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On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by the one and only Chris Emdin, founder of HipHopEd where he is the colleague of our former guest Timothy Jones. Chris was also the Multicultural Educator of the Year award recipient and is the author of books like For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too, Ratchetdemic, and most recently, STEM, STEAM, Make Dream.

Let’s listen in as Chris and Shawnee discuss Rigor, a new definition of PTSD, STEM education, “ratchet” and much more. 

Links:

• STEM, STEAM, Make Dream
• Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success
• 7 Cs of Reality Pedagogy
• 7 Rights of the Body
• Dr. Christopher Emdin
• Brooklyn Technical High School
• High Tech High 
• #HipHopED