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New York City represent, represent! Dr. Gloria Rosario Wallace dished out the marvelous as we discussed Liberation Pedagogy including:

- What is Liberation Pedagogy and why should people learn about it?
-The trials and triumphs of co-founding a high school in Brooklyn, NY where she implemented Liberatory and Critical pedagogy to design an inclusive learning community
-Considerations for school leaders getting started on the journey of Liberation Pedagogy

Dr. Gloria Rosario Wallace (she/her) is a Black Dominicana educator-scholar-activist committed to supporting racially conscious, human-centered school and organizational leadership. In her professional and personal worlds, she aspires to center and hold space for Black women and femmes and celebrate Black joy in its many forms. 

As a former Global History teacher, Lead Teacher, Staff Developer, Assistant Principal, and Principal her focus remained on developing loving, safe, affirming, intellectually curious, and culturally reflective communities for our children. She spent thirteen years working in transfer high schools where she co-founded a high school in Brooklyn, NY for overaged, under-credited students. An opportunity that allowed her to use Liberatory and Critical pedagogy to design an inclusive learning community. 

Gloria is a proud graduate of the Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development, the Bank Street College of Education, and the Urban School Leadership division within the Graduate School of Education at Fordham University. She is currently an Executive Director with the Chief Strategy Team of the New York City Department of Education.

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After a brief hiatus, it felt great to be back in conversation with amazing people! Tonight in Our Classroom Roberto was joined by Alexis and Chanté @letstalk_sis. They discussed Advocacy & Affirmation in Predominantly White Spaces including:

- The top two or three most difficult topics that they find themselves addressing
-The Utah Parent Opt-Out Law and what race-related advocacy looks like in Utah
-Affirming the identities of their children and how are they support them in their own advocacy?

Alexis and Chanté @letstalk_sis have created an Instagram platform where they seek to bring awareness to difficult topics – specifically race, diversity, and inclusion – to promote dialogue and initiate positive change. They are committed to making change through connection and humanity one conversation at a time.
 
Both Alexis, whose background is in sociology, and Chanté whose background is in psychology, have spent the past 20 years advocating for youth in a variety of platforms including inclusion and diversity, education, empowerment, safety, leadership, career development, and self-esteem as well as working diligently to make schools and communities safer.
 
Alexis and Chanté have been keynote speakers/presenters/panelists at national and international conferences and served on the Board of international organizations. They have emceed events such as TEDX SLC, spoken and presented at colleges and state educational organizations, at city town meeting halls, and to mayors and law enforcement. They have written magazine articles, study guides, and sections of published books. They have done consulting and training for businesses and worldwide organizations and they created their own Let’s Talk Sis workshop!

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In honor of Black History Month, Lorena German and Britt Hawthorne came together to talk about different aspects of Blackness. Like the last one, this mini summit featured short 20 minute conversations with guests.

This bonus episode features Lorena & Tanesha B. Forman breaking colorism all the way down. 

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Buy Lorena German's new book Textured Teaching here.

With Culturally Sustaining Practice as its foundation, Textured Teaching shares lesson design strategies that build traditional literacy skills while supporting students in developing their social justice skills at the same time.

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In honor of Black History Month, Lorena German and Britt Hawthorne came together to talk about different aspects of Blackness. Like the last one, this mini summit featured short 20 minute conversations with guests.

This bonus episode features Lorena & Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz talking about healing and Blackness, as well as what it should look like in schools. They talk about love- what it is and what it isn’t.

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Follow our guest(s) @multiculturalclassroom, @yolie_sealeyruiz

Buy Lorena German's new book Textured Teaching here.

With Culturally Sustaining Practice as its foundation, Textured Teaching shares lesson design strategies that build traditional literacy skills while supporting students in developing their social justice skills at the same time.

For more education resources subscribe to: www.multiculturalclassroom.com

In honor of Black History Month, Lorena German and Britt Hawthorne came together to talk about different aspects of Blackness. Like the last one, this mini summit featured short 20 minute conversations with guests. This bonus episode features Britt & Roberto talking about Blackness, the diaspora, and Latinidad.

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Buy Britt Hawthorne's new book Raising Antiracist Children here. 

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This episode is sponsored by Teach With Love Global.

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In honor of Black History Month, Lorena German and Britt Hawthorne came together to talk about different aspects of Blackness. Like the last one, this mini summit featured short 20 minute conversations with guests. This bonus episode features Britt & Lorena talking about Black biracial identity, teaching about Black History Month, the difference between race, culture, and ethnicity… and more.

