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. 

Join Andrea and Krista, your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to focus on conocimiento, specifically Nepantla. We will look at conocimiento as a process and educational tool for doctoral students in social sciences to better understand critical perspectives that form their research. Additionally, we will discuss how the process of testimonio brings to light the issue of oppression both at macro and micro levels.

Join Kristen, Neethu, and Anh as they talk all things feminism... history, waves, intersections and more in store for you in this episode of Transformative Talk

Welcome to the far 2022 semester! This semester we will have episodes produced by Dr. Haddad's Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment and Critical Cultural Perspectives courses. In our season premiere, we will her from Bruna, Laura, and Blanca, doctoral students in the Critical Cultural Perspectives class, where they will discuss the need for a humanizing pedagogy when teaching. 

Join Ellia, Jeanette, and Kimberly as they explore the last week's readings in in the History, Policy, and Critical Issues in Social Studies Education course. 

Join Lauren, Ashley, and MIles as they talk through several of the readings they read during the second week of the course about Multicultural and citizenship education in Social Studies Classroom. 

Welcome to Summer 2022! This summer Dr. Haddad taught a course titled "History, Policy, & Critical Issues in Social Studies Education" during June. As many can likely surmise from the title and the current political climate, we had plenty of actual real-life social studies content unfolding right in front of us while we engaged with the course content. Our conversations this summer were real and raw and left us with more questions than answers, but that's what the goal is in the end to want to know more after building a shared understanding as a class. 

In this first episode, Heather, Michael, and Estelle to talk about pedagogy, assessment and critical literacy in social studies. #UTSASSITN 

Join Kelly and Halle as they talk about Hegemony in Texas Education in this episode. 

In this episode, Austin, Estelle, and Laureate talk about their experiences as children, as parents, and as teachers as they explore Critical Multicultural Education (CME). 

Join Emily and Jillian as they discuss their readings around the idea of privilege, social and cultural capital, and the many funds of knowledge students of all backgrounds can bring into a classroom. 

This week César, Sonny, and Casey discuss queer and LGBTQ+ identities and the curriculum and instruction in schools. This is a very interesting episode that covers many topics: queers in the 80s and 90s, Drag Races, and TikTok. Although the episode is fun and light-hearted but also very when discussing topics like slurs, representation, and trans-exclusive legislation being propagated across the country. 

In class, we spend one week reading and reflecting on the work of those who are part of the Chicana Feminist Epistemology tradition. The group that signed up to produce the podcast this week all identify as Hispanic or Latinx or Chicana or Mexican American or are in their own journey figuring out where they fit. So for this group especially the readings really resonated with them. The episode they submitted was about two hours long because they interviewed two amazing women in their quest to know more and better understand the ideas they read about. After listening to the episode I decided it would be better to split the episode into two episodes so that I could honor the work they did and share their conversations in full with limited edits.

In this second episode, Eli, Kat, and Linda meet with Anell Flores a local educator, author, artist, and activist to give the hosts an idea what happens when theory becomes a way of life. 

In class, we spend one week reading and reflecting on the work of those who are part of the Chicana Feminist Epistemology tradition. The group that signed up to produce the podcast this week all identify as Hispanic or Latinx or Chicana or Mexican American or are in their own journey figuring out where they fit. So for this group especially the readings really resonated with them. The episode they submitted was about two hours long because they interviewed two amazing women in their quest to know more and better understand the ideas they read about. After listening to the episode I decided it would be better to split the episode into two episodes so that I could honor the work they did and share their conversations in full with limited edits. 

In this first episode Eli, Kat, and Linda meet with Dr. Alejandra Elenes, Chair and Professor in the Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at UTSA. Listen to hear her story and talk about spiritual activism and nepantla. 

Join Amanda, Nora, and Samatha your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to talk about Bordieu's Cultural Capital and the response found in Funds of Knowledge.

This is Bibiana, Daniela and Cesar, your host(s) for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to talk about Michel Foucault and his theory of power, knowledge, discourse and the self.

Nickola and Erica talk about being vulnerable in our teaching and interacting with students and families while working toward a truly Critcial Multicultural Education. 

