Honeybee Connection Podcast by MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In season one's final episode of Honeybee Connection by MB, I talk with you, my listener :)
In this short episode, I recap on some of the lessons learned and validated throughout the season. I let listeners know that MB's 5 For the Hive will be out this summer, so look for it! And that season two will be airing in January.

a HUGE Thank you to my friends:
Chris Love
Seema Ponda Alexander
Greg Stamper
Phong Banh
Pinki Shah
Caleb Armstrong
Lisa McGuire
Omar Evans
Jaime Zollars

I love you all and can't thank you enough for giving me your time and sharing your insights and experiences.

Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Be on the look out for MB's 5 For the Hive!

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

I'll see you in SEASON 2!

~MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In the 9th episode of HBC podcast by MB I talk with my best friend of more than 30 years, Jaime Zollars. Jaime spent the first half of her childhood in California and then at the end of 6th grade, her family up and moved to the Silver Spring, MD area. While Jaime admits that she doesn't readily think about all of the cultural differences that may have impacted her experience, she definitely remembers thinking "I'm foreign to this people." She shares with use her experiences of teaching students from America and from China and the communication challenges that ensued.  Suprisingly and happily, I learned even more about Jaime through our conversation. Our talk led me to highlight the use of language as a proxy for (fill-in-the-blank), the individualistic versus collectivist nature of learning in the classroom, and communicating through imagery.

Jaime Zollars

JAIME ZOLLARS is an author and illustrator who makes pictures for children’s books, magazines, newspapers, and ad campaigns. Her clients include United Airlines, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Little Brown, Macmillan, and The American Red Cross. She has also exhibited her work in galleries, including CoproGallery, Gallery Nucleus, and Giant Robot. Her work has been recognized by a bunch of great publications and societies, including American Illustration, Communication Arts, The Society of Illustrators, Curvy Australia, Design Taxi, DPI Taiwan, BBC’s Culture Shock, and the SCBWI. Jaime has also been professor in both the MFA and undergraduate illustration programs at The Maryland Institute College of Art, and has served on several boards, including the Los Angeles SCBWI, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, and The Illustration Conference. When she is not participating in any of the above, you’ll probably find Jaime eating eclairs or driving her children to and from all of the activities she said she'd never drive her children to and from.

Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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Here are some interesting and fun resources to check out that highlight individualism versus collectivism learning,  language as a proxy for race, and communicating through the senses.

 A brief intro of individualism versus collectivism

Understanding Universal Design for Learning

Interested in learning about raciolinguistics?

Finally, - great article on Communication Through the Arts!

DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

~MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In this episode of HBC podcast by MB, I talk with classmate-turned-friend Omar Evans. I met him in 7th grade and although we never had any classes together, we were ever present in each others’ lives for 6 years. To be honest, what I knew of Omar was that he was popular and he was one of our star athletes. As a cheerleader, I cheered him on in football. I asked to speak to Omar because I wanted to know what his experiences had been like growing up in Silver Spring, MD. I learned that while some people may only have seen Omar as a Black male athlete, there were others who saw him as more than someone who could “run a ball.” Omar shared his experiences with teachers, both the good and the bad. He talked about teachers who believed in him and helped him to learn about life. He offers advice on how best to reach a kid like him, one who wasn’t an “in-class” learner, and what Black kids, who don’t find themselves in the same classes, should be doing to support each other.

Omar Evans

Omar Evans is a former professional football player.  He studied at Howard University  and afterwards played for several  different Canadian football teams. Currently, Omar trains and prepares up and coming athletes for their professional careers and more importantly for their lives. After living in several places around the US and Canada, Omar has found his way back home to Silver Spring, MD, where he resides with his wife. 

Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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Here are some interesting and fun resources to check out that highlight my talk with Omar.

An article to help understand a bit more about Omar's second-mother, Ms. A





DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

~MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In this episode of HBC podcast by MB, I talk with childhood friend Lisa McGuire. I met her in 7th grade and remember having the most fun ever at her bat mitzvah! Like my previous guests, Lisa shares with me the intimate stories that made her who she is today, a woman who has a strong sense of self. Lisa was born in Seoul, Korea, adopted at 4 months old, and raised by a White Jewish couple from Maryland. In this episode, we learn about Lisa's upbringing of growing up in a home with parents and sisters who did not look like her, the role that her Asian identity played in her life as a child, and the role that culture plays in her life today as a professional, a mother, and a wife.   

