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Episode Notes Scott's book, Leadership for Deeper Learning The website (and book) Scott shares with schools to show them examples of what they could do:Changing the Subject: Twenty Years of Projects from High Tech High Books written by John Holt Books written by Tom Vander Ark Getting Smart

Episode Notes Brian's article about weather balloons, "From Socratic Seminar to Space Science" Blue Dot Education

Episode Notes Rochelle’s recommended reading: “Why (Urban) Mathematics Teachers Need Political Knowledge” Introduction to Rehumanizing Mathematics for Black, Indigenous, and Latinx Students A Spiritual Turn: Toward Desire-Based Research and Indigenous Futurity in Mathematics Education Also, check out the ethnomathematics program at the University of Hawaii!

Episode Notes Ruby Ibarra kicked off the Deeper Learning 2023 conference with a blistering set featuring members of her band, the Balikbayans. Ruby Ibarra's album, Circa 91, on Bandcamp

Episode Notes This episode originally aired on Ashanti Branch's podcast, Taking off the Mask. You can learn more about Ashanti and the Ever Forward Project here.

Episode Notes Aisha Bain's website Manasa Yeturu - Stanford d.school 

Stacey Caillier sat down with Sofi Frankowski, Dana Diesel, and Taqwanda Hailey to talk about their organization, Schools that Lead, which runs networked improvement communities of schools across North Carolina. They have developed a unique approach to running an improvement network, and it’s pretty exciting! To see an image of the three-year Schools That Lead "cohort journey," go here.

Episode Notes Resources mentioned in this episode: Books Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools by Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey, Deborah Helsing, Harriette Thurber Rasmussen, Richard W Lemons, Jude Garnier, Annie Howell What's Worth Fighting For in the Principalship by Michael Fullan The Moral Imperative of School Leadership by Michael Fullan The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive andThrive by Michael Fullan Online resources National Equity Project Leading for Equity Framework National School Reform Faculty Protocols Center For Adaptive Schools Thinking Collaborative

Episode Notes To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org Andre Spicer (@drespicer88 on twitter and @regionsouthsupt on Instagram), a career educator of 27 years, has had the honor of serving children, families and communities as a Teacher, Dean, Coordinator, Principal and Instructional Director, Administrator of Instruction and Superintendent. Andre grew up in Compton, California where he learned first-hand, the perils of inequities, systemic racism and oppression plaguing our inner city public schools. Before becoming an educator, Andre served in the United States Marine Corps (1988-1992). A veteran of the Persian Gulf War, Andre uses many of the leadership qualities that he learned serving alongside some of the world’s finest men and women. Andre attended California State University Long Beach to obtain a BA in History and Teaching Credential. He attended CSUDH earning a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Today, Andre is a PhD student at Claremont Graduate University where he is engaged in research on college access for Black and Latinx students while sharpening his tools as an urban leader. As principal, Andre eliminated barriers through a cycle of continuous improvement, professional development and training emphasizing the importance of cultural awareness and the persistent achievement gap of Latinx students and Black students. As Administrators of Instruction for LD Central, Andre’s responsibilities included, aligning student needs with resources to ensure academic success, while assisting the Local District Superintendent and Community of Schools in providing instructional support to all schools within the service area. Mr. Spicer served proudly as President of the LAUSD Council of Black Administrators. During his tenure, the membership of over 400 administrators gained knowledge on how to better serve the communities of under-served students. Andre and team ensured that the Black Educational Civil Rights Agenda was at the forefront of their work, and under his leadership members of COBA collaborated to advocate for the acceleration of black student achievement. As President, Andre oversaw the 40th and 41st Annual Black Child Conference and Scholarship Luncheons. Attended annually by over 1000 faculty members and parents, the conference provides workshops on a variety of topics including CLRP, MTSS, College Board, and student access to STEM and STEAM education, all vital tools to help ensure equity throughout our schools. Currently Andre is serving as the Region South Superintendent for Los Angeles Unified School District

Episode Notes To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org Kristin DeLaTorre (@delatorretcs on twitter) holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University. She is an educator in South Florida with 19 years of teaching experience. She has been nominated for the Dwyer Award in the area of Elementary Education and twice in the area of Stem-Project Based Learning Education. Kristin serves as a mentor for the Innovative Schools Project in the School District of Palm Beach County, where she supports teachers with implementing project-based learning in their classes. Her classroom has become a learning space for teachers and leaders as she works closely with the Innovative Schools Lead Instructional Program Developers and the Assistant Superintendent for Palm Beach County schools, helping teachers integrate Project Based Learning. This implementation will allow this methodology to be utilized across more schools in Palm Beach County. Kristin spends summers as a lead trainer for the Inquiry Project Collaborative as well as onboarding new teachers in the methods of Inquiry and Project Based Learning. Kristin started her work at The Conservatory School in the fall of 2015. In her time at TCS she has immersed herself in the PBL process and shown her students a greater understanding and empathy for the world beyond themselves. Over the past seven years, her students have been involved with, raised money, or donated goods for The Water Project in Africa, HIP Africa, Challenged Athletes Foundation, UNICEF, El Sol Food Bank, Rocking Horse Foundation, The National Honey Bee Conservancy, The World Wildlife Fund, and bought an acre of land in the South American Rainforest. The consistent mantra in her classroom is “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. Kristin has also become an expert in student-led learning, developing and implementing creative practices in the classroom that emphasizes self-directed education, creativity, and discovery, rather than rote memorization. Students are encouraged to incorporate their own interests into projects, within their current topic. Kristin strives to offer students agency and having their voices heard as they work together as a collective towards setting goals, being reflective and acting responsibly to effect change.

Episode Notes To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org. Walter Cortina, 19, is Bridgemakers President and Co-Founder. Led by Minnesota youth from backgrounds of extreme adversity, Bridgemakers amplifies the voice and mentors the leadership of under-resourced youth to bridge America’s toughest gaps. Walter became homeless at 13 after his parents were deported to Mexico. The Minneapolis native worked three jobs to support himself and his family and encountered the juvenile justice system. Experiencing trauma and poverty at an early age, Walter discovered his passion to channel anger and pain into action and purpose. At 15, he created and led Venture Academy’s Changemakers team to advocate for student-centered school improvement. At 17, he interned for the Minneapolis Foundation CEO and co-keynoted the Teacher-Powered Schools National Conference. After losing their jobs in the 2020 pandemic shutdown, Walter and other youth built a bipartisan statewide coalition that generated 65 media features, successfully sued the State of Minnesota and permanently changed state law, bringing $33 million in unemployment benefits to 20,000 eligible students. Walter’s journey is featured in Sam Seidel’s Hip-Hop Genius 2.0: Remixing High School Education (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022). The first in his family to graduate high school, he graduated from the High School for Recording Arts (HSRA) in St. Paul last May. Walter’s life purpose is to create a world in which youth have the resources, mentorship, access, and opportunities to be leaders of their destiny to create a better tomorrow for everyone. You can learn more about Bridgemakers at Bridgemakersmn.org Also, read the article “Building Bridgemakers” in Unboxed!

Episode Notes This is a "reissue" of a classic episode. The original came out in January 2020. You can learn more about all the awesome work LeDerick Horne is doing at his website, lederick.com The poem at the start of the episode is called "New Beginning". You can hear it on LeDerick Horne's first album, Rhyme Reason and Song. You can also see LeDerick performing it here. LeDerick's book, which he wrote with Margaret Vreeburg Izzo, is called Empowering Students with Hidden Disabilities: A Path to Pride and Success.

Episode Notes Watch Personalized Learning through Collaborative Experiences (the companion video to this episode) Listen to John Santos’s other Podcast Episode: “‘Rigor’ Shouldn’t Mean ‘Some Kids Fail’”

Episode Notes Learn more about the C3 Mobility DAO in this article Read more about the software "Airtable" in the article “Educators Building Software: Two Case Studies”

Episode Notes High Tech High Graduate School of Education Director of Liberation Michelle Pledger talks to Stanford D.School's Laura McBain about how the Deeper Learning conference came about, and what it takes to help conference-goers EXPERIENCE deeper learning, rather than just talking about it. Resources: Read about (and register for) this year's Deeper Learning Conference! (March 28-30 2023) You can see the deeper learning competencies here (scroll down a little bit) The Deeper Learning video series The Edweek Learning Deeply blog

Episode Notes Alec talks to Janhvi Kanoria and Lolwa Al-Saigh of Education Above All about the Internet-Free Education Resource Bank. Resources: The Education Above All Internet Free Education Resource Bank (IFERB) Janhvi Kanoria's Ted Talk, A is for Arrow

Episode Notes This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episodes here. You can find the other den talks from this event in this youtube playlist. You can find lots more podcast episodes, articles, and videos about continuous improvement here!

Episode Notes This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episodes here. You can find the other den talks from this event in this youtube playlist. You can find lots more podcast episodes, articles, and videos about continuous improvement here!

Episode Notes Justin Cohen's book, Change Agents, is available here This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episodes here. You can find the other den talks from this event in this youtube playlist. You can find lots more podcast episodes, articles, and videos about continuous improvement here!

Episode Notes Eduard Vallory's latest book is Aprendre