta
Episode 112 | Rethinking Weapon Play in Classrooms: Balancing Safety, Learning, and Playful Exploration w/ Samuel Broaden and Kisa Marx
Episode 111 | Black Athletes and History's Messy Realities w/ Dr. Amira Rose Davis
Episode 110 | Nonviolence Pedagogy w/ Mike Tinoco
Episode 109 | Effective Leadership in Education w/ Chris Lehman
Episode 108 | Exploring Success in Education w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
Episode 107 | Exploring Asian American Invisibility in Schools w/ Tony DelaRosa
Episode 106 | Bridging Language Gaps w/ Gretchen Melo
Episode 105 | Celebrating Dominican Culture and Family w/ Lissette Norman
Episode 104 | Shifting From Traditional Grading to Student Driven Assessment w/ Sarah M. Zerwin
Episode 103 | Embracing the Exceptions w/ Dr. JPB Gerald
Episode 102 | Capturing Childhood Magic w/ Bea Jackson
Episode 101 | Navigating Classroom Tensions During an Election Year w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 100 | Transform Your Teaching with Anti-Racist Strategies w/ Sonja Cherry-Paul
Episode 99 | Addressing Teacher Burnout w/ Dr. Roger A. Gerard
Episode 98 | Why Educator Mental Health Matters
Episode 97 | Navigating Sacrifices w/ Ismée Williams & Tatiana Gardel
Episode 96 | Inspiring Change w/ Traci Huahn
Episode 95 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. Pt. 3 w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 94 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. Pt. 2 w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 93 | Multilingual Speakers in the U.S. w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 92 | Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 91 | Teaching Socio-Political Context w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 90 | A Lesson on the N-Word w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 89 | What is the White Gaze? w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 88 | Telling the Whole Story w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 87 | Should Students Have Cell Phones in Class?
Episode 86 | Hair, Bias, and the Quest for Black Joy in Education w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 85 | Poetry, Prose, and Chronic Illness Narratives w/ Jasminne Mendez
Episode 84 | Building Equity in Education w/ Witnie A. Martinez
Episode 83 | Enhancing Learning through Art and Poems w/ Anna J. Small Roseboro
Episode 82 | Nurturing Creativity and Community Relations w/ Robert Liu-Trujillo
Episode 81 | Navigating Disability and Dreams w/ Natalia Sylvester
Episode 80 | Social Emotional Learning Inspired by Hip Hop w/ David Spellmon
Episode 79 | Black Literacies w/ Patriann Smith
Episode 78 | Conquering Test Anxiety w/ Wallace Panlilio II, Ph.D & Artyom Zinchenko, PhD
Episode 77 | Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations w/ Nawal Qarooni
Episode 76 | Literacy for All w/ Shawna Coppola
Episode 75 | Teaching Black History in K-3 w/ Dawnavyn James
Episode 74 | About Bruce’s Beach: Restorative Justice Through Reparations w/ George C. Fatheree III & Sergio C. Muñoz
Episode 73 | Unpacking and Healing w/ Tiffany Rose
Episode 72 | Anti-Bias Literacy Instruction w/ Tricia Ebarvia
Episode 71 | Black Hair Liberation and Empowerment w/ St. Clair Detrick-Jules
Episode 70 | From Bullying to Empowerment w/ St. Clair Detrick-Jules & Analíz German
Episode 69 | Growing Up in the Jim Crow Era w/ Martha Bireda, Ph.D
Episode 68 | Baby Bonds - Creating Community Capital to Dismantle Wealth Disparities
Episode 67 | Three Ways Parents Can Help Prepare Their Children for College
Episode 66 | Educate & Bake w/ Jenny Suriel
Episode 65 | What's Going on in Florida Pt. 2 w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 64 | What's Going on in Florida w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 63 | Emotional Dysregulation w/ Kareem Farah
Episode 62 | Raising Activists w/ Kassie Infante & Dr. Marianela Rivera
Episode 61 | Control Freaks w/ Jan "J.E." Thomas
Episode 60 | From Tupac to QPOC w/ Annie Tornabene
Episode 59 | Magnet Schools w/ Tiffany Jewelll
