Schools Don't Own Education

Suma Din is a British educator, researcher and author of numerous books, including “Muslim Mothers and Their Children’s Schooling” (available on amazon.ca). She speaks with Nancy about the women she interviewed, their sense of identity and how their relationships at school and beyond are affected by the way others see them.

Suma Din is a British educator, researcher and author of numerous books, including “Muslim Mothers and Their Children’s Schooling” (available on amazon.ca). She speaks with Nancy about the women she interviewed, their sense of identity and how their relationships at school and beyond are affected by the way others see them.

In the first of two episodes, Dr. Max Antony-Newman discusses how Eastern European immigrant families define family engagement and how their experiences are shared by other families that are not part of the dominant culture. Dr. Antony-Newman's doctoral thesis is available here: https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/91893

In the second of two episodes, Dr. Max Antony-Newman looks at Ontario policy papers linked to family engagement and whether they match the research and practices of Eastern European families. His findings are relevant for how we engage all families but particularly those from the non-dominant culture. His doctoral thesis is available here: https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/handle/1807/91893

Jeromie Heath is a teacher, speaker and trainer based in Seattle, Washington. In this episode, he shares his practices for engaging families in learning. Jeromie knows that building strong relationships between school and home not only benefits students but gives teachers "colleagues that you did not know existed."
https://sites.google.com/site/mrheathfunteacher/home

In this episode, Nancy speaks with Rashmee Karnad-Jani about her MEd thesis research into mothering work as an invisible part of the process for transitions to high school. Her thesis may be found here:

yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/handl…10315/34202

In this episode, Nancy speaks with Rashmee Karnad-Jani about her MEd thesis research into mothering work as an invisible part of the process for transitions to high school. Her thesis may be found here:

https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/xmlui/handle/10315/34202

Lana O'Reilly is a kindergarten teacher in Toronto. She had adopted the Reggio Emilia philosophy of the Third Teacher as a basis for her classroom and teaching. Her work relies on the use of nature, purposeful materials and her families.

Michelle Aarts and Jennifer Arp are two women who took their engagement in education to the highest level and became school trustees in the Toronto District School Board. In this podcast, they share what led them on the journey.

In the second of two episodes from the Parents as Partners Conference, Nancy interviews two principals about family engagement and the value of bringing families together.