Podcast appearances and mentions of cornelius minor

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 45:07

Today on the podcast we have an excerpt from our new ForwardED slow conference series. Today's conversation features Irene Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell, and Cornelius Minor.Irene Fountas is the Marie M. Clay Endowed Chair for Early Literacy and Reading Recovery at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts and director of the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative in the Graduate School of Education. Gay Su Pinnell is Professor Emerita in the School of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform. He is the author of We Got This.Together they discuss their vision and values around literacy instruction, providing encouragement to teachers and school leaders to always keep students at the center of their planning, teaching and decision-making.This conversation is part of Heinemann's new video series ForwardED: Forward, Together in Education. If you would like to watch the full videos of this and other conversations, you can find them on the Heinemann Publishing Facebook page or YouTube Channel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robert Kim, Cornelius Minor, and Kass Minor: Sustaining a Commitment to Inclusive Education in a Politicized Climate on ForwardED

Transforming Education: Leadership Lessons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 47:57

Today on the podcast we have another conversation from our new ForwardED slow conference series. Today's conversation features Robert Kim, Cornelius Minor, and Kass Minor.Bob Kim is a leading expert in education law and policy in the United States. He is a former civil rights attorney, and author of the book Elevating Equity and Justice: Ten U.S. Supreme Court Cases Every Teacher Should Know. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform. He is the author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be.Kass Minor is an inclusive educator who is deeply involved in local, inquiry-based teacher research and school community development. She has contributed content to the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, Edutopia, Heinemann Education Blog, inclusiveclassrooms.org, and more.Together they discuss the recent slew of so-called anti-CRT legislation, and how educators can remain dedicated to students and equity amidst it all.This conversation is part of Heinemann's new video series ForwardED: Forward, Together in Education. If you would like to watch the full videos of this and other conversations, you can find them on the Heinemann Publishing Facebook page or YouTube Channel. Learn more and read a transcript at blog.heinemann.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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We Got This. Equity and Access with Cornelius Minor

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 42:12

Brooklyn-based educator, Cornelius Minor inspires students to believe anything is possible. He also works with teachers, school leaders, and community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform. We discuss his latest book, We Got This, which explores how the work of creating more equitable school spaces is embedded in our everyday choices—specifically in the choice to really listen to kids. This conversation is packed with actionable advice and motivation to lead change that positively influences others.Resources:kassandcorn.comtwitter.com/MisterMinor Book Recommendations:Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, Saraciea J. FennellThe Prophets, Robert Jones Jr.

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S2E9: Be Like Squirrel Girl (w/ Cornelius Minor)

Comics School

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 62:25

On the ninth episode of season two, Mike speaks with Cornelius Minor, Brooklyn-based educator, about his work to create equitable literacy reform, equitable schools and how his passion to do so intersects with his love of comics. Cornelius drops the secret as to how Squirrel Girl defeated both Thanos AND Galactus -- and how you can apply it to your life. You can follow Cornelius on Twitter @MisterMinor And as always, you can find Mike Dando on Twitter @mbdando

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S3 E7 We Got This

The School Leadership Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 32:00

In this episode, co-host Jenn David-Lang of The Main Idea and I interview Cornelius Minor about his book We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be. This was a fun and wide-ranging conversation about all things equity and how teachers and school leaders can work in the system and on the system to improve school for all kids. If you would like a copy of Jenn's summary of Cornelius's book, you can email her at Jenn@TheMainIdea.net. Also, Cornelius and his publisher graciously gave me a few books to give away. Email me at mike@schoolleadershipshow.com if you would like a copy - while supplies last. Send your comments, questions, and show ideas to mike@schoolleadershipshow.com. Consider rating the podcast in iTunes and leaving a comment. And please pass the show along to your colleagues. If you or someone you know would like to sponsor the show, send me an email at mike@schoolleadershipshow.com.

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Planning for Culturally Nourishing Learning with Nawal Q. Casiano

Phenomenal Teaching with PEBC

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 30:29

By centering humanity we can plan for cultural sustainability and implement equitable practices that are not bandaid solutions or simply performative activities. Nawal Q. Casiano of NQC Literacy joins Michelle Morris Jones on the Phenomenal Teaching Podcast and shares her beliefs and practical ideas for teaching literacy for agency, equity and understanding. Nawal and Michelle dive into the elements of the planning strand of the PEBC Teaching Framework and discuss how we must think outside of the box so that students can build their criticality muscles across contexts. Choice and flexibility are hallmarks of a culturally responsive learning environments that foster agency and independence. Choice can manifest itself in not only what students read, but also in how they respond to text. And for writers, choice can go beyond topic choice and include choices about process and product. It is also important to expand our definition of text and provide opportunities for students to apply thinking strategies. Criticality is providing opportunities for students to engage in inquiry and develop critical thinking skills not just fill-n-the-box skills. One concrete strategy for supporting multicultural and multilingual students who are translingual and shaping their identities as readers and writers is to encourage students to record their ideas as a prewriting strategy before committing to the page. Getting to know and honoring families and exalting cultural capital should also be top of mind when designing culturally sustaining curriculum. Nawal shares her list of Culturally Nourishing Resources that elevate the importance of traditions and food across cultures. Nawal and Michelle wrap up their conversation by diving into the ways in which we can diversify our classroom and school collections. First, Nawal encourages us to expand our familiarity with diverse texts and authors. She has recently teamed up with Cornelius Minor to exalt the voices of diverse authors with We Need Diverse Books. Check out the latest interview with Shape of Thunder and Other Words for Home author Jessica Warga! When it comes to selecting new texts for our collections, Nawal encourages teachers, schools and systems to avoid promoting stereotypes by featuring a single diverse text about a particular culture, ensure that diverse texts were actually written by authors living those experiences, provide a wide array of choice texts for students, and reconsider some of our touchstone texts so that our instructional materials can truly serve as windows, doors and mirrors (c. Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop) To learn more about how to diversify your texts, check out https://disrupttexts.org; We Need Books that Center Black Joy by Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul; and Lee + Low Book Publishers.

