This Thing Called School
By Dr. Jennifer C. Chatmon
This Thing Called SchoolJan 20, 2021
It's Always a Team (Episode 11)
Host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, chats it up with Dr. James Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is the Superintendent of the Essex County Schools of Technology district, in northern New Jersey. The two discuss his journey from the world of Special Education to the proverbial top of the food chain in a school district, and how each step has informed his leadership "preparing the next generation of essential workers."
Enjoy and be well.
Starting Some Good Trouble (Episode 10)
Please keep the conversation going on social media with Tony Clark:
The Only T Clark on Twitter
TClark617 on Instagram
Goodies from the conversation:
W. E. B. DuBois Info on W. E. B. DuBois
The Talented Tenth Definition of the Talented Tenth from Brittanica
Boston busing An Article from History.com on Busing in Boston
CSV sheets What is a CSV sheet?
Teach for America https://www.teachforamerica.org/
Dr. Pedro Noguera Education Sociologist with an emphasis on equity and race
See Saw Digital platform for student portfolios
Be well.
Social Unrest, Social Justice, Social Studies (Episode 8)
This week, our host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, had the pleasure of talking social unrest, social justice, and social studies with a current high school social studies teachers, and two actual students - one, a senior at a large, comprehensive public high school on the east coast, and the other, finishing her junior year at a small, independent school on the west coast. This week's conversation touches on how we are all managing in the current times, and how each of us, in our different roles in education, are preparing for an unknown restart in the fall.
You can follow Dr. Chatmon on Instagram @ed_dr_mom to learn more about her school leadership, children's books she's working on, and most importantly, mommying her seven year old son.
Please follow the podcast on Instagram @ThisThingCalledSchool , and let us know how you're liking the conversation, of if you have a topic you'd love to hear discussed.
Music courtesy of https://www.bensound.com/
Be well.
Computer Science for us All (Episode 7)
Below are links to the Computer Science organizations and programs discussed in the conversation, as well as social media for Dr. Abigail Joseph:
edstoria.com ( http://edstoria.com )
Join the edstoria Educators’ Lounge on Facebook
( https://www.facebook.com/groups/edstoriaEducatorsLounge/ )
About the CSTA Equity Fellowship ( https://www.csteachers.org/page/csta-equity-fellowship )
CSTA Equity Fellow Spotlight: Abigail Joseph ( https://www.csteachers.org/Stories/csta-equity-fellow-spotlight-abigail-joseph )
Complimentary Origins Towards Demystifying Computer Science for Non-CS Teachers
The Computer Scientist Educator Perspective: Breaking Stereotypes by Abigail Joseph (https://www.csteachers.org/Stories/complimentary-origins-towards-demystifying-computer-science-for-non-cs-teachers-the-computer-scientist-educator-perspective-brea )