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Diversity And Inclusion Episodes

June 25, 2024

How to Teach Students About Slavery (Adam Andre)

In this episoode of the Have a Life Teaching podcast, Adam Andre - museum participation facilitator at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool - and I discuss how and why we should not shy away from teaching students ab...

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May 29, 2024

How to Develop Community Partnerships through PBL - Part II (Carolyn …

Earlier this week, we chatted with Ryan Steuer and Andrew Larson about the mechanics of embedding PBL within our teaching practice. This week, we speak with Carolyn Brown, Acting VP of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose...

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April 30, 2024

How to Teach Students About Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism (Debbie Al…

These are challenging times in the world and, as we see on university/K12 school campuses, global events are having a direct impact on the teaching and learning environment. How do we teach students about both Anti-Semitism a...

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April 9, 2024

How to Teach Students About the Impact of Hate and Extremism (Jacquel…

April 7th will be the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the Rwandan Genocide in which 800,000 men, women, and children - mostly from the Tutsi minority group - were deliberately and systematically murdered because of who ...

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March 12, 2024

How to Prioritize DEI in Schools Part II (Roxie J. Patton)

In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, Roxie Patton, Founder of RJ Consulting and Coaching, and I continue our conversation on the importance of having educators who understand the students and families they ser...

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Feb. 27, 2024

How to Involve Newcomer Parents (Ari Gerzon Kessler)

Over 27 percent of all students in America have immigrant parents. In this episode, Ari Gerzon-Kessler and I discuss strategies for better engaging this traditionally underserved population of families. Gerzon-Kessler, a form...

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Jan. 16, 2024

How to Prioritize DEI in Schools (Maria Underwood)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) means much more than just ensuring that students are reading books with a diverse character. Join Maria Garcia Underwood, founder of M Ideas Consulting, and I as we discuss what deep DEI...

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Dec. 12, 2023

How to Support Students with Autism (Maribeth Edmunds)

As my next guest Maribeth Edmunds says, students with Autism will grow up to be adults with Autism. In this episode, we explore how to help our students with Autism grow and achieve academically and socio-emotionally so they ...

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Oct. 31, 2023

How to Support Your LGBTQ+ Students (Tricia Friedman)

LGBTQ+ students (and staff) are part of our school communities and if we are truly concerned with providing a safe learning environment, which most educators would agree is part a school's mission, then this means for all stu...

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Oct. 21, 2023

How to Communicate with Parents (Crystal Frommert)

Speaking with parents as a teacher can be a scary thing if we feel unprepared. In this episode, Crystal Frommert, assistant head of middle school and Math teacher at Awty International School (Houston), discusses several best...

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