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LE 199: Critical Race Theory Is Not My Language: Teach This Story Truthfully with Principal Kafele
LE 198: I Don't Care If You're Purple, Green, or Blue, Culturally Affirming SEL is for Everyone with Dr. Byron McClure
LE 197: Juneteenth, Learning Gaps, and Other Thoughts with Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins
LE 196: The Connection Between Ableism and Institutional Racism with Dr. Joshua Bornstein
LE 195: Self-Care for Black Educators with Marcus “Sankofa” Nicks
LE 194: What You Need to Know About Critical Race Theory with Hedreich Nichols
LE 193: Are We Complicit? The Palestinian Narrative and Untold Story with Dr. Sawsan Jaber
LE 192: How to Develop Dynamic Champions with Dr. Randall Sampson
LE 191: Girls Education Pays Off for All of Us with Kayce Jennings and Ali Nagle
LE 190: Empowering Families to Lead an Antiracist Education
LE 189: How to Lead a Social Justice Affinity Group with Darlene Reyes
LE 188: Did We Forget Why We Were Here? Recognizing the Importance of Student Empowerment
LE 187: The Importance of Racial Identity Development with Afrika Afeni Mills
LE 186: Things for Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officers to Consider with Rajneet Goomer
LE 185: How to Design Justice-Based Curriculum with Dr. Lindsay Lyons
LE 184: How to Create Affinity Spaces for Black Male Educators with Ayodele Harrison
LE 183: Social Justice Education is Not an Add-on with Shelby Kretz
LE 182: Teaching with the HEART in Mind with Dr. Lorea Martínez
LE 181: Why In-school Suspension is Not the Answer to School Discipline with Dr. Tracy Piper
LE 180: How to Teach Kids About the Healthy Struggle with Khadeejah Smith
LE 179: A Conversation About Equity in Johannesburg with Tiwana Merritt
LE 178: How to be an Activist in Digital Spaces with Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
LE 177: How to Support Children with Experience in Foster Care with Dr. Lauren Shallish
LE 176: Challenging the “Good Enough” in Teacher Diversity Efforts with Dr. Anne Burns Thomas
LE 175: How to Teach Students of Color the Value in Learning Math with Dr. Kirk Kirkwood
LE 173: Teaching Students Their Independence Through Unschooling with Lacrecia Terrance
LE 172: How to Remove Labels Placed on Students with Dr. Dominique Smith
LE 171: How to Create a Sense of Belonging for LatinX Youth in Suburban School with Dr. Gabriel Rodriguez
LE 170: Universal Design for Learning as an Instrument for Change with Mirko Chardin and Dr. Katie Novak
LE 169: Disrupting Racism at Majority White Schools with Dr. Todd Mealy
LE 168: How to Integrate Media Into the Classroom with Clement Townsend
LE 167: The Dangers of the Word Gap Theory with Dr. Stephanie Abraham
LE 166: Making a Case for Going Gradeless with Deanna Lough
LE 165: How to Prepare Future Advocates in Teacher Preparation Programs with Dr. Taquan Stewart
LE 164: The Myths of BIPOC Students in Advanced Courses with Dr. Lee-Ann Stephans
LE 163: Dysfunctional Equity Implementation with Dr. Floyd Cobb and John Krownapple
LE 162: Why teacher self-care is the number one topic we should be talking about with TJ Rumler
LE 161: 'un-American' Diversity Training in K-12 Schools with Victor Small, Jr.
