Episodes

Dr. Liz Self, Assistant Professor of the Practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development joins Justin Reich on TeachLab. They discuss Liz’s early teaching experiences, racial equity in the classroom, and Liz’s current work where she uses clinical simulations to help teachers practice for challenging situations in teaching. Liz’s early teaching experiences Simulations for pre-service teachers Recognizing the actual problem Large reflection process Variety of...

Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children’s Zone joins Justin Reich to discuss fighting intergenerational poverty for inner-city children, the approach Harlem Children’s Zone is taking, and how you have to address the entire context of the child, not just their academics. Baby College in Harlem Harlem Education Pipeline Equity mindset in Harlem Balancing academics with life services Job Description/Teaching Creating a Learning Environment in Harlem About Our Guest: Geoffrey Canada Having w...

Milly Arbaje-Thomas joins Justin Reich to discuss the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a voluntary school integration program in Boston, Massachusetts. They’ll focus on METCO’s mission, its underlying values, and Milly’s personal experience with the program as a former METCO parent and as its current CEO. Milly’s personal experience with METCO METCO’s current work Restorative Justice Teacher Diversity About Our Guest: Milly Arbaje-Thomas Milly Arbaje-Thomas is the CEO of...

Dr. Ilana Horn joins Justin Reich to discuss finding the strengths in every student, listening more closely to student thinking, and finding ways to shift curriculum from “school math” to the kind of math that’s both more engaging to students and closer to what real mathematicians do. Dr. Horn offers a slew of concrete strategies for teachers and teacher educators, from roster audits, to “becoming invisible” to mediated field experiences. Making math interesting for kids Addressing context varia...

José Luis Vilson joins Justin Reich to discuss how to connect with your students, what it means to be a teacher of color, and the mission of EduColor, a movement and organization that Vilson co-founded to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice. José tells us about how he connects with students early in the school year Teacher advocacy work as a person of color How to scaffold questions with your students with three tiers Guiding step by step Surf...

In TeachLab’s first episode, our host Justin Reich has a powerful conversation with renowned author, psychologist and educator Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. Dr. Tatum shares some of the stories that inspired her bestselling book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race and offers tips for addressing the ongoing challenges of racial issues in classrooms and schools. Dr. Tatum encourages teachers to take the first step in tackling racism by talki...

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