HallPassBreak

By Candi Mac

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.

HallPassBreak episodes:

December 29, 2025 EPISODE THIRTY-FOUR: HOW PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS CREATE SEGREGATED EDUCATIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Preschool in certain communities is the start of a great foundation to academic excellence. At least it is supposed to be. Dr. Casey Stockstill’s book False Starts: The Segregated Lives of Preschoolers shows how the inequities in education at an early age creates an even larger divide of who becomes successful or not in society.
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31min
December 29, 2025 EPISODE THIRTY-FIVE: THE NYC GUIDANCE COUNSELOR HELPING STUDENTS BY DAY AND PETS ALL YEAR LONG
Pets are adorable creatures who require love, patience, and understanding. How does a New York City Public School guidance counselor find the time to run a pet business taking care of our furry friends while working with students? This may come as no surprise, but with love, patience, and understanding.
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24min
December 29, 2025 SEASON FIVE PREMIERE: BLACKFEMALEPROJECT CREATING A CULTURE OF CARE
Teachers face an insurmountable amount of challenges on a daily basis. For educators of color it is worse due to racism and sexism. Founder of BlackFemaleProject, Precious Stroud and Director of Programs, Dr. E’ rika Chambers not only research and advocate these concerns, but provide teachers a place of refuge to share their experiences to those who need to hear it. The episode is a conversation with the Oakland, California based organization, BlackFemaleProject, about the research and concerns black females and males face as they teach the youth of America.
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31min
June 19, 2024 EPISODE THIRTY-TWO: FORMER EDUCATOR AND CEO OF CHICAGO BEYOND LIZ DOZIER
Educators may wonder how they can impact students beyond the classroom. Former educator and principal Liz Dozier is the Founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond. Their work is dedicated to partnering with other organizations and community leaders to help young people in Chicago reach their fullest potential. Her journey from turning a failing high school around using restorative justice practices and building mental health awareness to CEO, shows dedicated people can build a more equitable place inside and outside school buildings.
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33min
February 23, 2024 EPISODE THIRTY-ONE: DR. BRIAN JONES BOOK ABOUT THE TUSKEGEE STUDENT UPRISING
Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama has notable figures such as founder Booker T. Washington, the Tuskegee Airmen, scientist George Washington Carver, and famed photographer Chester Higgins Jr. There is also the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. What is not well-known is the successful student uprising. Dr. Brian Jones, who is the Director at the Center for Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library, is the author of The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History which highlights this hidden movement by the unsung heroes: young black college students.
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38min
September 06, 2023 EPISODE THIRTY: PANDEMIC ONLINE LEARNING IN 6 WORDS: LARRY SMITH’S 6-WORD MEMOIR BOOK WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, & STUDENTS
Can you tell your story in 6 words? Larry Smith knows you can. The founder of the widely popular 6 word memoir series wrote his 10th book A Terrible, Horrible, No Good Year: Hundreds of Stories on the Pandemic by teachers, students and parents. Each story allows those who sat in front of a screen or next to it while learning and teaching to explain their experience as they navigated a global pandemic.
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31min
August 31, 2023 EPISODE THIRTY: PANDEMIC ONLINE LEARNING IN 6 WORDS: LARRY SMITH’S 6-WORD MEMOIR BOOK WITH TEACHERS, PARENTS, & STUDENTS
Can you tell your story in 6 words? Larry Smith knows you can. The founder of the widely popular 6 word memoir series wrote his 10th book A Terrible, Horrible, No Good Year: Hundreds of Stories on the Pandemic by teachers, students and parents. Each story allows those who sat in front of a screen or next to it while learning and teaching to explain their experience as they navigated a global pandemic.
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34min
August 31, 2023 EPISODE TWENTY-NINE: A TRIP TO NMAAHC FOR THE BLACK HOCKEY EXHIBIT
Hockey, while not known for its diversity with NHL players and its audience, is a widely popular sport. On June 2nd 2021, Dr. Damion Thomas, the curator of sports at the National Museum of African-American History and Culture, opened an exhibit to showcase the history and contributions black people have and continue to have in the sport. The exhibit also dedicated a statue to honor the first Black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), Willie O’Ree.
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19min
April 24, 2023 EPISODE TWENTY-EIGHT: THE ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION 2021 BLOCK PARTY
After decades of fighting with the state of New York, The Alliance for Quality Education was able to secure $4 billion for NY public education. It was time to celebrate at the Education Block Party! Maria Bautista, the former campaign manager for AQE and NY Senator Robert Jackson talked about their efforts in this historic win for students.
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23min
December 29, 2019 Season Two Premiere: How Empathetic is your Classroom?
HallPassBreak is back for Season Two! It begins with an interview with Empatico.org, a non-profit organization that links classrooms to other classrooms around the world so kids can learn empathy through cultural awareness. Director of Business Development Kristin Ohnstad and Partnership Manager Erick Roa discuss how Empatico is fun, flexible, and free for teachers to use.
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32min

FAQs about HallPassBreak:

How many episodes does HallPassBreak have?

The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.