Episode 58 | Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in Schools w/ Tiffany Jewell
Episode 57 | Literary Device Mixtapes w/ Abby Ramos Stanutz
Episode 56 | Transgressive Humor w/ David Low
Episode 55 | Latina/o Prosperity w/ Sergio C. Muñoz
Episode 54 | Discussing Dyslexia w/ Annie Phan
Episode 53 | ABAR in STEM w/ Liz Kleinrock
Episode 52 | Liberatory Coaching w/ Lauren Vargas & Rashaida Melvin
Episode 51 | Body Literacy w/ Cait O'Connor
Episode 50 | Exploring Language Identity and Power with Poetry w/ Carla España, Ph.D y Luz Yadira Herrera, Ph,D
Episode 49 | Removing the Stigma w/ JD Fuller
Episode 48 | Working Together for Equitable Schools w/ Tina Starks
Episode 47 | Collaborating to Learn w/ Dr. Towanda Harris
Episode 46 | Taco Literacy w/ Steven Alvarez
Episode 45 | Avoiding Equity Traps & Troupes w/ Dr. Jamila Dugan
Episode 44 | Got Data? w/ Shane Safir
Episode 43 | Justice Through Culturally Relevant Teaching w/ Kimberly N. Parker, Ph.D
Episode 42 | Modeling Humility & Vulnerability w/ Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D
Episode 41 | A Vulnerable Moment
Episode 40 | Border Stories w/ David Bowles
Episode 39 | Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students w/ Afrika Afeni Mills
Episode 38 | Building a Pipeline of Black Teachers
Episode 37 | Creating Culturally Inclusive Literacy Classrooms w/ Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, Eliza Braden, Michele Myers, Natasha Thorton
Episode 36 | Where Faith & Schools Can Meet w/ Zakiya Jackson
Episode 35 | 4 Tips for School Leaders Starting DEI Work
Episode 34 | Students, Schools, People and Prisons w/ Stacy Seward
Episode 33 | Reflections of a First Year School Principal w/ Terra Lynch
Episode 32 | Shifting POC Stories by Writing Fiction w/ Aiko Bethea
Episode 31 | Reading for Self w/ Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul & Lorena Germán
Episode 30 | Hyphenated w/ Ummi Modeste
Episode 29 | Dreaming A Decolonized World w/ Ummi Modeste
Episode 28 | Quién Soy Yo (Who Am I) w/ Ummi Modeste
Episode 27 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 3 w/ Kwame Sarfo- Mensah
Episode 26 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 2 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
Episode 25 | Mathin' It Up Pt. 1 w/ Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
Episode 24 | Change the Narrative w/ Henry J. Turner & Kathy Lopes
Episode 23 | EdTech and Edupreneurship w/ Thom Gibson
Episode 22 | Justice & Healing w/ Clara Mangali
Episode 21 | You Have Agency w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 20 | Exploring Textured Teaching w/ Lorena Germán
Episode 19 | Using Bilingual Books to Teach Self-Love & Diversity w/ Marisa Taylor
Episode 18 | Extraordinary Latina w/ Isis Ortiz-Belton
Episode 17 | Liberation Pedagogy w/ Dr. Gloria Rosario Wallace
Episode 16 | Advocacy & Affirmation in Predominantly White Spaces w/ Alexis & Chanté (Let's Talk Sis)
Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 4
Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 3
Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 2
Bonus | Blackness Mini Summit - Part 1
Episode 15 | Centering Black Children w/ Amelia Allen
Episode 14 | Exploring Culture on a Global Level w/ Taína Benitez
Episode 13 | How To Talk To Your Teen About Anything w/ Author Katie Malinski
Episode 12 | MLK Reflections w/ Lorena Germán, José Luis Vilson, Tiffany Jewell, Tamara Russell, and Tricia Ebvaria
Episode 11 | Yefferson, Actually / En Realidad, Es Yefferson with Author Katherine Trejo
Episode 10 | Colorism in the Latina/o/e Community
Episode 9 | Restorative Resistance in Higher Education w/ Dr. Richard J. Reddick
Episode 8 | Ava's Caribbean ABC w/ Authors Dr. Lois Marshall Barker & Ava Barker
Episode 7 | El's Mirror w/ Authors Ellison & Bavu Blakes
Episode 6 | Integrating Culture in Language Classrooms
Episode 5 | Philosophy of Race w/ Jordan Botello
Episode 4 | Natural Hair Movement w/ Yeimy Medina
Episode 3 | Black & Brown Founders / CHROMA 2021 Event w/ Deldelp Media
Episode 2 | The Rural Schools Experience w/ Dan Cummings
Episode 1 | Filmmaking w/ Starling the Kid (Estarlyn Hiraldo)