Host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, chats it up with Dr. James Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is the Superintendent of the Essex County Schools of Technology district, in northern New Jersey. The two discuss his journey from the world of Special Education to the proverbial top of the food chain in a school district, and how each step has informed his leadership "preparing the next generation of essential workers." Enjoy and be well.
Host, Dr. Chatmon, speaks with educator and social critic, Tony Clark, about his work empowering our families and communities to start some good trouble as they learn how to advocate for their children’s best interest and blow the system up from the inside. From reasons beyond the scope of show notes, there is a documented difference in the relationship with schools that Black and brown families have as compared to their white and Asian counterparts. The two discuss how educators, administrators...
This week, our host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, had the pleasure of talking social unrest, social justice, and social studies with a current high school social studies teachers, and two actual students - one, a senior at a large, comprehensive public high school on the east coast, and the other, finishing her junior year at a small, independent school on the west coast. This week's conversation touches on how we are all managing in the current times, and how each of us, in our different roles in educ...
This week, our host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, speaks with Dr. Abigail Joseph - an educator passionate about the role of Computer Science both in and outside of the classroom. Dr. Joseph shares her experiences as part of an under-represented audience in the Computer Science education space, and how she is working to provide exposure and experiences in Computer Science to that same audience. Below are links to the Computer Science organizations and programs discussed in the conversation, as well as s...
This week's conversation is with Leslye Folmar-Harris, elementary school teacher and founder of Changing Narratives, LLC. Changing Narratives is a hub for all things CRT - that's culturally responsive teaching. Leslye is the embodiment of the hashtag - #reprsentationmatters - as she channels her energy and passion into advocating for and academically preparing students through several enrichment programs. Please follow Leslye on Twitter: @LeslyeRFolmar on Instagram: @ChangingNarrativesToo and Fa...
This week's episode features a conversation with host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, and her now retired mother, Jackie Chatmon - who grew up in the Jim Crow South prior to being the first person in her family to ever attend college. After receiving a full scholarship to Spelman College, continuing on to the Wharton School of Business for MBA, and many years in the finance industry, Jackie Chatmon reflects on the importance of public school in her life, and how she works to give back to the school syste...
Welcome back. This week, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon chats with Eric Harrield, who currently serves as the Basketball Manager overseeing the basketball program in the 45 school Success Academy network of charter schools in New York City. Charter schools tend to push some buttons, and can lead to heated debates about their function and value, but often don't include people familiar with this particular form of education Here, these two discuss the view from the inside of a high-performing charter school...
This week, I chat with Katie Trejo, a mental health counselor for a public high school district, where we both are employed. We discuss the role mental health plays in student success, the ways in which many schools currently support the mental health of students, and suggestions on how to improve those supports. We mention IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) in our conversation, and more information about these supporst are available here: http://www.courts.ca.gov/35398.htm Please leave a rev...
On this second episode, your host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, checks in with the young people she is under the "safer at home" order with after nearly a month of school closures, and also speaks with filmmaker and writer, Tahir Jetter, about his experiences as a substitute teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).
On this first episode of This Thing Called School, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon speaks with two young people she is currently "safer at home with" about school closures and how they're feeling about it all.
This Thing Called Schools is a podcast, hosted by Dr. Jennifer C. Chatmon, that showcases conversations with folks who work in and around education as way to share and create best practices.
