CY SPEAKS: Recent Episodes
City Year San Jose
CY Speaks is a podcast exploring trends and topics in our public education system produced by City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley. City Year AmeriCorps members partner with teachers and schools to help prepare students to thrive, achieve their goals and contribute to their community. We believe that it's important to have conversations around pressing issues in education and educational equity. Tune in to learn more about City Year's work and hear from leaders in our community as we engage in these conversations!
In episode 2 of Season 2, City Year's Managing Director of Impact, José Magana, speaks with the Director of Everyone Graduates Center, Dr. Robert Balfanz on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) practices to best support students. Listen in to this conversation about how schools, parents, and mentors can implement these practices so students can thrive!
In the first episode of Season 2 City Year's Managing Director of Impact, José Magana, speaks with CA State Assemblymember, Ash Kalra. Ash Kalra shares what the state is doing to support education, the obstacles in education we faced over the pandemic, and his policymaking to uplift students.
"In Episode 3, City Year San Jose’s Executive Director, Pete Settlemayer, chats with Vivianna Garcia, Principal of Dorsa Elementary in East San Jose. Vivianna shares about the challenges of supporting the needs of all students during the pandemic, bridging the Digital Divide, seeing certain students shine, and how our City Year AmeriCorps Members have supported students."
In Episode 2, City Year San Jose’s Executive Director, Pete Settlemayer, chats with Special Education Teacher and Franklin Mckinley School Board President, Maimona Afzal Berta. Maimona shares how she navigated the virtual classroom during the pandemic, the importance of Social Emotional Learning, and how her experience as a teacher shapes her policymaking.
City Year San José is proud to launch CY Speaks, it’s first podcast to address some of our most pressing issues in education. The podcast will serve as a medium for community members, educators, and advocates to expand conversations about our educational system.
In Episode 1, City Year San Jose’s Executive Director, Pete Settlemayer, chats with Santa Clara County’s Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. Mary Ann Dewan about the pandemic's effects on education including the impact on students' learning, what lessons have we learned about the digital divide and distance learning, and how best to support a safe return to the classrooms.
We'd love to hear how the pandemic has affected your students' learning? Submit your story to cyspeakspodcast@gmail.com to be featured in a future episode.