Episode 407: "Ain't No Stupid Students, Only Stupid Teachers" [Part 2] with Christine Barboza - a podcast by Amy Perras

30: Dante Stewart - Shouting it the Fire book “Let’s be clear. There’s a vast difference between diversity and inclusion and liberation and justice. One enjoys the feeling of my presence. The other embraces the fullness of my humanity”

2:26 Colonization Approach - Ask vs. lecture

4:34 Teacher evaluation blunders

4:48 Alternative Methods-Grading for Equity

5:11 Embrace the Change-But Give It Time

5:43 California Initiatives-Some change types: Policy Changes | New Admin’s Philosophy

6:44 Block Scheduling

8:08 The Classroom in the heart of the school-why are you breaking it?

9:09 So quick to get out of touch with the classroom when you aren’t in it.

10:06 Sage on the Stage vs. Student Centered Approach

10:47 Education isn’t about just making money-it’s about being a contributing member of society.

11:29Addressing Implicit Biases/Social Cognition

12:29 Challenge Stereotypes-Don’t subscribe to common thought.

13:00 Develop Empathy - SUPPORT THEM. ASK QUESTIONS. Imagine yourself in their shoes

14:44 Landline story from classroom to classroom-VCRS

15:05 Embrace Differences - We spend so much time with our own “kind”. Experience diversity instead. Nicole Mirra Teaching for Empathy - Activity for Embracing our Differences

16:07 Grapple with the work you are assigning your students.

16:30 Intersectionality

California Black School Educator Association 

Dr Marks Acknowledging and Managing Implicit Bias

17:41 Learn about Your Students:

17:47 Language, Gender and Culture Unit - Code Switching

20:30 Speaking with an Accent is a superpower because you speak more than one language.

20:41 Advocacy

21:30 Be Anti-Racist Podcast

21:31 Book Recommendations: Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain, Legend of Bass Reeves, Black Enough, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, The Watsons God to Birmingham, Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome, How to Raise an Anti-Racist, Solo, When I Was a Slave, Piecing Me Together, Great Speeches by African Americans, The Silence of Our Friends.

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