School Spirits

Katherine and Holland get some help from listeners with this episode's spirit and topic. Join them as they unpack what Universal Design for Learning means and how it can be applied to different contexts and cocktails. Katherine discusses how UDL is applied to learning during COVID times in an article by Dr. James D. Basham, Dr. Jose Blackorby and Dr. Matthew T. Marino, and Holland talks about the relationship between UDL and culturally responsive practice with an article by Dr. Krista James.

Join Katherine and Holland as they mourn the end of summer break with a Mo-summer-jito and talk educational policy. In this episode, your hosts cover an article by Brendan Bartanen, Jason Grissom, Ela Joshi, and Marc Meredith, as well as an article by Matthew Gardner Kelly. Ease back into the new school year by considering what educational policy might mean for you.

Buckle up: it's gonna be a bumpy ride as your tour guides, Katherine and Holland, guide you through some major theories of learning in the education field. Bring along a Whiteboard Marker-ita as we begin with behaviorism and end with critical theories. Maybe you'll recognize some oldies but goodies along the way (Vygotsky, we're looking at you)!

Holland and Katherine enjoy a Mango Inquiri as they chat about what teachers sometimes don't enjoy: professional development. Listen along as they talk about an article by Danielle Lillge along with an article by Brady Ridge and Alyson Lavigne.

Katherine and Holland experiment with a Dirty March-tini as they talk out their deep feelings around homework. Listen in as they discuss articles by Troels Lange and Tamsin Meaney as well as Carolyn Clarke and Barbara Comber. Don't worry: this isn't a homework assignment!

Holland and Katherine sample a Hopscotch while chatting about two recent articles whose research builds on the foundational work from episode 9, about funds of knowledge and mathematical knowledge for teaching. Join them as they discuss articles by Dr. Cati de los Rios and Arthur Molina as well as Dr. Yujin Lee, Dr. Robert Capraro, and Dr. Mary Margaret Capraro.

Katherine and Holland sip on an Old School as they discuss two articles they consider to be foundational to their fields. Listen along as they explore the ideas of Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dr. Heather Hill, and Dr. Hyman Bass, along with Dr. Norma Gonzalez, Dr. Luis Moll, Dr. Martha Floyd Tenery, Dr. Anna Rivera, Patricia Rendon, Raquel Gonzales, and Dr. Cathy Amanti.

Holland and Katherine dive into the controversial topic of tracking with an article by Dr. Kamilah Legette and another by Dr. Alonzo Flowers III and Dr. Rosa Banda. This episode is for the sherry lovers out there as they try their hand at making a BamZoom.

Katherine and Holland are back with the first episode of 2021. Drink along with their version of a White Russian as they discuss the broad world of Curriculum with articles by Dr. Daniel Morales-Doyle as well as Dr. Monisha Bajaj and Dr. Lesley Bartlett.

Holland and Katherine delve into Queer Theories as they are applied to education with an article by Drs. Ryan Schey and Mollie Blackburn and a chapter by Dr. Kai Rands while drinking an After School Spritz inspired by Reese Witherspoon's Tik Tok.

Katherine and Holland chat about the social implications of schooling, with an article by Dr. Jess Calarco and an article by Dr. Brianna L. Kennedy, Dr. Melanie M. Acosta, and Dr. Olivia Soutullo. Listen to this episode with a Flu Shot, our drink of choice, post-flu shot vaccination.

Katherine and Holland discuss two articles that address discourse in classroom spaces. Join them with this month's spirit - a "Fire Drill" - as they engage first with Dr. Ramón Antonio Martínez and Alexander Feliciano Mejía's article and conclude with a piece by Dr. Amy Noelle Parks.

Katherine and Holland discuss recent research about engaging in anti-racist pedagogies, including an article by Dr. Erika Bullock and Dr. Erica Meiners as well as an article by Dr. April Baker-Bell. Join us as we think through these articles, and maybe even try out our Schoolbus cocktail as you listen (very loose recipe included).

Holland and Katherine chat about online learning with an article by Dr. Shandell Houlden and Dr. George Veletsianos as well as an article by Dr. Jered Borup, Shea Walters, and Dr. Meagan Call-Cummings. Join us in thinking through what current research says about online learning, perhaps with a Spelling Bee's Knees in hand.

Holland and Katherine discuss the concept of Positionality through articles by Dr. Rich Milner and Dr. Irene Yoon. Gym Fizzes optional.