T.E.A. Conversations aren’t exclusively local, regional, national, or global. They may be creatively subject-specific and interdisciplinary. They are, most importantly, always necessary, always leaning towards increasing individual and collective Human Literacy skills. T.E.A. Topics 1) Education, by any means necessary. 2) Human Literacy skills. 3) Diversity of thought. 4) Educational access, dignity, equity, and inclusion. 5) Sharing actions that dismantle educational barriers created by individuals, collective cultural habits, and institutional practices. -- Summum Bonum/Ubuntu.
Welcome to the last part of my conversation with author Sheila Williams! I hope you find time to listen to all three parts of our conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with author Sheila Williams! I hope you find time to listen to all three parts of our conversation. Williams storytelling comes with vibrant details that welcome you into the experience. Check out a clip from the movie Juanita. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
I can't express how much I relished the opportunity to talk with author Sheila Williams! Juanita, the movie based on her book Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, made me seek her out for a conversation. During our conversation, I learned about Fierce - her first opera and what a librettist does! It debuts in July 2022 as part of the Cincinnati Opera. I've got tickets. I also have a hankering to see Fierce performed where I live now (Grand Rapids, MI) and where I grew up (Detroit, MI). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
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Welcome to my CONCLUDING recovered conversation with Sandy Jameson. Jameson's speaks with excitement about her experiences as a learner and teacher. She brings a bit of giddiness to her teaching, which includes Advanced Placement Language and Composition. I hope you enjoy this conversation and tune in for the concluding segment. Items of note from my conversation with Sandy Jameson: "Superman and Me" (1997) essay by Sherman Alexie Why They Can't Write (2017) by John Warner Whistling Vivaldi (2011) by Claude M. Steele 'Whistling Vivaldi' And Beating Stereotypes on Talk of The Nation - NPR, Author Interviews --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered conversation with Sandy Jameson. Jameson's speaks with excitement about her experiences as a learner and teacher. She brings a bit of giddiness to her teaching, which includes Advanced Placement Language and Composition. I hope you enjoy this conversation and tune in for the concluding segment. Items of note from my conversation with Sandy Jameson: "Superman and Me" (1997) essay by Sherman Alexie Why They Can't Write (2017) by John Warner Whistling Vivaldi (2011) by Claude M. Steele 'Whistling Vivaldi' And Beating Stereotypes on Talk of The Nation - NPR, Author Interviews --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Sneak ‘Pique': Sandy Jameson on Season 2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my CONCLUDING recovered conversation with Reba Jolene Lewis! Lewis delivers wealth of experience in this conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation and tune in for other T.E.A conversations. You can find her book “Who Needs Girls?” on amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Needs-Girls-Choice-Awards-Recipient/dp/1934486329 --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered conversation with Reba Jolene Lewis, my Advanced Placement, teacher-colleague. In this segment, our conversation only just begins! Lewis delivers wealth of experience in this conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation and tune in for the concluding segment. You can find her book “Who Needs Girls?” on amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Needs-Girls-Choice-Awards-Recipient/dp/1934486329 --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to the conclusion of my recovered interview with colleagues Christina Pinkston Streets, Ph.D. and Desire Baloubi, Ph.D. I hope you enjoy this segment of our conversation. --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered interview with colleagues Christina Pinkston Streets, Ph.D., and Desire Baloubi, Ph.D. In this segment, our conversation continues! I hope you enjoy this segment of our conversation. --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered interview with colleagues Christina Pinkston Streets, Ph.D., and Desire Baloubi, Ph.D. In this segment, our conversation only just begins! There is a wealth of experience in this conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation and tune in for the concluding segments. --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to the conclusion of my recovered conversation with Chris VanderArk. I'm pleased to have recovered this conversation! Chris' sibling works with me, and it was beautiful seeing the love for educating was a shared family practice! VanderArk's enthusiasm for teaching bubbles up excitedly in our conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered conversation with Chris VanderArk. I'm pleased to have recovered this conversation! Chris' sibling works with me, and it was beautiful seeing the love for educating was a shared family practice! VanderArk's enthusiasm for teaching bubbles up excitedly in our conversation. I hope you enjoy this conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to the conclusion of my recovered conversation with April Krieger. Knowing her dedication to educate our children, well, it isn't something I can tell you. Krieger's dedication to educating comes out through her words; it lives in the timbre of her voice. I hope you enjoy this conversation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to my recovered conversation with April Krieger. Knowing her dedication to educate our children, well, it isn't something I can tell you. Krieger's dedication to educating comes out through her words; it lives in the timbre of her voice. I hope you enjoy this conversation. --Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata, The Educational Architect --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to season two - recovered conversations! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to TEA - Season 2: Recovered Conversations. This season is made of five recovered conversations. from June 2019. These conversations would have been the first season if my relationship with technology had been better. In June 2019, I recorded about eight conversations with a group of engaged educators who taught high school through college. Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out how to retrieve the audio once I got home. They were lost for the time. However, in December 2021 - I was able to finally recover five of the conversations. I hope you enjoy them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
I'm happy that this conversation serves as my season 1 finale. It was a pleasure to talk with a 2021 Bragg, Harvard, MuhammadSmith Why We Can't Wait Scholarship recipient! BHMS scholarship applications are due the first Wednesday of November. If you are a GRCC student, you can apply online for the BHMS and other scholarships at GRCC Scholarships. You can donate to this scholarship online, too! Go to GRCC Give Today, select "Other" for your designation and type in BHMS! Summum Bonum & Ubuntu See you next season! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Becoming unbiased. Join me as my conversation with Will Osmun, Ph.D. concludes. Dr. Osmun is VP of Programming at Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, MI. We talk about a lot in this segment. So, take a listen as Dr. Osmun shares his experiences with working to help people recognize more of their humanity and others through the practice of curiosity. Dr. Osmun is passionate about addressing racism by uncovering bias and the cultural practices that produce it. His professional work has focused on social equity issues through the lens of personal, community, and organizational change. I am feeling task accomplished, which makes my happy to share this concluding segment of our conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Stomping Garlic! Join me as my conversation continues with Will Osmun, Ph.D. - VP of Programming at Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, MI. We talk about a lot in this segment. So, take a listen as Dr. Osmun shares his experiences with changing the narrative of children's education, coded language for whiteness, and our job when it comes to educational dignity. Dr. Osmun is passionate about addressing racism and hunger in the US. His professional work has focused on social equity issues through the lens of personal, community, and organizational change. He has facilitated local, national, and international conversations, coached, and trained CEOs, executive teams, government agencies, nonprofit leaders, and community organizations on issues of poverty, hunger, racism, othering, bias, hiring, retention, inclusion, collaboration, and leadership. I am happy to share this conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! Links Kids Food Basket Wicked Bridges --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
1.3 million - the number of meals Kids Food Basket served to our children during the first 16 months of the COVID-19 pandemic! Join me as my conversation continues with Will Osmun, Ph.D. - VP of Programming at Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, MI. We talk about a lot in this segment. So, take a listen as Dr. Osmun shares his experiences with changing the narrative of children's education, coded language for whiteness, and our job when it comes to educational dignity. Dr. Osmun is passionate about addressing racism and hunger in the US. His professional work has focused on social equity issues through the lens of personal, community, and organizational change. He has facilitated local, national, and international conversations, coached, and trained CEOs, executive teams, government agencies, nonprofit leaders, and community organizations on issues of poverty, hunger, racism, othering, bias, hiring, retention, inclusion, collaboration, and leadership. I am happy to share this conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! Links Kids Food Basket Wicked Bridges --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Will Osmun, Ph.D., VP of Programming at Kids Food Basket in Grand Rapids, Michigan is passionate about addressing racism and hunger in the US. His professional work has focused on social equity issues through the lens of personal, community, and organizational change. Will has facilitated local, national, and international conversations, coached, and trained CEOs, executive teams, government agencies, nonprofit leaders, and community organizations on issues of poverty, hunger, racism, othering, bias, hiring, retention, inclusion, collaboration, and leadership. Will is trained in Empathic Listening and Motivational Interviewing and is certified in Compassionate Listening, Mediation, and Immunity to Change. Through coaching, speaking engagements, group facilitation, training, and panel discussions, he takes clients through a meaningful process of self-reflection, history, research, conflict repair, and authentic relationship building. Coaching and training sessions are customized to meet the specific needs, language, and frameworks necessary to create understanding and promote change. Will's primary focus is on the factors that create resistance to equity and entrench cultural dehumanization. He provides clients with practical methods to address and overcome internal and structural frameworks. Will is currently the VP of Programming: Expert in Residence at Kids' Food Basket, where he leads the programming team across four counties, including a 10-acre chemical-free farm. Before this role, he was the Chief Strategist for the Urban League of West Michigan, where he headed their programming team and led their Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work. He previously served as executive director of The SOURCE, an equity and employment-focused nonprofit, and as the State Director for United Healthcare's myCommunity Connect program in Detroit, Mi. Additionally, he spent 30 years working in for-profit industries, where he gained experience in manufacturing, management, and national sales and marketing. Will earned a MM from Aquinas College, an MS in Supply Chain Logistics from Michigan State University, and a MA and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University. He is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Grand Rapids and a Marano Fellow of the Aspen Institutes Sector Skills Academy 2011. His dissertation is entitled: Hiring the “Other”—A Biographical Narrative Inquiry of Progressive Human Resource Professionals. Links Kids Food Basket Wicked Bridges --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
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Welcome to the last segment of my conversation with Sharon Barton. Sharon is retired but busy! She's worked in public health, education, and fundraising. I knew her during her time as a fundraiser for the symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During our conversation, she talked about education by any means necessary and other topics. I am happy to share this conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Really, to know what this conversation with Sharon Barton is about - you've got to listen to the episode. Sharon Barton is retired but busy! She's worked in public health, education, and fundraising. I knew her during her time as a fundraiser for the symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We did spend some time on the value of the arts in education. The arts increase our human literacy skills. They are wonderful educational choices. However, they have been overlooked in STEM approaches, which is why I (Mursalata) like to spell STEAM like this steAm (for now). During our conversation, she talked about education by any means necessary and other topics. I am happy to share this conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! The following items were lifted directly from the STEAM entry on Wikipedia: -- "STEAM Rising: Why we need to put the arts into STEM education". Slate. Retrieved 2016-11-10. -- "Virginia Tech and Virginia STEAM Academy form strategic partnership to meet critical education needs". Virginia Tech News. 31 July 2012. -- Jolly, Anne (18 November 2014). "STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong?". Teacher. Education Week: Teacher. Retrieved 6 September 2016. -- Pomeroy, Steven Ross. "From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand". blogs.scientificamerican.com. Scientific American. Retrieved 17 November 2016. -- Eger, John (31 May 2011). "National Science Foundation Slowly Turning STEM to STEAM". www.huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 November 2016. NOTE: I'm feeling a little self-conscious about not putting a "?" at the end of my title sentence "Well, Why Not" - but the way Sharon says,"why not" at the end of this episode - to my ears - "why not" sounds like a statement to a limited way of thinking, not an invitation to keep talking. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Sharon Barton is retired but busy! She's worked in public health, education, and fundraising. I knew her during her time as a fundraiser for the symphony in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During our conversation, she talked about education by any means necessary and other topics. I am happy to share this conversation. I hope you listen to all the segments! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Sneak peek for The Educational Architect Conversions - guest self-introduction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Bonus banter is exactly what it sounds like - parts of my conversations with guests, which were likely edited out of the published podcast! The interest level of this bonus material is hit or miss. You decide the level of interestedness just as you do when listening to the regular episodes! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Educational origin stories: short bonus podcast segments, where guests share their educational origin stories. What's your story? