Leading Equity

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Leading Equity

Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. Leading Equity podcaster•www.leadingequitycenter.com

This podcast focuses on supporting educators with the tools and resources necessary to ensure equity at their school. On this podcast, listeners can expect to hear interviews and stories from voices of equity in education today.

Episodes

LE 276: Gender Conflicts in Education with Dr. Patrick Camangian

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Patrick Camangian, Ph.D. Patrick Camangian, Ph.D. is a former English teacher in Los Angeles and Oakland and a professor of Teacher Education at the University of San Francisco. Patrick’s interdisciplinary research on humanizing education intersects radical democratic analysis, critical pedagogy, and health science research. Patrick pursues these areas of research to improve teacher quality, capacity, and retention, as well as to inform policies and practices...

Dec 26, 2022•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 275: Black Girls Can Be Nerdy Too with Stephanie Toliver, Ph.D.

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Stephanie Renee Toliver, Ph.D. S.R. Toliver is an assistant professor of Literacy and Secondary Humanities at the University of Colorado, Boulder whose scholarship centers the freedom dreams of Black youth and honors the historical legacy that Black imaginations have had and will have on activism and social change. She is the author of Recovering Black Storytelling in Qualitative Research: Endarkened Storywork , and her academic work has been published in sev...

Dec 19, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 274: An Approach to Anti-Racist Teaching and Leadership with Dr. Tracey Benson

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Dr. Tracey A. Benson Is the founder of The Anti-Racist Leadership Institute. He has served as a university professor, principal coach, high school principal, middle school vice-principal, district trainer, and elementary school teacher. His book, Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism , was released with Harvard Education Press in August 2019. Benson firmly believes student achievement, teacher efficacy, and school ...

Dec 12, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 273: It’s Not the Title, the Behavior Defines a Leader with Dwight Carter and Jack Slavinksi

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Dwight Carter Dwight Carter is an award-winning education leader from Central OH and the Director of Student Support Systems for the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical School District. He is the co-author of What’s In Your Space? Five Steps to Better School and Classroom Design (Corwin, 2016) , Leading Schools in Disruptive Times: How to Survive Hyper-change (Corwin 2017/2021) ; and a contributing author to Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to In...

Dec 05, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 272: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six with Maya Payne Smart

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Maya Payne Smart Maya Payne Smart is a writer, parent educator, and literacy advocate who has served on the boards of numerous library and literacy organizations. She and her family live in Milwaukee, where she serves as affiliated faculty in educational policy and leadership in the College of Education at Marquette University. Her website, MayaSmart.com , provides tips and tools for parents to nurture, teach, and advocate for kids on the road to reading. Sho...

Nov 28, 2022•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 271: The Behaviorism Mindset with Chris McNutt

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Chris McNutt Chris is obsessed with the benefits of progressive education and wants a practical place to find everything, for free, under one roof (hence HRP!) He was a public high school digital media & design educator who centered his practice on experiential learning, purpose-driven pathways and community involvement. Show Highlights Progressive education Behaviorism Zero tolerance Connect with Chris The Human Restoration Project Instagram Twitter Behavior...

Nov 21, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 270: The Differences Between Mental Health Education and SEL with Ross Szabo

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Ross Szabo Ross Szabo is a social innovator who pioneered the youth mental health movement. He is the Wellness Director and founding faculty member at Geffen Academy at UCLA, where he has created a program for students to learn about mental health once a week throughout their education from grade 6-12. Ross is also an award winning speaker, author and the CEO of Human Power Project , a company that designs mental health curriculum. Ross turned a diagnosis of ...

Nov 14, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 269: Advocating for Equity Overseas with Kevin Simpson and Marla Hunter

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! In this episode, Kevin Simpson and Marla Hunter share their experiences as BIPOC educators working in international schools. Watch the episode on YouTube Instagram: @sheldoneakins...

Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast

LE 268: How to Run a Successful Book Club with Dr. Bridget Holloman

Order the Leading Equity Book Today! Bridget Holloman, Ed.D. Dr. Bridget Holloman, a native of Peekskill, NY, has been an educator in the district where she was raised, Peekskill, for well over 20 years. Bridget has taught Pre-Kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. She often loops with a cohort of students, better known as scholars, as she believes having the scholars for two consecutive years allows her to develop the fundamental skills needed for future scholar success! Mos...

Oct 31, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast