Equity

On the episode, we explore the relationship between social-emotional learning and lower-case "l" literacy. 

Dr. Gerald Walton is a professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University in Ontario and his area of study has been gender identity, violence in schools, and the larger concept of rape culture. On the episode, we discuss how teachers can disrupt the…

What would a school look like if teachers were in charge? How would administrative tasks be managed? What impact would this have on student learning?

In this solo episode by host Natalie Vardabasso, learn more about what exactly creativity is (and isn’t), why it needs liberating, and how to do just that in our classrooms.

In the final episode of season one, Dr. Leyton Schnellert describes how he disrupts teacher education and academic research by designing learning experiences that are interdisciplinary, inclusive, and always in the context of real classrooms. As Leyton says, “The kids are the curriculum and diversity…

On the episode, we explore the microaggressions Gerardo and Kev experienced while working in a predominantly white profession and how we can build a more culturally responsive practice in our classrooms to disrupt this system of oppression.

Trying a different approach to learning in our classrooms can be daunting but collaborating with a colleague can help us find comfort in the discomfort of change. On the episode, learn how two educators leaned into uncertainty, curiosity, and the community to create an award-winning…

Reconciliation is a personal journey that all Canadian educators have been called to embark upon. But where does that journey start? Where does it end? How might we walk the long and uncertain road together?

Media plays a critical role in how we make sense of ourselves, others, and the world around us. On the episode, we unpack the concept of social justice education before looking at ways that we might disrupt privilege by incorporating media into the classroom.

How we experience learning in our own life has a huge impact on the experiences we create for our students. Find out how a Metis-Cree assistant professor created a philosophy of learning after surviving addiction, homelessness and reclaiming his indigenous identity.

Now is the time to lean into the discomfort of talking about race. On this episode, we acknowledge our identities as a Black American and a white Canadian and discuss what it means to be anti-racist, and the #SmallGreatThings we can do as educators.