Urban Teachers Lounge

By G. Funmilayo Tyson-Devoe

What's Urban Teachers Lounge about?

Bridging the gap between educational scholarship and classroom teachers.

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Urban Teachers Lounge episodes:

05.13.2020
UTL #16: Book Review: We Want to Do More Than Survive
G. Funmilayo speaks about Dr. Bettina Love’s new book highlighting; 1) mattering & abolitionist teaching, 2) education justice, 3) educational survival complex. Folks to Know 1. Bettina Love 2. Barbara Sizemore 3. Gloria Ladson-Billings 4. Derrick Bell What to Read 1. Anderson, C. (2016). White rage:...
05.13.2020
UTL #24: The Silent Epidemic: Mental Illiness in Public Schools w/ Geovonia Bailey
G. Funmilayo speaks with Geovonia Bailey, educator for more than 25 years, about the impact of mental illness on the Black communtiy and public schools. Folks to Know 1) Taraji P. Henson and her foundation What to Read 1) The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (Taraji...
05.13.2020
UTL #20: Guest Nikki Rose asks, Who Cares about Teacher Social Emotional Needs?
G. Funmilayo speaks to Nikki Rose about the emotional toll of teaching. Folks to Know 1. Peter Smagorinsky & Stacia L. Long at Univesity of Georgia What to Read 1. No One Prepares You for the Emotional Toll of Teaching by Whitney Ballard https://www.boredteachers.com/inspiring/no-one-prepares-you-for-the-emotional-toll-of-teaching 2. Is Anyone Considering the...
05.13.2020
UTL #19 – Social Emotional Learning Specialist William White
G. Funmilayo speaks to William White about the importance of social emotional learning in classroom. Folks to Know 1. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris 2. William White, SEL Specialist Instagram:@dearmrwhite4 What to read & watch 1. TED Talk – Dr. Nadine Burke Harris https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how_childhood_trauma_affects_health_across_a_lifetime?language=en 2. Felitti, V. J., Anda, R....
05.13.2020
UTL Episode #17- Mindfulness & Mattering
G. Funmilayo speaks about readiness for the new school year. Folks to Know 1. Know Thyself & Your Bias 2. Know Your students as Humans not test scores What to Read 1. Mindfulness in K-12 http://www.mindfuleducation.org 2. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor...