Transformative Talk: Critical Conversations for Teachers

In this episode we join Sarah, Sonny, Brooke and Kelsey to talk about Modern Schools, and we will be referencing Urban and Wagoner’s 2013 book, “American Education: a History,” specifically the chapters on the Progressive Era as it relates to our education system today. Questions about the role of American Manifest Destiny has in the evolution of secondary schools in the US as well as a frank conversation about assimilation are included in this episode.

Next from the Secondary School Curriculum Course, we join This is Kimberly, Abi and Sylvia to talk about the high points concerning the evolution of high school and the role that the Cardinal Principles of 1918 have played. We will also ponder if we have to go back to what was (with a few tweeks) to move forward. Welcome to Shampoo, Rinse, Repeat. 

Welcome to the Summer 2023 Session! During this first five week session I taught a course called Secondary School Curriculum that focuses on the historical foundations of secondary education and curriculum as well as explores the current state and national standards to better understand where curriculum is going, has been, and is now In this episode, join Haley, Kalena, and Emily as they explore the foundational history or secondary schools in the US.

Join Kalena and the Emilys your host for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to talk about Pierre Bourdieu and his cultural capital theory, Moll’s contracting approach of Funds of Knowledge and Yosso’s theory of Community Cultural Wealth.

Join Sarah, Heather and Nathan, your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, they talk about Demagoguery and Domination on the Daily within an educational critical social theory focus,

Join Lauren and Andrea, two early childhood educators as they explore the idea of the "hard reset" in education post pandemic and post everything else in the world today.

Join Mishaila and Ellie as they talk about art curriculum and the imagined future found in Beyonce's Renaissance and AfroFuturism.

Join Nicole and Rachel for this episode of Transformative Talk where we delve into language and how it's taught and reinforced in the curriculum.

With the 2023 legislative session coming to an end soon here in Texas, this episode produced by doc strudent Saul is quite timely. In this episode, Saul is joined by Dr. Ryan and Dr. Haddad, faculty at UTSA to talk about school choice and how public schools in Texas will be impacted by the proposed legislation.

Join Kat, Donna, and ZZ as they have an interesting conversation about CRT, Critical Whiteness, and race/racism in education and society.