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4 Inclusive Practices to Welcome All Students to Your Classroom

Create a classroom that prioritizes student agency and inclusivity for all students during back-to-school season and throughout the school year.

Christian Polizzi

Educator

A teacher on the floor with students in a classroom demonstrating inclusive practices

Season 2, Bonus Episode 2: Not Just Another Building

During an educators' meeting in Memphis, KeAsia Norman, a BIPOC educator and aspiring school leader said, “If a school isn’t actively engaged in the community, it’s just another building.” In this special episode, recorded live at SXSW EDU, host Jonathan Santos Silva is joined by a panel of innovative BIPOC educators and Teach For America alumni passionate about radically re-imagining the role of school within communities. Through their unique insights, we learn how to transform school buildings into vital community spaces that better reflect their students’ and staff’s needs.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

How a 24-year-old Educator Became a Principal

Kenneth Gorham shares his journey toward taking on administration roles and how the education system can support young teachers as they move into leadership.

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

Kenneth Gorham stand hands folded with a white shirt, red tie and blue arrows behind him

Want to Support Education Leaders of Color? Help Them With Fundraising

To support Black women who want to open new schools, organizations should teach them how to raise money and introduce them to grantors and other potential donors.

Ebony Payne Brown

Author

A Black woman is surrounded by students in the school hallway.

Season 2, Episode 6: Investing in Education’s Future

Host Jonathan Santos Silva speaks with Teach For America leaders about the importance of investing in BIPOC educators and the work TFA is doing to remove the barriers that keep them out of the classroom.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

A teacher stands in the middle of two desks with students seated at either side of her. She is helping them with their work.

Season 2, Bonus Episode: Investing in Native Leadership

In this special bonus episode, we hear from guest host and Teach For America alum Kayla Camacho (Dallas-Fort Worth ‘14) and leaders across our network who are innovating culturally relevant methods for recruiting and supporting Native educators to better serve Native students' success.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

Creating Schools Where Black Male Teachers Can Thrive

Black men make up only 2 percent of the U.S. public school teaching force and have a high turnover rate. How can districts attract and retain more Black male educators?

Stephanie García

Writer-Editor

Tamir and Sterling stand in front of school house and stack of books

Season 2, Episode 4: Healed Teachers Heal Students

Host Jonathan Santos Silva speaks with Dr. Wenimo Okoya, Founder of Healing Schools Project. The non-profit works to prevent burnout by addressing toxic work cultures that steer BIPOC teachers out of the classroom. Healing Schools Project believes that when interventions are built around those furthest away from systemic privilege, all benefit.

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva