Be A Global Citizen!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Liss Scogland about her thoughts on global citizenship. Liss is an early learning specialist working in Austin, Texas. She is originally from Monterrey, Mexico and speaks to her bilingual and bicultural upbringing. Her journey speaks to cultivating one’s sense of curiosity about the world and applying skills to create value in and outside of the classroom. She has used her background in industrial design to forge an exciting career in PreK education across state and national lines. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Elisabeth Duursma about her thoughts on global citizenship. Elisabeth is a research theme fellow at Western Sydney University. She is originally from the Netherlands and now lives in Australia. She is engaged in research that involves child development, literacy, and poverty. Her discussions about incarcerated fathers’ influence on the literacy rates of their children is aligned with her belief in making an active contribution to society. She is a dynamic researcher and compassionate mentor for her graduate students too! Enjoy what Elisabeth has to say about global citizenship!

Today on the podcast, we are doing something different. As part of a final assignment for my graduate course on Equity and Opportunity, I’m inviting three previous guests, Judson Tomlin, Reid Pierce, and Wayne Jones to join me in reflecting on social class identity. Each of us will share individual reflections and then participate in a dialogue. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Nir Froimovici about his thoughts on global citizenship. Nir is a Product Manager at Microsoft and also teaches Computer science at a public high school. He is originally from Israel and now lives in Seattle, Washington. He talks about the importance of education that instills a drive to learn about the self and the world. His insights about math, computers, leadership, storytelling, and global citizenship are tied to his personal and professional experiences. Enjoy the conversation!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Natalia Vanegas about her thoughts on global citizenship. Natalia is a school principal at Community Prep. She was born in Colombia and lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She speaks about immigration, empathy, and connection. There are fascinating parallels with her own immigrant story and the myriad stories of students and their families that she serves as an education leader. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Reid Pierce about his thoughts on global citizenship. Reid is a history and theory of knowledge teacher at an international school in Pune, India. Prior to his teaching career, he worked as a lawyer and management consultant. He speaks about his core values in Indian philosophy and how they inform not only his teaching approach to history, but his greater purpose for cultivating students to be better human beings, and in turn, better global citizens. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Alejandro Brambila about his thoughts on global citizenship. Alejandro is a fourth grade teacher in Sacramento, California. He has worked in various careers that include serving in the military, working as a personal trainer, an emergency medical technician, and working in the fashion industry. He shares stories about some of the major influences in his life that brought him to teaching. He is passionate about underserved children and providing them with strong mentorship. He believes in the power of education to uplift students out of poverty. Find out what Alejandro has to say about what it means to be a global citizen. Enjoy the conversation!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Judson Tomlin about his thoughts on global citizenship. Judson is a biology teacher at the United World College in Singapore. He is originally from Alabama and has lived abroad in countries like Egypt and China. He shares how important it is for people to ground themselves in their cultural identity through reflection and listening to others. He encourages everyone to become global citizens who are interested in engaging people across differences. Enjoy the conversation! 

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Midm Yi about his thoughts on global citizenship. Midm is a network instructional coach at the Learn Charter school in Chicago. He talks about the need for educators to nurture the voices of their students. He is also a writer and shares a children’s book he is writing for his one-year old daughter about what it means to hold multiple identities. Enjoy the conversation! 

This is the thirteenth installment of the interview series called 'Foster the GCs.' I spoke with Professor Alexander Harang and his students about global citizenship, human education, and humanism. This is an exciting opportunity to listen in on what kind of dialogues happen within the classrooms here. The course is called CORE: Enduring questions of humanity. Enjoy what these 13 SUA students have to say about their role as global citizens and what is human education according to the school founder, Daisaku Ikeda.