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This podcast will have a loose focus on all things language and culture. Anything from best practices, instructional styles, equity, white privilege and urban education, school policy, intersectionality, Heritage learners, ASL, and beyond. I will attempt to tackle anything that surrounds language and culture in this podcast.
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Saturday Aug 24, 2019
Saturday Aug 24, 2019
I had the pleasure to have a panel discussion with Dr. Krishauna Hines-Gaither, the Director for the Intercultural Engagement Center and the Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Liz Torres Melendez the Immigrant Student Coordinator at Guilford college, they discuss their research, Voces Invisibles: Disrupting the Master Narrative with Afro-Latina Counterstories. Dr. Hines-Gaither and Liz offer us a view into their ongoing research with Afro-Latinas at Guilford College, in Greensboro, N.C. We briefly discuss Latinx, and Liz mentions a new program she has this fall titled, Hispanic, Latino, Latina or Latinx. These are real, and honest, discussions with voices that are typically marginalized in world language classrooms. Their work is of utmost importance to bring these voices to the attention of educators.
Dr. Hines-Gaither website
Liz Torres Melendez website
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
What does "Latinx" mean and how is it different from "Latino/a"? Who can be considered Latinx? Do all Latinx people speak Spanish? Is Latinx a race or a homogeneous ethnic group? Are all Latinx immigrants?
These and other questions will be discussed by Dr. Ana León Távora during this fascinating interview, "Decoding Latinx."
Some authors mentioned in the interview:
Gabby Rivera, Juliet Takes a Breath (visit Rivera's website for more info about her cool work as an illustrator for comic books, too).
Emanuel Xavier, Sometimes We're Invisible.
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
The second interview in a small series titled "Why So Fragile? Equity, Justice and deconstructing the White Lens."
Bob taps into his 30+ years of teaching experience in many diverse classrooms to discuss his perspective on dismantling systemic racism, and addressing white privilege in our classrooms. Bob invites us into his experiences, and shares his growth over the years in doing equity work, and he challenges us to not turn away from this hard work, but to embrace our true selves in the quest to be better (white) educators. These are tough conversation to have, not only with ourselves, but with co-workers, admin, and friends and family. So enjoy this interview as Bob gently leads us on the path to opening these conversations.
Find out more about Bob on his blog
Books that were mentioned:
Black Appetite. White Food. Jamila Lyiscott Website
White Fragility. Robin DiAngelo Website
CI Mid West Conference Website
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
The first interview in a small series titled Why So Fragile? Equity, Justice and deconstructing the White Lens.
Listen as I speak with Jon Cowart about what it means to be a white teacher within an urban environment, and how we can better serve our students as we deconstruct our whiteness and better understand our own implicit bias. We also discuss the topic of white fragility and how to confront it. To wrap it all up, Jon shares his journey of becoming a language teacher, and then into admin as an AP. Enjoy!
Find out more about Jon on his blog.
Books that were mentioned:
For White Folks that a teach in the Hood. Christopher Emdin Website
Black Appetite. White Food. Jamila Lyiscott Website
White Fragility. Robin DiAngelo Website
CI Mid West Conference Website
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Well, here it is guys, THE FINAL podcast in the #iFLT19 takeaway series. These interviews have been a BLAST.
Listen as Annabelle takes us on a whirlwind of a journey. Our conversation takes many twists and turns as we discuss her role at iFLT19, her takeaways, and her fascinating journey to becoming "La Maestra Loca." So, buckle up, it's about to get real.
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Continuing with my interviews and great conversations about iFLT19, I had the pleasure of doing a phone interview with Carrie Daniels Toth.
Carrie is a presenter, language coach, author, and all around great person. Listen as Carrie talks to us about her iFLT19 experiences, her life journey to becoming a language teacher, and some of her struggles during that journey, as she provides great advice on using CI as we move into the 19-20 school year.
She even drops a hint at something special coming this fall during the interview, so you certainly don't want to miss that. Enjoy!
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Sunday Jul 28, 2019
Recorded at iFLT19 in St. Petersburg, FL. Justin sits down with me for a deeply enlightening conversation about his conference takeaways and offers you, the listener, suggestions on how best to navigate the world of CI, and proficiency based classrooms, and offers us a peek look into his very interesting journey on his way to becoming a teacher. Enjoy!
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Friday Jul 26, 2019
Recorded at iFLT19 IN St. Petersburg, FL. Listen as Sarah discusses her takeaways at iFLT, and then gives us a lens into what her journey to to becoming a language teacher was like. She also talks about her role the Señor Wooly video, FEO, and what that process is like. Visit her beautiful website here to learn more about Sarah.
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Recorded at iFLT19 in St Petersburg, FL. Listen as Mark discusses is experience as a lab teacher at iFLT, past and present, and speaks about his journey to becoming a Spanish language teacher in Denver public schools.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Recorded at iFLT19 in St Petersburg, FL. Nate is a Poli Instrumentalist, composer and artist in residence with Señor Wooly. In this humorous conversation, we discuss all things Wooly, and the dirt behind the music making process over at Wooly inc.