The Awakening Educator

Matthew Anderson shared his experience working with children and families in the Foster Care system and how we can reimagine Child Welfare with Neurobiology in mind.

We meet with Dr. Sam Nix, a seasoned educator who shares his approach to leading change with equity, compassion, and intentionality. To learn more about his work, please go to: https://snix3consulting.com/This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Join the Awakening Educator as Megan talks with two of the grantees from her School Stories project: Nature and Nurture with Smriti Sharma, who shares how she is bringing mindfulness to students in Kenya. Disrupting systemic racism with Anashay Wright, who shares why we need to build a new table, rather than creating a space for BIPOC at our current "table." To learn more about Anashay's work, visit: https://www.anashaywright.com/To learn more about Smriti's work, visit: https://consciouskenya.com/members/mindful-mwalimu/This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Join us for our talk with Cherie Bridges Patrick, owner of Paradox Cross-Cultural Consulting and Training, Paradox relies on neuroscience to help educators to heal racial and social trauma, repair internal disconnects, and build relationships. Cherie will talk with us about social/racial trauma and the critical role of safety in justice and antiracist work.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We talk with Sonia Lewis, founder of Ascribe Consulting about why conversations about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are so prevalent right now, and how we can make lasting changes in our schools. To learn more about Sonia's work, go to: https://ascribe-educational-consultanting.ueniweb.com/This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We talk with Megan Marcus, founder of FuelEd, and Kelley Munger, who is a researcher who specializes in bringing Social-Emotional Learning to our educational environments. We need this information now more than ever before! This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Lois Letchford has developed an innovative approach to teaching students with learning difficulties how to read. She gained this passion through supporting her own son, who was deemed to be 'unteachable' by his teachers. With persistence, love, and creativity, Lois found a way not only to teach her son but also to make learning accessible for others who do not follow the traditional learning path.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Susan & Megan explore the challenges of this school year.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Lauren Keck talks with us about how conscious parenting can support parents to guide their children through their K-12 experiences. To learn more about her work, go to: Soulpathparenting.comThis show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We talk with author, podcast host, and teacher Kathleen Pelley about the power of storytelling, the magic that happens when stories are read aloud, and how listening to stories establishes lifetime links to literature.

We meet with the founders of A Long Talk--a transformative program whose goal is to create an anti-racist at every dinner table. To learn more about A Long Talk, please go to: https://www.alongtalk.com/This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.htmlhttps://hopereimagined.org/

Dr. Rachelle Rogers-Ard and Chris Knaus discuss their book, Black Educational Leadership: From Silencing to Authenticity. They’ll share insights from their book, but also what makes their collaboration so powerful and one that others can learn from.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We will talk with Lindsay Lyons about steps educators can take to address social justice and equity in their classrooms and schools.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes and Hope Reimagined:https://hopereimagined.org/https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We will talk with teaching artist Rebecca Potts about why arts education is important to youth and what it was like to teach art during the Pandemic.Rebecca Potts Aguirre is a teaching artist from Montana currently living in Los Angeles. Her work is inspired by the intersection between ecological concern and the female experience, especially that of motherhood and trauma, often using unconventional materials that connect to childhood and “women’s work.” She is represented by Stay Home Gallery for 2021. She is also a member of Spilt Milk Gallery and is listed in the curated directories All She Makes and Visionary Art Collective.Her practice consists of 3 spheres: art-making, teaching, and community building. She has worked in art education for 15 years and founded and hosts Teaching Artist Podcast, highlighting artists who teach young people. She coordinates the Art Educator’s Lounge, a community support group for art educators, in collaboration with Victoria Fry. She also runs Play + Inspire Gallery in partnership with Maria Coit.Rebecca earned her MFA in Visual Arts from Washington University in St. Louis and her BA in Studio Art & Geography from Middlebury College. Her work has been exhibited throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Australia at spaces including The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Zhou B. Art Center, New York Studio Gallery, Art Share L.A., and SoLA Contemporary. In 2010, her essay on art and climate change, “Creating a Fourth Culture,” was published in 20UNDER40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century. Rebecca’s MFA Thesis in 2009 also addressed the role of art and artists in addressing climate change.She has also worked as an arts administrator, community organizer, and school co-founder. She participated in the Artist Residency in Motherhood from 2015-2019, which was the time it took to fully resume her art practice after becoming a mother.

Susan and Megan are back in person at the studio! In this episode of the Awakening Educator, Susan and Megan discuss their experiences with the lockdown and what is next for them and for the podcast.Hosted by Susan Andrien and Megan SweetThis show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We speak with Higher Ground, the leaders of a learning hub in East Oakland. We discuss how learning hubs and outdoor education create meaningful opportunities for students to thrive during the pandemic.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Alternative Schools provide instruction to students that need different learning opportunities than those provided in “traditional” schools. In this episode, we talk with Alysse Castro, Executive Director of Alternative Schools for San Francisco Unified School District, whose mission is to ensure educational outcomes for even the most marginalized students.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

Budgets have a powerful influence on the programming that schools can provide, yet they remain a mystery to most people. In this episode, we talk with a seasoned school leader on how she used budgets to transform schools and build community buy-in for the changes she envisioned for her students.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We speak with then Assemblymember, now California Attorney General, Rob Bonta about educating our youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talk about the policies that schools must follow, some of the bright spots he sees, and the equity and educational implications we can expect after prolonged distance learning.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html

We talk with the creators of Story Time with Mr. Limata, a live storytime created by a teacher when COVID-19 quarantine began. While the show began as a way for Mr. Limata to connect with his own students, it has taken off and now has viewers worldwide.This show is brought to you by Your 3 Eyes:https://www.your3eyes.com/join-the-movement.html