eduCATE: Caring Activist Teachers for Equity: Recent Episodes

Jennifer Martin

eduCATE: Caring Activist Teachers for Equity is a podcast series for current and aspiring educators. Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Martin, this podcast is a venue to discuss current issues in education, books of interest to students and teachers, and key figures within the field of teacher education

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Dr. Julie Hoffman is a literacy coach for middle school and part-time faculty member for Teacher Education at UIS. She joins Jennifer Martin to discuss diverse books on location at the Highlights Conference in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. You can reach Julie by email at thereadeologist@gmail.com.

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Attorney Wendy Murphy joins us again to discuss the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment); the history of civil rights; constitutional protections and reasons why all do not enjoy full constitutional protections; and why the ERA has not yet been ratified, including information on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Our conversation with Murphy will be presented in two parts.

About Wendy Murphy Information on Wendy Murphy, J.D. Wendy Murphy Full Bio Contact Information for Wendy Murphy, J.D.:

Wendy J. Murphy, JD

New England Law|Boston

617-422-7410

Email: wurphy@nesl.edu

Twitter : @WMurphyLaw

Website: www.wendymurphylaw.com

Alice Paul

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Alice Paul House

Archivist of the United States: David Ferriero

National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

Deputy: Deputy Archivist of the United States

Seat: National Archives Building, Washington, DC

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David Ferriero, US Archivist

Archivist of the US Blog

Twitter: @dferriero

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Attorney Wendy Murphy joins us to discuss the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment); the history of civil rights; constitutional protections and reasons why all do not enjoy full constitutional protections; and why the ERA has not yet been ratified, including information on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Our conversation with Murphy will be presented in two parts.

About Wendy Murphy * Information on Wendy Murphy, J.D. * Wendy Murphy Full Bio * Contact Information for Wendy Murphy, J.D.:

Wendy J. Murphy, JD

New England Law|Boston

617-422-7410

Email: wurphy@nesl.edu

Twitter : @WMurphyLaw

Website: www.wendymurphylaw.com

Alice Paul Information on Alice Paul

Alice Paul House

Archivist of the United States: David Ferriero National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

Deputy: Deputy Archivist of the United States

Seat: National Archives Building, Washington, DC

Archivist of the United States Info Archivist of the United States Wikipedia article

David Ferriero, US Archivist

Archivist of the US Blog

Twitter: @dferriero

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Dr. Susan Strauss joins us to discuss sexual harassment in schools, civil rights, and Title IX protections. Our conversation with Dr. Strauss was recorded pre-pandemic. We include some updates to Title IX in the post-Trump era.

Resources Mentioned in the Episode

  • Strauss Consulting
  • Citizen Ed
  • Baltimore Walkout
  • Arkansa Story from Arkansas Online
  • Pittsburg Story from AP News
  • School District in CA from AP News
  • Berkeley, CA story from KQED
  • Stop Sexual Assault in Schools
  • Title IX Coordinator Responsibilities
  • Students against Sexual Harassment Club
  • Bostock v. Clayton County
  • Biden Executive Order on Title IX: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

Title IX Fact Sheets from Jennifer Martin

  • K-12 Administrator Title IX Fact Sheet
  • College and University Administration Title IX Fact Sheet
  • Students and Parents Title IX Fact Sheet
  • Teacher Title IX Fact Sheet

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Jamar Scott is an elementary school principal in Springfield, IL. He joins Jennifer Martin to discuss classroom management and building relationships.

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View the the show notes. Julie Brien is a secondary teacher and artist in Auckland, New Zealand. She joins Jennifer Martin to discuss critical issues of identity in the classroom. You can reach Julie by email at bluestarjules@gmail.com. 

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Craig Wood is a teacher, writer, researcher, unionist. He is employed full-time as a research officier for the Queensland Teachers' Union in Australia. He joins Jennifer Martin to discuss cross-cultural neoliberal education policy.  You can reach Craig by email at cwood@qtu.asn.au.

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Dr. Denise Bockmier-Sommers  is a professor of human services at UIS. Denise discusses her research on the work of Carl Rogers and how that has impacted her teaching practice. You can reach Denise by email at dsomm2@uis.edu. 

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Holly Kearl is the founder of Stop Street Harassment. Holly discusses her research and the status of street harassment globally, as well as educator responsibilities for school-based sexual harassment.  You can reach Holly through her website or at stopstreetharassment@gmail.com. 

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Vincent "June" Chappelle is a volunteer and researcher at the Springfield African American History Museum. June discusses his experiences as a black student in Chicago Public Schools and a wide range of other topics. Contact June at chappellevincent@yahoo.com. 

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Dr. Meghan Kessler, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at UIS, discusses the teacher shortage. Meghan can be reached at makessl2@uis.edu. View the show notes for resources related to this episode.

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Dr. Jennifer Martin's Content Area Literacy students from Spring 2019 discuss literacy best practices. View the show notes.

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An interview with Gina Lathan and Stacy Grundy, two of the three co-owners of Route History, Inc. View the show notes for references and resources.

Route History Contact Information

Address: 637 East Cook Street, Springfield, IL 62703

Phone: 217.503.4129

Route History Website | Facebook | Instagram

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An Interview with Kerry Poynter, UIS Director of Gender and Sexuality Student Services, about LGBTQ+ issues in K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. View the show notes for this episode.

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An interview with Dr. Bettina Love about her new book on Abolistionist Teaching. View the the show notes for this episode.

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In episode 2: advoCATE, FINDING GREAT BOOKS: TEACHING EQUITY, Dr. Martin and her guest, Dr. Julie Hoffman, discuss the YA novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, their idea of creating critical social justice inquiry circles to respond to issues and texts, and Dr. Hoffman, thereadeologist@gmail.com, recommends more new YA books.

eduCATE thanks Peter Midtgard for his bass stylistics. You can contact him at info@twistintarantulas.com

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Episode 1 of eduCATE: Caring Activist Teachers for Equity provides an overview of the edTPA (education teacher performance assessment), which is a required cumulative portfolio assessed through Pearson and required in most states for prospective teacher candidates to obtain licensing. This episode is intended to demystify the edTPA assessment for new teacher candidates. 

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