Amanda Denti

What teens deserve: A creative out-of-school program

Amanda Denti Afterschool, Black Lives, Black students, Cultural Competency, Democracy, Equity, Integration, Parent involvement, Podcast Episode, SEL (Social and Emotional Learning), Social Justice, Student voice, Trauma-informed practices, Youth 00:43:35 Comments Off on What teens deserve: A creative out-of-school program

Jon speaks with Dr. David Penberg, who ran the Liberty  Partnership Program at Bank Street College in the 1990s, and two of the participants, Madelyn Baez, and Tara Crichlow. Three decades later, Madelyn, Tara, and David explain how the program changed the trajectory of their lives. The Liberty Partnership was created as a college prep intervention for underserved and marginalized middle school students.   For the participants, it was a safe place of “uncomfortable empowerment” where their opinions were taken seriously in a simultaneously supportive and challenging environment.

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Transcription of the episode “Upskilling teachers: Elements of social justice-focused teaching”

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[00:00:15] Amy H-L: I’m Amy Halpern-Laff. [00:00:16] Jon M: And I’m Jon Moscow. Our guest today is Dr. Anthony Johnston. Dr. Johnston is an associate professor of education at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. His most recent book is “Introduction to Secondary Teaching: Blending Wisdom, Research, and Social Justice.” This is…

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Challenging credentialism: An alternative vision of education (Encore)

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We speak with Arlene Goldbard, writer, visual artist, speaker, social activist and consultant, whose most recent book is “In the Camp of Angels of Freedom: What does it mean to be educated?” An autodidact from a working-class background, Arlene challenges “the certainty that academic qualifications are the best measure of ability.” She interweaves the stories and portraits of her “angels,” her personal story, and a critique of standard narratives of education. We talk with her in particular about two of her “angels,” Paulo Freire and Paul Goodman.

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Transcript of the episode “Norman Fruchter on the pioneering alternative high school he and colleagues built in Newark in the 1970s (Encore)”

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Jon M: [00:00:15] Hi, I’m Jon Moscow. Welcome to Ethical Schools. Today we have an encore of our July 31st 2019 interview with Norm Fruchter on the pioneering alternative high school he and colleagues built in Newark in the 1970s. Very sadly, Norm died on January 4th of this year. He was a lifelong advocate…

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Transcription of the episode “Soledad Hiciano on nurturing and educating immigrant children in an age of deportation and deprivation”

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Jon M: 00:15 Hi, I’m Jon Moscow. Amy H-L: 00:17 And I’m Amy Halpern-Laff. Welcome to Ethical Schools, where we discuss strategies for creating equitable schools and youth programs that help students to develop commitment and capacity to build ethical institutions. Jon M: 00:33 Our guest today is Soledad Hiciano, Executive Director of the Community…

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