Service Learning

Going public: Education scholars as policy advocates

Jon Moscow Equity, Podcast Episode, Restorative Justice, Service Learning 00:47:45 Comments Off on Going public: Education scholars as policy advocates

We speak with Dr. Kevin Kumashiro, a founder of Education Deans for Justice and Equity and organizer of the International Conferences on Education and Justice. Dr. Kushimaro describes how education scholars across the country are forming professional communities, both to build their capacity and to speak collectively on issues of public policy, leveraging their research to promote justice and equity. He argues that progressives must cease ceding the framework of education policy to corporate forces.

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Evolving demographics: Rural schools in transition

Jon Moscow Diversity, INTEGRATION, Mental health, Podcast Episode, School Culture, Service Learning, SPECIAL ED, Student voice 00:29:29 Comments Off on Evolving demographics: Rural schools in transition

We speak with Dr. David Fine, school superintendent in Dover, a mostly white small town in rural Dutchess County, NY, where longtime residents have been joined by other families to create a more diverse and integrated demographic base. Dr. Fine emphasizes inclusivity, building close relationships with families, and encouraging student engagement in conversations across divides. As there are few social service or mental health programs nearby, Dover schools fill critical roles in the community.

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Supporting student civic activism: Social studies on steroids (Encore)

Jon Moscow PBL (Project-based learning), Podcast Episode, Service Learning, Social Studies/History 01:18:00 Comments Off on Supporting student civic activism: Social studies on steroids (Encore)

Dr. Alan Singer, Dr. Pablo Muriel, and Gates Millennium Scholar Dennis Belen-Morales, three generations of teachers, describe how they center student activism in their project-based social studies and history classes while giving students the tools to pass the NYS Regents exams. Dr. Singer was Dr. Muriel’s professor in college, and Dr. Muriel was Mr. Belen-Morales’ high school teacher and college professor in turn. Now all three are at Hofstra University.

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Students doing original research: Project-based learning in Ohio (Encore)

Jon Moscow BLACK LIVES, Ed Ethics, Inquiry-based learning, Literacy, PBL (Project-based learning), Podcast Episode, Service Learning 00:56:23 Comments Off on Students doing original research: Project-based learning in Ohio (Encore)

We speak with middle school teachers, Debbie Holecko and Claudia Bestor, and their former student, Rafel Alshakergi, about a student-led research project that led to ethical civic engagement. Rafel explains how the experience emboldened her to ask questions and “speak [her] mind.” The project, which got national attention, cut against Ohio’s high-stakes test orientation; many teachers are afraid to do project-based learning because Ohio doesn’t have tenure and bases 40% of teacher evaluation on student test scores. The teachers discuss how to meet standards through project-based learning. This interview is just a joy to listen to! (Encore)

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