Yes and Know

In today's episode, Rachel and Jim interview Davina Smith who has quite a resume of representation for her Dine culture including work for the government and education. Davina is running for state legislature. She discusses her history of advocacy and her own personal history as a student in an Indigenous Boarding School. Rachel and Jim talk about the relevance of these boarding schools and how Indigenous youth are advocated for (or not) today. We Shall Remain documentary Unspoken documentary Boarding schools report from the Department of the Interior --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Dr. Carissa McCray is truly talking the talk and walking the walk when it comes to culturally-responsive instruction.  Her latest book Equitable Instruction, Empowered Students takes teachers on a journey through curriculum, instruction, and accountability.  Not that we need an excuse for teaching in culturally-relevant ways, but Dr. McCray provides teachers with methods to support their practices using solid teacher effectiveness data.  Dr. McCray, as a practicing English teacher, has a plethora of techniques especially when it comes to instruction for making culturally-responsiveness practical and engaging.  You will be inspired by Dr. McCray's commitment to learning and to making sure students have what they need to thrive.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Rachel and Jim discuss the topic of teacher evaluation. Before you roll your eyes right now, keep an open mind. Teacher evaluation is required in many (all?) states. Rachel and Jim discuss how to make it better and how to tie observation and feedback into teacher evaluation. Rachel proposes that we focus on nourishing teachers with better systems first so that our teacher evaluation is reflective of true skill versus a system that fails to provide teachers with what they need to be successful. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Differentiated Coaching Associates (janekise.com) Jane Kise discusses the topic of educational polarities and why they are impossible to solve. Also, she delves into her new book which looks at the ways to build educator bandwidth for all of the demands expected of educators in 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Dr. Jane Kise's work was the impetus for the theme and title of YES AND KNOW. Her work inspired us to explore the messy middle as we like to call it. Here, Dr. Kise discusses why it is impossible to solve educational polarities. Instead, we need ways to manage polarities, she says. She then discusses her new book coming out about educator bandwidth and the ways educators and systems can work together to make self care more of a reality. Differentiated Coaching Associates (janekise.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

This is the video version of our podcast featuring Nancy Blair and Mark Gesner about their book YOUR LIFE IS YOUR MESSAGE. See the faces behind the work!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Nancy Blair and Mark Gesner have written a small but significant book abut the internal process a leader must undergo to face the work of leading others. Drs. Blair and Gesner discuss how working on ourselves through a coil-type process is key to readying ourselves for important leadership work. They discuss their book, how they differentiate between good and less good leaders, , how adversity develops leaders, and why personal missions and core values are important. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Rachel and Jim talk with Dr. George Theoharis, a Greek and amazing scholar who has devoted his life to studying issues of equity and social justice.  How should leaders navigate the potentially shark-infested waters of equity work in schools?  Dr. Theoharis breaks it down into 5 practices.   Dr. Theoharis's book --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Ryan Quinn has written two editions of the book LIFT and has studied positive leadership and virtues for decades now. He speaks to Rachel and Jim on how to balance virtues for leaders to get the most positive effect. And he knows Adam Grant! Adam, if you hear this podcast, call us. The Project on Positive Leadership --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Rachel and Jim discuss two articles about setting norms in meetings and what can happen for marginalized and minoritized individuals in those meetings, as a direct result of the norms. What might seem can serve to maintain white privilege and status in the meeting. Thus, it becomes necessary to establish guidelines for social justice talk that stop certain types of microaggressions from taking place. Rachel and Jim discuss the implications of these approaches in public schools and how they might adapt the suggestions for their own contexts. Social Justice Talk article Learning Forward article What do you think? Let us know your opinion, and we would love to discuss it on air! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Dr. Angelina Castagno is the Director of Institute Native-serving Educators (INE) and is a Professor of Educational Leadership at Northern Arizona University. Today, she talks to Rachel and Jim about the "middle ground" of providing rich professional development opportunities for Indigenous educators that are truly educator-driven. Through the Dine Institute for Navajo Nation Educators, Dr. Castagno has created a program that is well-designed to capitalize on the strengths of teachers by centering their culture and experience. https://in.nau.edu/dine/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

With regular attacks on critical race theory and the efforts to limit free speech across the country, there may be no better time for the organization Speak Out! Speak Out sponsors speakers and programs to help communities grapple with issues of race, privilege, and anti-bias work in all forms. Today, Rachel and Jim interview Amalia Mesa, the Managing Director of Speak Out. Amalia's passion - both personally and professionally - lies in discovering how we can better ourselves and the world in which welive. From an early age, Amalia was drawn to the intersections of activism, media, culture, education and leadership. She has garnered an array of experience in the social impact sector as well as the film and TV industry, helping to develop and produce projects for HBO, Universal, Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, and National Geographic. She is thrilled to help accelerate SpeakOut's growth and impact, helping the organization realize its vision, build an inspired community of creative talent, and empower the next generation. Born in Havana, Cuba, Amalia grew up in the Bay Area, and graduated from UCLA's School of Theatre, Film, and Television. Links: https://www.speakoutnow.org https://native-land.ca https://www.speakoutnow.org/content/watch-past-speakout-webinars-and-virtual-events --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message

Welcome to YES AND KNOW, the podcast devoted to the push-and-pull that we face daily in the educational world and that really turn out to have no solution at all. Rachel and Jim discuss these polarities and how we might find a middle ground for true educational change. In this episode, Rachel and Jim discuss the concepts of intervention and acceleration. With unfinished learning left in the wake of COVID-19, how can schools best address these gaps and still keep kids moving toward grade-level mastery? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jim-martin4/message