Ethical Schools

Amy and Jon talk with educational innovators about creating ethical learning environments, helping students overcome the effects of trauma, and empowering young people to make change. Tune in weekly.

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October 13, 2023 00:24:16
Experiential learning: Where human history and nature connect

Experiential learning: Where human history and nature connect

We speak with Jackie Broder, director of the Mamakating Environmental Education Center in New York’s Catskill Mountains. The Center abuts the Basha Kill wetland,...

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October 04, 2023 00:40:00
Cultural responsiveness: is music optional? (Encore)

Cultural responsiveness: is music optional? (Encore)

We speak with Dr. Anne Smith, longtime music teacher in Northern Virginia, about accommodating cultural differences. Dr. Smith created an alternate curriculum for students...

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September 22, 2023 00:49:53
The “Name Game”: racialization in a suburban high school (Encore)

The “Name Game”: racialization in a suburban high school (Encore)

Drs. Tony de Jesus, Anthony Johnston, and Don Siler of University of St. Joseph recount their intervention in a multiracial high school in crisis....

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September 20, 2023 00:01:55
What Would YOU Do?

What Would YOU Do?

Today we’re here to invite you to watch our new video podcast series “What Would YOU do?”. Created in partnership with EdEthics of the...

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August 26, 2023 00:45:45
Paying it forward: a peer-staffed program for navigating college admissions

Paying it forward: a peer-staffed program for navigating college admissions

We speak with Michael Sanchez, executive director of Circle Match (formerly TCAT), a program that helps students in underserved high schools apply to colleges....

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August 15, 2023 00:34:00
Solving teacher shortages: It’s not just pay

Solving teacher shortages: It’s not just pay

Drs. Katherine Norris and  Kathryn Wiley, colleagues at Howard University’s School of Education, speak about obstacles to recruiting and retaining teachers and increasing diversity....

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