This week we join Sarah, Estelle, and Kristan as they traverse the topic of hegemony and the Italian thinker Antonio Gramsci. In this episode they will define hegemony and locate the idea in our popular culture and vernacular while also addressing how teachers can equip students with the tools to resist hegemonic forces in their lives. 

This week we join Tracy, Ian, and Miles, as they host this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to be talking about Critical Social Theory and the quality education that can be gained from the transformation of critiqued knowledge.

Join Austin and Liz for this episode where we talk about Neoliberalism in education. 

Join Gabriela and Martinez your host(s) for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to talk about what Whiteness  is and how it is present in our society and our schools.

Join Tracy, Bethsanie, and Erin, your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, we are going to talk about the Education Debt and what that means for the American Dream.

Join Aaron and Kat as they talk about multicultural education and multicultural curriculum transformation. 

Join Gabriela and Stella, your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, Gaby and Stella are going to talk about place-based curriculum, critical conversations at the middle school level, and reflect on their summer course with Dr. Haddad. Their goal is to reinforce the idea that curriculum transformation can lead to social transformation.

Join Paige and Samantha your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, Sam and Paige are going to talk about how to overcome teaching in a climate of constraint in order to foster meaningful discussions in the classroom as well as how to help students understand and become more politically tolerant.

Join Iliana, Deanna, and Sarah, your hosts for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, They are going to talk about civic education, where it's gone, and how we can get it back.

Join Stephanie and Kathleen for this episode of Transformative Talk. In this episode, They talk about various perspectives in the U.S. Social Studies, how to include different perspectives that aren’t seen in our history books, and also some tips on how to teach your students about healthy approaches to situations that may often times lead to conflict.

Join Erin and Aaron as they talk about critical literacy and the effect of the 2016 presidential election in schools.

This is the first episode produced my Dr. Haddad's CI 6693 Theory, Policy, and Critical Issues in Social Studies Education. The class was subtitled "What is it to teach in the Trump era?" and welcomes students who are social studies teachers as well as any other interested teachers or individuals. In the episode Amy and Austin (both high school math teachers) talk about the three viewpoints of education and how these viewpoints can be applied to their classroom. They will also discuss what two math teachers are doing in a social studies class. They'll talk about that and how they plan on incorporating what they’ve learned so far into their classrooms this upcoming fall.

Join Beth and Sylvia as they talk about the 7 factors of White Fragility and the 7 stages of Conocimiento--Bridging White Fragility and Conocimiento.

In this episode, Suzanne and James talk about Tribal Critical Race Theory & Chicana Feminism with special guests Rick from The Decolonized Buffalo YouTube Channel & Dr. Aimee Villareal, Associate Professor of Mexican American Studies at Our Lady of the Lake University. We want to thank our guests for sharing their passions and expertise in this extremely fascinating episode.  

In this episode, we are going to talk about Critical Race Theory. We will provide some context and information about historical roots of Critical Race Theory and how it is used in our world today. In simple words Critical Race Theory is a way to challenge the ways that race and racism impact the individuals around us, and the world as a whole.  An understanding of Critical Race Theory is the beginning of an understanding of the struggles and needs of all people.

Join us for our last episode of the Spring 2020 semester as Christie and Stella explore their own conceptions of what they identify as and how their readings in Xicanisma have put them into a state of Nepantla on their journey toward conocimeinto. 

Join Alexa, Bonnie, and Trisha as they discuss Critical Race Theory and its implications on teaching and learning in schools today. 

Join Gabriela and Amy as they talk about the controversial “F” Word. No, we’re not talking about the vulgar word used in society today. We’re talking about the word that makes some people uncomfortable and brings out the passion in others. That's right, it's all about Feminism 

In this episode, we are going to talk about Life of Michel Foucault and his writing. Looking specifically at how we can use the ways in which Foucault plays with discourse and power in education. 

In this episode, we are going to talk about critical multicultural education which is an all inclusive education offered to the students. Multicultural education is an anti racist education, basic education, important for all students, pervasive, education for social justice, a process, and it is a critical pedagogy.