This week: after the gruesome murder of George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis at the hands of police officers, mass uprisings have taken over dozens of American cities.  Manuel and Jeff lament that with schools closed, students lack an important place to process these traumatizing, complex events, to analyze critically, and organize with other students.  Also, is this yet another reminder of the great, if ignored, failure of America's public schools - the abysmal record they have of addressing racism in majority white schools?

Educating for Black Lives: George Floyd, police violence, and mass uprisings - Passing Period #12

This week: the protests continue across the country in an unprecedented show of sustained, multiracial opposition to racism and police brutality, and institutions are following suit.  Districts and major corporations have made statements declaring solidarity with the protestors and commitments to make change.  But, with few policies enacted and no observable changes yet, are these just nice words, or evidence of real, systemic change? 

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Woke-ish? Districts and institutions respond to mass uprising - Passing Period #13

We nerd out in this episode as we explore the latest developments in neuroscience and what they say about how our students’ social worlds influence and grow their ways of knowing about the world and themselves. We’re joined by the brilliant Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Professor of Education, Psychology, and Neuroscience at the University of Southern California. What does her research teach us about what is happening in the minds of kids and teachers when powerful learning is taking place?  How can science inform our discussions about what school should look like when we return this fall? We also review recent headlines in education, including calls to remove police from schools and a new warning about screen time and its impact on children’s eyesight. 

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DO-NOW HEADLINES:
- Pressure mounts to remove police from schools (3:30)
- New study says increases in screen time may be bad for kids’ eyes (8:23)

SEMINAR:
- The neuroscience of learning with Dr. Immordino-Yang (15:11)

CLASS DISMISSED:
- Students step up to march for Black lives (1:08:10)

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S3E23 - We feel therefore we learn: The neuroscience of learning w/Dr. Immordino-Yang

This week: the Gorsuch - Kavanaugh Supreme Court hands down two (gasp!) rulings that are NOT evil in one week that have implications on education. Who’d a thunk it? Also, as we officially pass into the summer season, the plans for reopening school are coming into a bit more focus.  Manuel and Jeff debate the likeliest outcome. And we wrap up with discussion of some important movement in those nicely worded, public statements from districts about confronting anti black racism in our schools.  

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What a week! LGBTQ+ rights, DACA ruling, reopening school, and district statements on BLM

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