Lisa McGuire

Lisa McGuire, MBA is a Lung Nodule Program Coordinator for HCA Healthcare in Ocala, FL, working to identify potential lung cancers in its earliest stages to ultimately improve overall patient outcomes.  She has multiple research abstracts that have been published in the Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, and presented at the National Lung Cancer Round Table Annual Conference in December 2020.  She is passionate about screening and early intervention for lung cancer, and removing barriers to care for patients in remote and rural areas to get the healthcare they need.

Lisa resides in Ocala, FL with her husband (Chris) and two sons (Jack and Brady).  She enjoys reading, travel and spending time with friends.

Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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Here are some interesting and fun resources to check out that highlight cultural sensitivity.

Cultural Sensitivity Training from NYC

One perspective on cultural competence

Article on Culturally Responsive Teaching

DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

~MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In this episode of HBC Podcast by MB, I speak with my kindergarten friend, Caleb Armstrong.  Unlike my previous guests I've had who have had shared their experiences with language and culture from BIPOC (trending terminology;) lens, Caleb honestly and genuinely shares his experiences as a White male who has always been friends with people who don't share his cultural +  racial/ethnic background. We learn about Caleb's passion for language and communication by listening to a story about his grandfather who is a polyglot, his love for screenwriting, and a very hard lesson learned at a young age about using the N-word. This open conversation led me to highlight the differences between slang and dialect, and my own opinion on use of the N-word. 

NOTE: Caleb and I talked about so many things that there just wasn't enough time and space to share everything.  Stay tuned for "HBC Extras" this summer where I'll share some of the conversations that just didn't get the space they deserved.

Caleb Armstong.

Caleb Armstrong. Bon Vivant. Sophisticate. Screenwriter. Creative professional. Employed by the United States DoD, his downtime consists mainly of reading, writing, and cooking. He has been known to defend Roy Choi's grilled cheese recipe with a fervor typically reserved for White Boomers when a waiter delivers the wrong food or they are told that they have been cut off at the bar. In the year 2000 he caught a debilitating case of Mystikal Fever, but has since recovered. He and his beloved wife live outside of Baltimore, Maryland, with their two dogs, in a rowhome full of ghosts and nature's one, true, ungodly mistake - camel crickets.


Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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Here are some interesting and fun resources to check out that highlight slang and it's use in communication, and use of the N-word.

Learn what all the Milennials are actually saying.

Are you still using these outdated slang terms?

Finally, Straight Talk about the N-Word - great article!

DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

~MB

DISCLAIMER: Dr. Megan-Brette Hamilton produced this podcast in her own personal capacity. The views expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of any organization with which she is affiliated.

In this episode of HBC Podcast by MB, I speak with my next door neighbor/friend Pinki Shah. Her parents immigrated from India in the late 60s - early 70s, landed in Baltimore, MD, and ended up living right next door to my family in Silver Spring, MD.  We spoke about growing up with immigrant parents, rejecting her Indian identity at age 5, finding herself at age 24, and how double identities have played (still play) such a strong role in her life. This awesome and engaging conversation led me to highlight the importance of the grandparents in our lives and how they continue, be it implicitly or explicitly cultural traditions. I also highlight how important it is to have critical conversations with our young children to  help them learn how to acceptance our differences at an early age.   

Pinki Shah

Pinki Shah is a progressive Middle School Humanities teacher living in Silver Spring, MD. She has been teaching for fifteen years, and has presented her curriculum at various conferences, including the Progressive Education Network Conference. She has created and led many new initiatives around social justice and diversity. Most recently, she rewrote her school’s sixth grade Humanities curriculum, challenging her students to think how movements around the world have inspired them to be agents of change. Prior to teaching, she worked for various nonprofits on women’s rights and child labor. She holds a masters in International Education Development Policy from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Music for this episode is Like Honey by Dr. Delight provided by soundstripe.com.

Cover artwork and design by Katrina Langland and Eloise Stewart.

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Here are some interesting resources to check out that highlight the importance of language and grandparents and having critical conversations with children:

Saving America's Endangered Languages

Carrying On: Learning to Speak my Family's Language

Talking Race with Young Children

Finally, a  A Parents Guide to Having Critical Conversations About Diversity, Racism, and Equality With Your Children

DON'T FORGET TO...

Join the HoneyBee Connection Facebook page for more information and news about language, culture, and communication.

Download free resources about language and culture or the eBook on classroom communication strategies on my website.

...when you work with people... Language matters. Culture counts. 

Thank you for listening!

~MB