LE 160: Being Woke and Doing the Work with Dr. Inger Swimpson and Dr. Daman Harris
LE 159: Critical Colonial Consciousness Through Queer Pedagogy with Dr. Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr
LE 158: How to Facilitate SEL with Fidelity with Dr. Lorea Martinez
LE 157: Online Learning and Relationships with Mariana Aguilar
LE 156: Tackling the Discipline Divide with Mona Elleithee
LE 155: How to Cultivate Global Kids with Homa Tavangar
LE 154: Why You Need a Racial Equity Policy with Dr. Geneva A. Stark
LE 153: Mindfulness for Stress Relief and Self-Care with Dr. Stephanie Romero
LE 152: Academic Tracking During COVID-19 with Scott Cavanias and Jessica Delavigne
LE 151: How to Create Solutions in Education About Race with Priincipal Dee
LE 150: The Inclusive Classroom with Brad Weinstein and Nathan Maynard
LE 149: Strength in Numbers: When BIPOC Support Each Other’s Initiatives with Dr. Sawsan Jaber
LE 148: A Discussion on Linguistic Equity with Dr. Barbara (BK) Kennedy
LE 147: Culturally Responsive Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports with Dr. Ambra Green
LE 146: How to Recognize and Support Students with Eating Disorders with Dr. Kelli Rugless
LE 145: How to Coach for Equity with Elena Aguilar
LE 144: The Power of Recognizing Our Ancestry and Who We Are in This World with Joe Truss
LE 143: The Trauma Toolkit with Julye Williams
LE 142: Making Noise About The Things That Matter with Kelisa Wing
LE 141: Protecting Our Black Boys In Modern America with Desmond Williams
LE 140: The Dalits: The Story Behind The Lokuttara Leadership Academy with Arun Boudh and Dayamudra Dennehy
LE 139: A Conversation About Disproportionality with Dr. Renae Azziz
LE 138: How to Develop Relationships During COVID-19 with Kiera Vargas
LE 137: Marginalized to Whom? A Conversation with Shamari Reid
LE 136: Being Kind is not the Same as Being Anti-Racist with Dr. Terri Watson
LE 135: How to Have Difficult Conversations About Race in the Classroom with Dr. Amy Samuels
LE 134: Preparing School Principal’s for Social Justice Leadership with Dr. Marty Martinez
LE 133: How To Use Universal Design For Learning With Beth Poss
LE 132: How to Support Our Children’s Mental Health During a Pandemic with Dr. Christian Chan
LE 131: The Essentials for Supporting English Learners with Tonya Ward Singer
Bonus Episode: An Opportunity For Change During COVID-19 with Evan Whitehead
LE 130: How to Connect Restorative Practices and Social and Emotional Learning with Dr. Soundhari Balaguru and Asha Canady
LE 129: Social-Emotional Learning for Our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students with Dr. Danielle Thompson-Ochoa
LE 128: How School Leaders Can Place An Equity-Oriented Lens On Social-Emotional Learning with Kate Kennedy
LE 127: Don’t Give me the Easy Stuff, Challenge Me with Dr. Cheryl Wright
LE 126: Are We the Ones Causing Trauma in Our Students with Dr. Lewis Eakins
LE 125: Shifting the Demographics in School Psychology with Dr. Joel Bocanegra
LE 124: How to Meet the Social-Emotional Needs of ALL Students with Nicole DeWitt
LE 123: How to Support Our Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth with Dr. Martreece Watson
LE 122: Amplifying the Voices of Traditionally Silenced Educators with Jennie Magiera
LE 121: What Some Teachers Think About Students Living In Poverty with Dr. Victorene King
LE 120: The Leading Equity Virtual Summit 2020 Mashup
LE 119: Self-Care Practices for the Early Childhood Educator with Dr. LaWanda Wesley
LE 118: The Power of Names Part II with Dr. Josué Falaise
LE 117: The Power of Names
LE 116: How to be a STEMtastic Educator with Chanel Johnson
LE 115: Using Mindfulness to Engage in Self-Care with Dr. Penelope Wong
LE 114: Lessons Learned as a New Elementary Teacher with Dr. Mechele Newell
LE 113: The Art of Bystander Intervention with Dr. Liza Talusan
LE 112: How to Get More Leaders of Color in Our Schools with Dr. Nathalie Henderson
LE 111: A Call for Civil Discourse in the Classroom with Professor Lara Schwartz
LE 110: How to Develop Classroom Belonging and Engagement with Dr. Tasha Seneca Keyes
LE 109: Community and Education Reform in New Orleans Post Katrina with Dr. Daniella Cook
LE 108: How to Combat Colorism in the Classroom with Ms. Stephanie Gates
LE 107: How to be a Culturally Responsive Teacher While Preparing for High-Stakes Testing with Dr. Melody Zoch
LE 106: How to Leverage Crisis as a Vehicle for Change with Dr. Martín Casas
LE 104: Education in our Barrios with Dr. Edwin Mayorga
LE 102: Leading Educators to Wokeness: Cultivating Equity Professional Development Through Culturally Responsive Teaching with Dr. Emily Affolter
LE 103: When English is not the First Option: Supporting Immigrant Youth in After-School Programs with Dr. Melanie Gast
LE 101: How to Grade Smarter, Not Harder with Mr. Myron Dueck
LE 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes of the Leading Equity Podcast with Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins
