16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

Join Katie and Chelsea for this week's episode of 16:1, Sex Education. In this exploration of a rather touchy subject, you'll learn what Graham crackers have to with masturbation, what World War I had to do with federal involvement in the funding of sex ed, and just how much money ($1.75 BILLION, to be precise) has been spent on forms of sex ed that don't actually work. Katie discusses the art world and Chelsea dives deep into Microsoft Windows on the "What We Learned" segment. Thanks for listening!

Planned Parenthood - History of Sex Education in the US

Newsweek - "A Brief History of Sex Ed in America" by Johannah Cornblatt

The New York Times Magazine - "The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh" by Russell Shorto

The New York Times Magazine - "Rembrandt in the Blood: An Obsessive Aristocrat, Rediscovered Paintings and an Art-World Feud" by Russell Shorto

Public libraries are an important part of our social infrastructure. This week, Chelsea and Katie share their love of public libraries and everything they do for communities. Your hosts discuss the sorts of activities they loved being able to participate in as children, including tracking dog poop all the way through the bookmobile and visits from pirates and Johnny Appleseed at story time. Chelsea (as usual) delves into history, and Katie explains just a few of the ways that libraries serve their communities.

Wikipedia - Anti-Literacy laws in the US

New America - Public Libraries and the Pandemic

ALA - Before 1876 History

History - 8 Legendary Ancient Libraries

PBS - "Ex Libris"

99 Percent Invisible - "Palaces for the People."

Wikipedia - Public Library

Wikipedia - Circulating Library

The Book Loft - "Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America"

Save Howard University Classics

Happy April Fool's Day! This episode is all about teacher evaluation systems. Chelsea shares about the history of No Child Left Behind and its evolution into the Every Student Succeeds Act, both of which place focus on teacher evaluations. Katie shares what evaluation cycles look like in Ohio and provides Chelsea handouts of data used to assign her rating each year. Your hosts share what they learned this week, including making a delicious meal and being reminded that the Suez Canal exists and is very important to our economy. The good news? The boat is free!

Ohio Educator Evaluator System

NEA - Teacher Evaluations under ESSA

Department of Education - NCLB

NCES - Teacher Performance Evaluations in US Public Schools

Wikipedia - No Child Left Behind

Ed Glossary - Value-Added

Episode 30 is all about "Education in Fiction" and includes your hosts talking about some of their favorite (and least favorite) teachers in movies, shows, and books. This is a really fun episode! Chelsea shares the Cave Allegory from Plato's Republic and breaks down parts of Émile by Jean Jacques Rousseau. Katie takes a stand in defense of 13 Reasons Why as she describes how it's not a book/show that glorifies suicide, but rather a piece that really perfectly shows what guilt and trauma can look like in schools. Chelsea shares her love of Narnia and Katie breaks down all things Matilda and Miss Honey.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -Plato’s Middle Period Metaphysics and Epistemology

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Jean Jacques Rousseau

Wikipedia - Emile

“Too Old for Narnia”: Belief, Fandom, and the End of Wonder" by Matt Mikalatos

Stimulus information for those experiencing homelessness

This week Chelsea and Katie cover the ins and outs of discipline and consequences in schools. Katie talks about the paperwork required for office referrals, and Chelsea details the racial disparities that exist in disciplining students of color. The hosts discuss the history of corporal punishment in the United States, and Katie shares stories from her parents about their experiences on both sides of the paddle.

We Are Teachers - "OPINION: What Schools Are Getting Wrong on Discipline" by Stephanie Hauck

Education Writers Association - "What Do Teachers Really Think About School Discipline Reform?" by David Loewenberg

Wikipedia - School Discipline

"Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools: Prevalence, Disparities in Use, and Status in State and Federal Policy" by Elizabeth T. Gershoff and Sarah A. Font

Your favorite podcast about teaching and learning is back this week with an episode that's all about data! Chelsea talks about the requirements of No Child Left Behind, including standardized testing for grades 3-8. Katie shares about some of her favorite and most useful data, and the ways in which it informs planning lessons. Chelsea accidentally asks Katie a question that is required on every formal evaluation of teachers in the state of Ohio, and Katie shares her love of wine windows and Stanley Tucci.