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Buy Britt Hawthorne's new book Raising Antiracist Children here.  For more education resources subscribe to: www.multiculturalclassroom.com

On this first day of Black History Month 2022, we had the privilege of hearing from Amelia Allen, founder of Sankofa Learning Center, about Centering Black Children. Amelia shared touch upon the following:

Amelia Allen Sherwood is a mother, educator, and anti-bias & anti-racist organizer. She had a vision with her eyes wide open one day and it revealed an African-Centered learning space that centered Black children. It is her hope that Sankofa Learning Center can be a high-quality early childhood program that uses Montessori pedagogy as a tool, Black Homeschooling Collective, and healing hub for the community. She currently works at Elm City Montessori School as the Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Director on Quinnipiac land, but you may know it as New Haven, Ct.

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This episode is sponsored by Teach With Love Global---an organization focused on bringing teachers, who LOVE to travel, around the world for ‘authentic culturally immersive’ travel, while also giving back to the Edu Community!

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Fun, joy and love when chopping it up with Taína Benitez from Teach With Love Global. We talked about Exploring Culture on a Global Level. We also talked about some immersive travel trip opportunities including the Egypt 2023 trip that Roberto and Lorena Germán will be leading.

Taína is a Spanglish-speaking advocate, speaker and educator. A true lover of helping people, she has been an advocate for inclusivity, social justice and bringing opportunities to underprivileged teachers and students, for over two decades.

While working to bring a perspective that has historically been missing in travel education, Taína founded Teach With Love in 2012. In 2019, she formed the philanthropic arm, Teach With Love, Inc a 503 (c) non-profit organization dedicated to giving opportunities and resources to underrepresented and disenfranchised teacher communities. The programs are funded through TWL’s cultural immersion trips that are a seed to having culturally informed practices. Taína, a former Instructional Coach, has worked with Ministers of Education, Visionary Edu Leaders, UN Representatives, and some of the National and Global Top Teachers around the world.

Taina has spoken at over 20+ conferences giving workshops that have been featured in many media outlets, including a feature on MSNBC Latino. This episode is sponsored by Teach With Love Global. If you’re an educator who loves to travel, then join us on a trip with our friends at Teach With Love Global. They’re a woman and BIPOC owned teacher travel organization that offers stress-free teacher retreats where you can unwind with a community where you’re being understood. 100% of the proceeds go to helping underserved students travel the world. The vibe on these trips is always lingering rather than rushing where you’ll expand your cultural knowledge, gain personal breakthroughs while you travel in places like Switzerland, Peru, Spain and Egypt (where Roberto & Lorena Germán will be leading a trip in 2023!) Spots are limited, so check availability at www.teachwithlove.com.      

This episode is sponsored by Teach With Love Global.

Follow Taína Benitez @teachwithloveglobal

Browse the 2022 & 2023 Travel Trips                      https://www.teachwithlove.com/our-trips

Donate the LOVE, spread the word, partner with TWL  https://www.teachwithlove.com/get-involved

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It’s about building relationships and effective communication! Great talk with Katie Malinski as we discussed her book How to Talk to Your Teen About Anything. She shared strategies that parents and educator alike can implement.

Katie Malinski, LCSW-S, is an Austin-based parenting coach and family therapist. With over 2 decades' experience, Katie helps parents see the key connections that help resolve family difficulties, strengthen the parent-child relationship, and get families back on balance and moving forward together. She presents parenting workshops on a broad spectrum of topics, including managing difficult behavior in children, parenting through divorce, parenting teenagers, and communicating about sexuality. Katie is also the author of the book "How to Talk to your Teen about Anything," available online and in indie bookstores near you. Katie’s calling – and passion – is improving family lives by offering understanding, a fresh perspective and hope. Learn more about her approach, practice and workshops at ParenthoodUnderstood.com.

Follow Katie @parenthoodunderstood

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On Monday, January 17th, Multicultural Classroom hosted an MLK, Jr. Summit. Lorena Germán facilitated brief conversations all day long. Our guests included José Luis Vilson, Tiffany Jewell, Tamara Russell, and Tricia Ebvaria. This episode weaves the four conversations together for insightful and fruitful reflections about Martin Luther King, Jr's life and legacy, and the impact his work still has on us today.

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