Join us for this episode of An Educational Otherwise where we learn alongside a Coast Salish family's story of educational leadership and resurgence across several generations of Tulalip and Yakama Peoples.

An Educational Otherwise: Becoming Relatives

Join us for this episode of An Educational Otherwise where we discuss how Black and other People of the Global Majority curate community spaces of belonging, healing, and liberation.

An Educational Otherwise: Its A Vibe

Join Maggie Beneke and Jordan Taitingfong as they dream together about disability justice work alongside young children, families, educators and communities.

An Educational Otherwise: Dreaming Disability Justice

In this conversation, members of the Son Caracol collective formed across two U.S.-Mexican border states and two ethnic studies university courses ask the question, “What happens when Chicanx students’ educational experiences are shaped by the activation of ancestral worlds?” 

The University of Washington College of Education, one of the nation's top 15 education schools, strives to transform inequitable systems of education to create just, sustainable and culturally-thriving democracies by engaging in dynamic, collaborative partnerships, practices and research.

Learn more at https://education.uw.edu.

An Educational Otherwise: Storying Son Jarocho Fandango

Dinali Dhammapala, an Early Care and Education major at the University of Washington, reflects on her senior capstone experience during the 2019-20 academic year. 

For the UW’s undergraduate education students, senior year is an in-depth opportunity to apply knowledge from all of their previous coursework and practice their skills in a community setting.

Through their capstone internships, more than 200 education majors partnered during the 2019-20 academic year with dozens of community-based organizations — from schools to government and non-profits. In the process, students gained real-world experience while supporting the work of partner organizations.

Learn more at https://education.uw.edu/news/graduating-students-reflect-capstone-experiences.

Dinali Dhammapala Capstone Reflection

Hilary Marking, an Early Care and Education major at the University of Washington, reflects on her senior capstone experience during the 2019-20 academic year. 

For the UW’s undergraduate education students, senior year is an in-depth opportunity to apply knowledge from all of their previous coursework and practice their skills in a community setting.

Through their capstone internships, more than 200 education majors partnered during the 2019-20 academic year with dozens of community-based organizations — from schools to government and non-profits. In the process, students gained real-world experience while supporting the work of partner organizations.

Learn more at https://education.uw.edu/news/graduating-students-reflect-capstone-experiences.

Hilary Marking Capstone Reflection

Professor Min Sun, director of Education Policy Analytics Lab at the University of Washington, discusses why investing in disadvantaged schools as a key strategy for economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Sun has studied the impact of $7 billion spent on School Improvement Grants following the Great Recession and shares lessons for policymakers. Read Professor Sun's recent commentary for The Brookings Institution at https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/06/12/reinvesting-in-school-improvement-as-a-strategy-for-economic-recovery/.

Reinvesting in school improvement as a strategy for economic recovery | Min Sun

Meredith Honig and Lydia Rainey of the University of Washington’s District Leadership Design Lab discuss their new book “Supervising Principals for Instructional Leadership.” Learn more about the book and order at https://www.hepg.org/hep-home/books/supervising-principals-for-instructional-leadershi. Learn more about the District Leadership Design Lab at http://dl2.education.uw.edu/.

Supervising principals for instructional leadership | Meredith Honig & Lydia Rainey

Mia Tuan, dean of the University of Washington College of Education, reads her letter introducing the 2020-21 edition of Research That Matters magazine. This year's edition of the magazine, titled "Community as the cornerstone," explores what it means to engage in equitable community research partnerships. Read Research That Matters at education.uw.edu/rtm.

Research That Matters 2020-21 Dean's Letter

Keisha Scarlett, who served on a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that recently issued guidance for K-12 schools on responding to COVID-19, discusses the committee's guidance.

Scarlett is chief of equity, partnerships and engagement at Seattle Public Schools and a graduate of the University of Washington’s Leadership for Learning and Danforth Educational Leadership programs.

Read the report "Reopening K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prioritizing Health, Equity, and Communities" at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25858/reopening-k-12-schools-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-prioritizing.

Guidance for Reopening K-12 Schools | Keisha Scarlett

As a public college of education, we strive to transform inequitable systems of education to create just, sustainable and culturally-thriving democracies by engaging in dynamic, collaborative partnerships, practices and research.

Dinali Dhammapala Capstone Reflection

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