Education Week - "No Child Left Behind: An Overview" by Alyson Klein

ODE - Ohio's State Tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies

NCES - The Condition of Education

Los Angeles Times - "Why do U.S. schoolchildren underperform academically compared with students in other countries?" by The Times Editorial Board

The Atlantic - "American Schools vs. the World: Expensive, Unequal, Bad at Math" by Julia Ryan

This episode of 16:1 celebrates Black History Month. Katie talks about Dr. Carter G. Woodson's work in championing Negro History Week and how it laid the foundation for those at Kent State University in 1969 to create what we now know as Black History Month. Chelsea shares various critical perspectives that come with the topic of Black History Month. Katie discusses ways to incorporate these topics into your classrooms and how to support different organizations and Black-owned businesses during the month of February and beyond. Chelsea learns a few factoids about Scientology, and Katie's interest in Disney comes through clutch as she learns about the Dyatlov Pass incident. Be checking our Instagram and Facebook page throughout this month for information about Ohio's three Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other Black History Month-related news and information.

Wikipedia - Black History Month

African American History Month

NY Mag - Where to donate to support Black Lives Matter

USA Today - Black Lives Matters nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Wikipedia - Sam Cooke

USA Today - Black History Month 2021

Association for the Study of African American Life and HistoryBook Discussion With Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain Kicks Off Black History Month Programming at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

NAACP - Black History Month

Brennan Center for Justice - "America Is Losing the Real Meaning of Black History Month" by Theodore R. Johnson

The Hill - "How some of the biggest brands are kicking off Black History Month" by Austa Somvichian-Clausen

Obama White House Archive -Meet the 106-Year-Old Who Got to Dance with the President and the First Lady by Melanie Garunay

Welcome to episode 26! This week your hosts do a deep dive into the prison education system. Chelsea talks about the history of educational opportunities for incarcerated people in the U.S., and Katie discusses what the education system in Ohio has to offer for those imprisoned. While there is much work to be done in terms of prison reform in this country, steps are slowing (finally!) being taken to help ensure access to education for incarcerated persons. Katie shares her disappointment in the outlet mall stores not being true outlet stores, and Chelsea talks pyrotechnics. 

Northwestern Prison Education Program - Benefits of Prison Education

Second chances: "Why providing Pell Grants for prison inmates is a sound investment" by Gerard Robinson

Prison Studies Project

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - OCSS Overview

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - Inmate Education

Wikipedia - North America Prison Education

Center for American Progress - "Education Opportunities in Prison Are Key to Reducing Crime" by Kathleen Bender

Inside Higher Ed - "A Sure Bet" by Doran Larson

CNN Money - Education vs Prison Costs

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Education Programs

Welcome to the first episode of 2021! 2020 is over! This week we talk about Chelsea's arch nemesis, procrastination. Katie discusses how Future Katie has a lot coming her way next Christmas, and Chelsea cannot hide her strong boomer energy as she talks about her first TikTok.

This podcast episode was recorded prior to the attempted coup in DC on January 6th, 2021. We aren't trying to avoid it. It just hadn't happened yet. Hold onto your butts!

New York Times - "Why You Procrastinate" by Charlotte Lieberman

Forbes - "10 Scientifically Proven Tips for Beating Procrastination" by Vanessa Loder

The History Place

Wikipedia - Whig Party

American Psychological Association - "Procrastination or 'intentional delay'?" by Amy Novotney

@mommyfarmer on TikTok

Academic Procrastination (study)

The study of the relationship between mental health and academic performance

Welcome to the last episode of 2020! This week, Chelsea and Katie talk about all the ways that educators have had to "do more with less." Chelsea shares about the incredible work that the Tokyo Women's Medical University is doing to incorporate virtual reality into the learning process so that students can still observe medical procedures while adhering to COVID protocols. Katie becomes emotional thinking about how lonely this school year has been, and she discusses the struggles of growing a hearty Chia Pet.

We hope that you and yours have a wonderful and safe holiday season. We will see you in 2021!

Chalkbeat New York - "No instruments, no problem: Amid the pandemic, this Bronx teacher is embracing new ways of making music"

Springwise - "Top 5 Education innovations in response to Coronavirus"

Baldwin Wallace virtual production of "Spring Awakening"

Connecticut State Department of Education - Resources to Support Student Learning

KTLA 5 - "P.E. teachers get creative with gym class during Covid-19 pandemic"

Nebrasky Plumbing - Everything you Need to Know About a Water Heater Anode Rod