Ep.78 - Textured Teaching ft. Lorena Germán

Textured Teaching and Overcoming Backlash w/ Lorena Germán - Episode 78

The concept of culturally sustaining pedagogies is resonating with a growing number of educators, but what does it look like in practice? And with so much vitriol being directed at educators who #TeachTruth and lean into curriculum that challenges racism, how does one embrace culturally sustaining practices in the face of the racist backlash? Lorena Germán, who is an educator extraordinaire, a co-founder of #DisruptTexts, and the author of the new book Textured Teaching, joins the show to help us explore these issues. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including vaccine mandates for students and a move towards abolishing the middle school model! Wait, what?

Further RESOURCES (in order of discussion)

DO-NOW HEADLINES

Culver City Unified mandates Covid vaccine for students, possibly a first for California

California District Becomes First in Nation to Require COVID Vaccine for Students 12 & Up, But Experts Expect Legal Challenges

Can you fix middle school by getting rid of it?

SEMINAR:

Textured Teaching by Lorena Germán

The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction Workbook by Lorena Germán

Lorena Germán on Twitter

Website: Multicultural Classroom

Lorena Germán for #DisruptTexts

CLASS DISMISSED

16-year-old “Jay Jay” Patton on a Mission to Make Coding More Accessible to Young Women of Color, Create a Community for Children with Incarcerated Parents

Generation Impact

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

Episode 78 Headlines in Education

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. Culver City Unified becomes first district in California to mandate the COVID vaccine for eligible students, and more districts weigh abandoning the middle school model.

Episode 78 Seminar - Textured Teaching with Lorena Germán

Lorena Germán, who is an educator extraordinaire, a co-founder of #DisruptTexts, and the author of the new book Textured Teaching, joins the show to help us explore culturally responsive practices in the classroom.