Teaching While White Podcast

Episode 29: Coping with Racial Stress with Dr. Howard Stevenson Mar 11, 2024

What does Cross racial solidarity look, sound and feel like? Elizabeth and Liza speak with Dr. Howard Stevenson about the need to acknowledge racial stress so that we can be authentic and antiracist in our cross racial relationships.

Episode 28: Cross Racial Solidarity Feb 26, 2024

In this episode, Jenna and Liza talk with a cross racial team, Dr. Tabitha Moore and Erin Maguire, from Vermont public schools, about how they have been able to build a successful collaboration across race to effect greater change.

Episode 27: Our New Co-Host: Liza Talusan! Sep 25, 2023

http://www.lizatalusan.com/

Episode 26: Why Tracking Doesn’t Add Up Jul 30, 2023

(Ep 24) Kevin Welner and Prudence Carter, Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance.

(Ep 25) John Diamond and Amanda Lewis, Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools

Edutopia: Moving Beyond Status in Math Class

Detracking, AVID atmosphere may improve students’ health, psychosocial outcomes

https://corp.smartbrief.com/original/2023/05/detracking-psychosocial-outcomes

NCTM: Catalyzing Change in Middle School Mathematics

Radical Math

The Algebra Project

Rethinking Mathematics: Teaching Social Justice by the Numbers

Episode 25: Despite the Best Intentions Nov 28, 2022

Despite The Best Intentions

Learning for Justice Article

Detracking.com

Voices for Racial Justice

Integrated Schools

Episode 24: As a Matter of Track Sep 02, 2022

Episode Resources:

Prudence Carter and Kevin Welner, Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance

Carol Burris and Delia Garrity, Detracking for Excellence and Equity

Jeannie Oaks, Keeping Track

American Progress report, Closing Advanced Coursework Equity Gaps for All Students

Learning for Justice, “How one school stopped tracking students”

Parent organizations:

Integrated Schools

Episode 23: Parenting While White (Part 2): The Collective Impact of White Parents on Schools May 17, 2022

Jenna spoke with Ellen Guettler about her decision to move her children out of a predominantly white school in Minneapolis.

Episode 22: Talking to Young, White Children About Race, with City Love Apr 25, 2022

Find out more about City Love Here!

Episode 21: Parenting While White (Part 1) -- Talking to White Kids About Race Feb 26, 2022

There are plenty of great resources out there. Gere are some to get started.

Social Justice Kids

Raising Race Conscious Children

Beyond the Golden Rule

Here is the music from City Love that we featured at the end!

Episode 20: Engaging Resistance, CRT, and What’s Best for Kids, Part 2 Dec 07, 2021

To learn more about Kimberland Jackson and her work:

www.kimberlandjackson.com
IG: www.instagram.com/kimberlandj

www.mindingmyblackassbusiness.com

IG: www.instagram.com/mindingmyblackassbusiness

www.TheWholeChild.tv

Episode 19: Engaging Resistance, CRT, & What’s Best for Kids, Part 1 Oct 23, 2021

In this episode, Jenna sat down with Nicole Post, an elementary school teacher from St. Louis. Nicole describes how she met with and challenged the resistance she faced from parents when teaching about race and racism in her classroom.

Episode 18: Brand New Pandemic, Same Old White Supremacy Sep 18, 2021

Elizabeth sat down with Thu Anh Nguyen to discuss how the pandemic has highlighted white supremacy in schools.

Thu Anh Nguyen (she/her) is an educator and writer whose work centers around equity and justice. Thu Anh has led workshops and writes essays about cultural competence and literacy. She is also a poet. Her writing has been published in Literacy Today, Southern Humanities Review, Cider Press Review, and Crab Orchard Review. Make sure to read Thu’s blog as well. Thu can be reached through her website, www.thuanhnguyen.com .

Episode 17: Elena Aguilar on Coaching for Equity Apr 27, 2021

In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with author and coach Elena Aguilar to talk about how race shows up in teacher coaching relationships.

Episode 16: Racial Identity for White People with Dr. Janet Helms Mar 03, 2021

Episode 15: Mockingbird in the Classroom: The Student Experience Feb 08, 2021

As a follow-up from To Teach or To Kill a Mockingbird, in this episode we hear from a group of multiracial students about their experiences reading this iconic novel in school.

Episode 14: No Neutral Zone Nov 03, 2020

In this episode, Jenna speaks with William Yepes, a Spanish teacher in Cambridge, MA who is originally from Columbia. William talks about the false notion of "remaining neutral," and how his journey to becoming a US citizen defined his identity and his teaching practice.

Episode 13: Beyond the Bookclub: Antiracism in Action Oct 19, 2020

What can White teachers do in this moment to take action in the midst of the duel pandemics or Covid and Racism? Our guests, Jose Vilson, and Kelly Wickham Hurst give their insights as two educators who are leading efforts to move schools towards antiracism.

Other resources mentioned in this episode: Educolor How to Start a Plan and Take Action Against Racism

Examining White Privilege ft. Elizabeth Denevi & Jenna Chandler-Ward - Third Space with Jen Cort Podcast Oct 19, 2020

Founders of Teaching While White Elizabeth Denevi and Jenna Chandler-Ward join third space to discuss white privilege, white allyship, white saviorism and more.

Click here to listen

Listen to "Examining White Privilege ft. Elizabeth Denevi and Jenna Chandler-Ward" on Spreaker.

Episode 12: Hate Groups Recruiting White Students Oct 05, 2020

Shelly Tochluk and Christine Saxman have been investigating White supremacist organizations and their tactics for recruiting White youth. Join us for a discussion about the importance of having explicit conversations about race and what teachers and parents can do to support White students.

Episode 11: Schools Succeeding at Failure with Tim Wise May 31, 2020

What if schools are doing exactly what they were meant to do? What if they were designed to only educate the elite few? Warning: This episode contains swearing, which, given the topic, feels appropriate.

Episode 10: Recovering the Voice of Native Americans in the Classroom Nov 22, 2019

In this episode, we speak with Claudia Fox Tree, a Native American teacher, about the ways we learn about Indigenous Peoples in school- or don’t.

Resource List

Episode 9: Challenging the Canon - Part 2 Oct 18, 2019

In this episode, we learn about Project Lit, which was started by teacher Jarred Amato and his students at Maplewood High School in Nashville. We hear from Jarred and his former student/Co-founder, Jakaylia about the need to rethink how we create readers and writers. Jarred has since switched schools and Jakaylia is now a Freshman in College, but Project Lit is still going strong.

Episode 8: Challenging the Canon - Part 1 Feb 20, 2019

Who decides what books are worthy of study and which voices are included in the literary canon? Interviews with Tricia Ebarvia and Jack Hill.

Episode 7: White Fragility - Part 2 Oct 09, 2018

We speak with white teachers, teachers of color, white students, and each other to uncover the cause and impact of white fragility. With Dr. Kimberly Parker, and Afrika Afeni Mills

Episode 6: White Fragility - Part 1 Aug 18, 2018

Episode 5: The Myth of the Model Minority Jan 25, 2018

Episode 4: Whiteness Visible - Part 2 Oct 10, 2017

Our season launch continues with an interview with podcast host, John Biewen- of the series, Seeing White, on theScene on Radio podcast. Biewen reflects on the evolution of his podcast, exposing historical myths, and making whiteness visible.

Episode 3: Whiteness Visible - Part 1 Sep 29, 2017

In this episode, we hear from Peggy McIntosh, author of, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, and also Debby Irving, author of Waking Up White. Both guests reflect on why they feel it is important to make whiteness visible.

Episode 2: The Cost of Racial Isolation in Schools Jun 01, 2017

What are the costs of segregation and what role can white teachers play in solving the problems that come with racial isolation in schools? We interview Ralph Wales, Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., and Alethea White.

Episode 1: To Teach or To Kill a Mockingbird Apr 19, 2017

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