Beth Lyons hosts Melanie White and Cathy MacKechnie, both educators in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board to discuss the idea of learning loss vs. learning gains over the past few years as educators and students have faced the COVID 19 pandemic. The discussion centres on the collaboration between educators who work together, create a plan and are prepared to design in the moment to support student learning.

Melanie White- @WhiteRoomRadio
Podcast- Just Conversations https://voiced.ca/project/just-conversations/
Blog- https://reflectingonrecreation.wordpress.com/2021/08/17/the-abscess-sol2021/
Cathay MacKechnie- @NHS_library

Texts mentioned in this episode:

180 days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents By Kelly Gallagher, Penny Kittle
Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom by Matthew R. Kay
This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewel
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond
High School by Tegan and Sara Quin