Teaching While White Podcast

<p>Over 80% of teachers in the U.S. are white. But most don’t know that their whiteness matters. TWW seeks to move the conversation forward on how to be consciously, intentionally, anti-racist in the classroom. Because "white" does not mean a blank slate. It is a set of assumptions that is the baseline from which everything is judged; it is what passes for normal. This means if you are not white or don’t adhere to those assumptions, you are abnormal or less than. TWW wants to have conversations about those assumptions: what they are, how they impact our students, and how we can confront our assumptions to promote racial literacy.</p>

Episode 29: Coping with Racial Stress with Dr. Howard Stevenson

What does Cross racial solidarity look, sound and feel like? Elizabeth and Liza speak with Dr. Howard Stevenson about the need to acknowledge racial stress so that we can be authentic and antiracist in our cross racial relationships. 

03-11
32:58

Episode 28: Cross Racial Solidarity

In this episode, Jenna and Liza talk with a cross racial team, Dr. Tabitha Moore and Erin Maguire from Vermont public schools about how they have been able to build a successful collaboration across race to effect greater change.

02-26
01:00:00

Episode 27: Our New Co-Host: Liza Talusan!

http://www.lizatalusan.com/

09-25
32:46

Episode 26: Why Tracking Doesn’t Add Up

(Ep 24) Kevin Welner and Prudence Carter, Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance.(Ep 25) John Diamond and Amanda Lewis, Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good SchoolsEdutopia: Moving Beyond Status in Math ClassDetracking, AVID atmosphere may improve students’ health, psychosocial outcomeshttps://corp.smartbrief.com/original/2023/05/detracking-psychosocial-outcomesNCTM: Catalyzing Change in Middle School MathematicsRadical MathThe Algebra ProjectRethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers

07-30
26:14

Episode 25: Despite the Best Intentions

Despite The Best IntentionsLearning for Justice ArticleDetracking.comVoices for Racial JusticeIntegrated Schools

11-28
55:02

Episode 24: As a Matter of Track

Episode Resources:Prudence Carter and Kevin Welner, Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even ChanceCarol Burris and Delia Garrity, Detracking for Excellence and Equity Jeannie Oaks, Keeping Track American Progress report, ​​Closing Advanced Coursework Equity Gaps for All StudentsLearning for Justice,  “How one school stopped tracking students” Parent organizations:Integrated Schools

09-02
33:59

Episode 23: Parenting While White (Part 2): The Collective Impact of White Parents on Schools

Jenna spoke with Ellen Guettlet about her decision to move her children out of a predominantly white school in Minneapolis.

05-17
44:28

Episode 21: Parenting While White (Part 1) -- Talking to White Kids About Race

There are plenty of great resources out there. Gere are some to get started.Social Justice KidsRaising Race Conscious ChildrenBeyond the Golden RuleHere is the music from City Love that we featured at the end!

02-26
48:12

Episode 20: Engaging Resistance, CRT, and What’s Best for Kids, Part 2

To learn more about Kimberland Jackson and her work: www.kimberlandjackson.com IG: www.instagram.com/kimberlandjwww.mindingmyblackassbusiness.comIG: www.instagram.com/mindingmyblackassbusinesswww.TheWholeChild.tv

12-07
36:33

Episode 19: Engaging Resistance, CRT, & What’s Best for Kids, Part 1

In this episode, Jenna sat down with Nicole Post, an elementary school teacher from St. Louis. Nicole describes how she met with and challenged the resistance she faced from administrators and parents when teaching about race in her classroom.

10-23
33:22

Episode 18: Brand New Pandemic, Same Old White Supremacy

Elizabeth sat down with Thu Anh Nguyen to discuss how the pandemic has highlighted white supremacy in schools. Thu Anh Nguyen (she/her) is an educator and writer whose work centers around equity and justice. Thu Anh has led workshops and writes essays about cultural competence and literacy. She is also a poet. Her writing has been published in Literacy Today, Southern Humanities Review, Cider Press Review, and Crab Orchard Review. Make sure to read Thu’s blog as well. Thu can be reached through her website, www.thuanhnguyen.com .

09-18
21:19

Episode 17: Elena Aguilar on Coaching for Equity

Elizabeth sits down with author and coach, Elena Aguilar to talk about how race shows up in teaching coaching relationships.

04-27
34:00

Episode 15: Mockingbird in the Classroom: The Student Experience

A follow up from, To Teach or To Kill a Mockingbird, in this episode we hear from a group of multiracial students about their experiences studying this iconic text in schools

02-08
53:08

Episode 14: No Neutral Zone

In this episode, Jenna speaks with William Yepes, a Spanish teacher in Cambridge, MA who is originally from Columbia. William talks about the false notion of "remaining neutral," and how his journey to becoming a US citizen defined his identity and his teaching practice.

11-03
36:29

Episode 13: Beyond the Bookclub: Antiracism in Action

What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, Jose Vilson, and Kelly Wickham Hurst give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.Other resources mentioned in this episode: Educolor How to Start a Plan and Take Action Against Racism

10-19
53:00

Episode 12: Hate Groups Recruiting White Students

Join us as we interview Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman who have been investigating white supremacist organizations and their tactics for recruiting white youth as new members, and what teachers and parents can do about it.

10-05
42:21

Episode 11: Schools Succeeding at Failure with Tim Wise

What if schools are doing exactly what they were meant to do? What if they were designed to only educate the elite few? Warning: This episode contains swearing, which, given the topic, feels appropriate.

05-31
45:27

Episode 10: Recovering the Voice of Native Americans in the Classroom

How are objects from Native American cultures used without context in schools? What are we still teaching about Thanksgiving? In this episode, Jenna sat down with Claudia Fox Tree to talk about how invisible Indigenous culture is in most schools.

11-22
33:48

Jonathan Roseman

Hilarious and bizarre when the handful of Asian whiners and moochers pretend Asian success in the US is a myth. It almost seems they envy Tyrone and Quanisha's lousy reputation in American society!

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