How Students Transform Their Worlds Through Activism with Nakisha Hobbs - PTE022
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
Release Date: 11/23/2015
'I Do, We Do, You Do' in Maths with Margarita Breed - PTE056
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 56, we are critically unpacking the 'I do, we do, you do' teaching model in the maths classroom. Plus, why productive struggle is a must for our students in maths, and why you should start Fraction Talks in your classroom.
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Explaining our Thinking in Maths with Margarita Breed - PTE055
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 55, what matters in respect to explaining, making connections, and being efficient at an A or B grade level in maths? And how do we build students' skills in each area?
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Why's The Maths Teacher Here for Social Studies with Jenna Laib - PTE054
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 54, how can we challenge Eurocentrism in the maths classroom and value Indigenous knowledge? Plus, how can we use graphs to explore social justice issues, and cultivate mathematical thinking with our students.
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Building Cultures of Thinking in the Maths Classroom with Margarita Breed - PTE053
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 53, taking the emphasis off the answer in maths, focusing on building meaning and connections rather than remembering rules, and using low floor, high ceiling rich maths tasks. Plus, we have lots of maths teaching resources to share.
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Looking at the World in Mathematical Ways with Marian Dingle - PTE052
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 52, how do our families mathematise us? How does maths at home compare to maths at school? And why are our cultures so important in maths classrooms?
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Liberating Literature in Our Classrooms and Libraries with Julia Torres - PTE051
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 51, young people are engaging with literature in ways that are quite different to prior generations. We’ll explore young adult fiction that reflects our students' lives, issues, and worlds. We'll also challenge the traditional literary canon along the way.
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Optimism, Hope and a Place to Belong with Rodney Croome - PTE050
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 50, a chat with long-time LGBTI human rights activist Rodney Croome. We explore the lessons learnt from the early campaigns to legalise homosexuality, unpack why personal stories are key, and small target strategies a mistake. Plus, we zero in on the dangers of the 'religious freedom' movement.
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Liberation and Resistance in Schools with Benjamin Doxtdator - PTE049
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 49, making our schools' sites of liberation and resistance. Plus challenging the dominant narratives that blame individual students whilst giving scant attention to the social justice, and structural issues impacting on them.
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Challenging Stereotypes about Race, Religion, & Suburbs with Amra Pajalic - PTE048
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 48, we explore teaching in a western suburbs school, where students often face bigotry, and negative stereotyping based on their race, their religious beliefs, and where they live. Plus, we unpack how to expand students' ideas about being Muslim.
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Navigating White Spaces with Sherri Spelic - PTE047
Pushing The Edge with Greg Curran
In Episode 47, fitting in and assimilation in predominantly white spaces. Plus, promoting girls' participation in sports, and making physical education classes more inclusive and fair.
info_outlineIn this episode, we explore student activism in a K to 8 elementary school. Here students are critically exploring and unpacking the issues that affect their lives and the people they care about.
But that's not all - they're also coming up with Action Plans to make a difference on these issues. Issues such as street litter, gun violence, homelessness, and police violence towards their communities.
We've also got the Lightning Round where we're pushing the edges of teacher objectivity, standardization, achievement gaps, and being Young, strong and proud.
For full show-notes, go to: PushingTheEdge.org/22
Episode Run-Down
▪ How Village Leadership Academy push the edge
▪ Exploring personal and community identity - from Kinder Grade onward (2:13)
▪ The importance of transformation in students' lives (3:03)
▪ Getting beyond feeling 'less than' (3:50) | Understanding ourselves and our worlds
▪ GLBTI students - The importance of connection (5:14)
▪ Getting beyond under-estimating young people - Exploring gender with young people (6:30)
▪ The difference between the students' community and other communities - Litter in our streets (7:30)
▪ Student Activism in education | The role of education (10:20)
▪ Teachers as allies to students (13:25)
▪ They don’t know about - They shouldn’t know about (15:24)
▪ The Information Model and African-American and Latino young people (16:47)
▪ Dealing with the realities of students’ lives (18:08)
▪ The practice of education and ignorance - Teaching world history (20:35)
▪ The benefits of critical literacy for students (22:19)
▪ From feeling powerless to powerful - A 3rd Grader's story about homelessness (26:01)
▪ Navigating society after being in a social-activist focused class (31:05)
▪ Explicitly talking about Code Switching with students (34:35)
▪ Exploring police brutality towards transgender African-American women (39:10)
▪ The Lightning Round - Teacher objectivity - Achievement Gap - Young, Strong and Proud - Standardization - Student Leadership - Adult Allies - Defying The Odds - Pushing The Edge (40:09)
Episode Links
▪ Nakisha Hobbs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/VLA_Principal
▪ Village Leadership Academy Website - http://www.vlacademy.org/
▪ Why every Education Leader in America needs to talk to William Jackson by Kendra Racouillat - http://goo.gl/9dt2EG
▪ Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Website - http://www.chicagohomeless.org/
Related Pushing The Edge Podcasts
▪ Activating student voice with Silvia Gonzalez (who works in Nakisha's school) - PushingTheEdge.org/22
▪ Shake up your beliefs and values with Erin Stevenson - PushingTheEdge.org/3
▪ Find your voice and really connect with Jenny Moes - PushingTheEdge.org/7
▪ How to navigate social justice issues in the classroom with Rusul Alrubail - PushingTheEdge.org/13
▪ Shaking up our mindsets about Indigenous Students with Surin McGrory - PushingTheEdge.org/15
▪ Making a Difference by Not Playing it Safe with Greg Curran (Part 1 and Part 2) - PushingTheEdge.org/17 and PushingTheEdge.org/18
Social Justice Organizations
▪ http://www.teachersforjustice.org/ - Chicago
▪ http://www.edliberation.org/resources- New York