The Awakening Educator

We speak with Troy Flint, communications director for the California School Board Association, who will discuss how school boards are getting involved, and the kinds of decisions districts are needing to make in the face of Covid-19.

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We speak with four educators from across the United States who tell us what their experience with distance learning has been like, and how they are making it through this challenging time.

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We speak with Lisa Jimenez, an experienced school and district leader and parent organizer about how to effectively implement equity initiatives in schools, districts, and organizations. Lisa will share many of the problems of practice she has seen as people have attempted to address equity in schools, as well as some strategies for systematically changing organizations to be grounded in equity.

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We speak with Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard about her upcoming book, Black Educational Leadership: From Silencing to Authenticity, which explores Black educational leadership and the
development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership
identities. Rachelle will also share perspectives from her career as a teacher and leader in our public schools.

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We speak with Leroy Gaines, a successful long-time principal, and current Executive Director for New Leaders for New Schools, about his perspective on how to promote more equity in our education system, and what role leaders can play.

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We speak with Crystal Gix, one of Megan’s former students, to understand how she experienced bias and equity as a student growing up in the 2000’s. Crystal also spent time as a classroom teacher. Crystal is an actor, model, and outspoken advocate for equity.

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We meet with Macheo Payne, who tells us about Freedom Schools, a summer reading recovery program that gets remarkable results for students of color.

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We speak with Ashley Martin, an elementary school principal in New York. She shares with us the immediate challenges and needs she is experiencing as her school moves into shelter-in-place. This is a rare opportunity to watch a leader process the pandemic in action!

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Megan and Susan recap the highlights from Season 1 and preview what is ahead in Season 2.

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We talk with Dr. Larry Cuban about why it is important to teach students history, especially during times like now.

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