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, my conversation with poet, social worker, and political strategist - Azizi Jasper concludes. He talks about Human Literacy and his first poetry collection titled “Cointelprose” is available from Barnes and Noble online at - https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/cointelprose-azizi-jasper/1137897534?ean=9781663586834 - You can also checkout his “Inside the Writers Studio” session on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BPkVA2kdQTE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, poet, social worker, and political strategist - Azizi Jasper continues talking about Human Literacy and diversity of educational thought. Our conversation is presented in multiple episodes. Azizi's first poetry collection titled “Cointelprose” is available from Barnes and Noble online at - https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/cointelprose-azizi-jasper/1137897534?ean=9781663586834 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, poet, social worker, and political strategist - Azizi Jasper continues talking about Human Literacy and diversity of educational thought. Our conversation is presented in multiple episodes. Azizi's first poetry collection titled “Cointelprose” is available from Barnes and Noble online at - https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/cointelprose-azizi-jasper/1137897534?ean=9781663586834 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, poet, social worker, and political strategist - Azizi Jasper continues talking about Human Literacy and diversity of educational thought. Our conversation is presented in multiple episodes. Azizi's first poetry collection titled “Cointelprose” is available from Barnes and Noble online at - https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/cointelprose-azizi-jasper/1137897534?ean=9781663586834 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, poet, social worker, and political strategist - Azizi Jasper talks about Human Literacy and diversity of educational thought. Our conversation is presented in multiple episodes. Azizi's first poetry collection titled “Cointelprose” is available from Barnes and Noble online at - https://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/cointelprose-azizi-jasper/1137897534?ean=9781663586834 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Sneak peek for The Educational Architect Conversions - guest self-introduction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, Dr Lawrence provides her closing thoughts on teaching and learning in the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this segment of my conversation with Dr Lawrence, she shares her thoughts on adjunct teaching and dignity in the profession. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, Dr. Lawrence and I continue our conversation. She shared her thoughts on educational access, dignity, equity, inclusion & the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). -- Summum Bonum/Ubuntu. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
In this episode, Dr. Lawrence and I continue our conversation. She shared her thoughts on educational access, dignity, equity, and inclusion. T.E.A. guests are encouraged to address any of the five guiding conversation topics! T.E.A. Topics: 1. Education, by any means necessary. 2. Human Literacy skills. 3. Diversity of educational thought. 4. Educational access, dignity, equity, and inclusion. 5. Sharing actions that dismantle educational barriers created by individuals, collective cultural habits, and institutional practices. -- Summum Bonum/Ubuntu. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Dr Lawrence shares her thoughts on a variety of TEA Topics. In this first portion of our conversation, the focus was one T.E.A. topic 3: Diversity of Educational Thought. T.E.A. guests are encouraged to address any of the five guiding conversation topics! T.E.A. Topics: 1. Education, by any means necessary. 2. Human Literacy skills. 3. Diversity of educational thought. 4. Educational access, dignity, equity, and inclusion. 5. Sharing actions that dismantle educational barriers created by individuals, collective cultural habits, and institutional practices. -- Summum Bonum/Ubuntu. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Sneak peek for The Educational Architect Conversions - guest self-introduction. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Welcome to The Educational Architect (T.E.A.), where conversations aren't exclusively local, regional, national, or global. They may be creatively subject-specific and interdisciplinary. They are, most importantly, always necessary, always leaning towards increasing individual and collective Human Literacy skills. T.E.A. Topics: 1. Education, by any means necessary. 2. Human Literacy skills. 3. Diversity of educational thought. 4. Educational access, dignity, equity, and inclusion. 5. Sharing actions that dismantle educational barriers created by individuals, collective cultural habits, and institutional practices. -- Summum Bonum/Ubuntu. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
About This Episode In this episode, Khaysirah, a third-year undergraduate business student, talks about her response to learning during a pandemic. Fall 2020 was her first fully COVID-19 pandemic semester. She has dubbed it "my tester semester." -- Summum Bonum / Ubuntu Mursalata. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
Shares my passion for all things educational. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mursalata-muhammad/message
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