Teacher Prep with Dr. D

In this interview with Dr. Tracey Benson, he shares the research and framework for his book, Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism, which was released with Harvard Education Press in August 2019. Dr. Benson and his co-author Sarah Fiarman wrote this book as a roadmap for school and district leaders who seek to eliminate racial achievement gaps through rooting out and addressing racial bias in schools. Founder and CEO of Tracey A. Benson Consulting, Dr. Benson firmly believes student achievement, teacher efficacy, and school success is contingent upon high quality, equity-focused school and district leaders. He has committed his career to leading for change, courageously addressing entrenched practices that impede lifetime outcomes of students of color, and coaching education leaders to lead for racial equity through implementing anti-racist practices, policies, and curriculum in K – 12 schools.

Website: https://traceyabenson.com/

Book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hZWCBn

In this episode of Teacher Prep, listen to three teachers share their successes and challenges in the first few weeks of teaching remotely.  Three educators share their best practices, advice for teachers and how they use technology and a growth mindset to develop the skills to teach their students remotely.

Joining us in the discussion:

Brett McMahon  @McmahonClass 

Travis Novak @MrNovackHistory

Paul Dietrich  @Dietrichucation

In this episode of Teacher Prep we interview four parents about their experiences in the spring during remote teaching and what they hope for during the upcoming school year. 

Kristen Miller is an high school mathematics, Avid, and Career Technical Education teacher who also served as a middle school Vice Principal.  Her book "These Kids are Driving Me Crazy" consolidates impactful techniques for managing challenging behaviors which can be replicated with her Empower method.  Learn about how to start the school year feeling "Empowered" and harness your ability to build healthy relationships while still towing the line.

https://www.withheartproject.com/

@withheartproj

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Want to know best practices for bringing parents into the virtual world of co-teaching with you? Join me and KinderRockets founder Ben Cogswell as he shares his secrets for building purposeful partnerships with parents.  Ben Cogswell is a CUE Member, Kindergarten teacher and 2019 CUE BOLD teacher of the year. He shares his awesome mindset of blending amazing pedagogy with easy to access edtech in his #KindRockets classroom. Ben was recently quoted in the NY Times and his SeeSaw lessons have over 850k views. Ben's warm style is inspirational for any grade level.

Check him out on Twitter:  @cogswell_ben

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2Dj_HbrE3kf0Xi3BvifVQ

Brendon Jobs is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Haverford School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He is a James Madison Fellow, Lehrman Fellow, a National Constitution Center Annenberg Fellow, an Education Pioneer with the SEED Foundation in Washington D.C., and an active member of Philadelphia’s teacher leader community via work with Teacher Action Group (TAG). In this podcast we talk about how teachers can frame conversations in the classroom around diversity and inclusion and knit together a positive and meaningful experience for all K-12 students.

Twitter @brendonjobs

Racial Equity Tools: https://www.racialequitytools.org/glossary

Discover what it takes to build fact fluency with your students through the use of running records. Ann Elise Record joins Dr. D to discuss the importance of computational fluency and what strategies and scaffolds you can provide with intentional math practices. Level up your math practice and your students math fluency through strategies, choice, voice, games, and parent communication.  Check out her resources 

@AnnEliseRecord

http://anneliserecord.com/about-ann-elise-record/

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Rusty May joins Dr. D to talk about what teachers should consider for creating a safe space in a time of distance learning and how to prepare for a new year school year that may become distant learning.  Join us as we share insight and research about what you should consider for promoting Social Emotional Learning in today's distance learning classroom.

Be sure to check out Rusty May's School online videos to build Social-Emotional Learning into your daily practice https://schooltoolstv.com/

In today's podcast Dr. Dickenson interviews Chris Hill a high school teacher and instructor at The Heritage Institute about his experiences in distance learning.  Chris shares his reflections of lessons learned in first three weeks of online learning for high school students. 

Learn best tips and strategies for making distance education work for you and your learners.  Sam Fecich author of EduMagic and Edushine  joins Dr. Dickenson in this conversation about how teachers can go the distance with distance education.

https://www.sfecich.com/