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S9 Episode 17: Reflections on My First Year of Teaching with Brianna Winiesdorffer

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 19:16

Brianna Winiesdorffer returns to 3Ps in a Pod to talk with hosts Danielle and Kathleen about her first year of teaching as she nears the end of the school year. 3Ps in a Pod first featured Winiesdorffer in March 2020 as she neared her graduation from Northern Arizona University. Danielle and Kathleen then caught up with “Ms. Winnie” a few months into her teaching career last December. We’ve also been sharing about Winiesdorffer’s journey through her first year as a teacher in a collection of blog posts. Now just weeks from the end of her first year as a teacher, Winiesdorffer shares with Danielle and Kathleen about the highlights, the challenges, and what she’s learned through the past year. She reflects on what she had expected and what she actually experienced as a new teacher. Winiesdorffer also talks about how she plans to use her summer break to both relax and plan for her next year when she’ll be teaching geometry instead of algebra, which she taught this year. Winiesdorffer is a part of the Arizona Teachers Academy, which provides funding to support teachers throughout their career. This program’s initiatives include helping cover expenses at the pre-service level, providing mentoring and professional development for beginning teachers, and supporting teachers in pursuing National Board Certification. You can hear more about the multifaceted Arizona Teachers Academy in this 3Ps episode from earlier last fall. All Arizona beginning teachers (those who will be in their first, second, or third year of teaching this fall) are invited to attend the Beginning Teacher Institute this June. The three-day, online event will feature several outstanding educators including Sarah Brown Wessling, the 2010 National Teacher of the Year; Cornelius Minor, a Brooklyn educator who established The Minor Collective, a community-based movement designed to foster sustainable change in schools; Julie Causton, founder and CEO of Inclusive Schooling; and Michelle Doherty, the 2017 Arizona Teacher of the Year. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

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#204 Supporting Middle School Readers with Christina Hanson (pt.1)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021

Hello everyone! It has been said that middle school is where the love of reading goes to die... but not if Christina Hanson has anything to say about it! Christina, otherwise known as @Hansonhallway on Instagram, has a lot to say about how to get kids engaged with books. Under her deeply engrained philosophy of letting students read what they want and often in class, is solid pedological practice that includes reading a picture book a day, and being a reader herself. If you feel like reading is dying in your class, or maybe on your campus. this is the episode for you. This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their professional book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor. Powerful teaching is rooted in powerful listening. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. In We Got This, Cornelius Minor identifies tools, attributes, and strategies that can augment our listening, empowering us to take the steps to start influencing the systems that govern our classrooms and schools. We do not teach for what is. We teach for what can be. Craft better heroes…not just for the students that you hope to teach, but for the world that you hope to build. We Got This is available as a book, ebook, and audiobook. To learn more visit Heinemann.com.

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#203 The Solution is in Our Buildings (Jimmy Casas pt.2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021

Hello everyone! As the world grapples with crisis after crisis, we have all turned our gaze to the leaders of our communities. Leadership is hard. It is a lonely profession. Yet, according to my guest Jimmy Casas, it is the single most vital piece to an effective institution. Last week, Jimmy detailed why ineffective leadership is so prevalent (poor systems), what the cost of ineffective leadership is (a poor culture), and how mentors can be the difference makers for leaders new and old to the profession. This week, he dives into what we can do about it. Whether you are looking to come out of a dark place in your career or position, or simply want to improve the campus you are on, this episode is for you. This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their professional book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor. Powerful teaching is rooted in powerful listening. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. In We Got This, Cornelius Minor identifies tools, attributes, and strategies that can augment our listening, empowering us to take the steps to start influencing the systems that govern our classrooms and schools. We do not teach for what is. We teach for what can be. Craft better heroes…not just for the students that you hope to teach, but for the world that you hope to build. We Got This is available as a book, ebook, and audiobook. To learn more visit Heinemann.com.

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#202 The Cost of Ineffective Leadership with Jimmy Casas (pt.1)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021

Hello everyone! As the world grapples with crisis after crisis, we have all turned our gaze to the leaders of our communities. Leadership is hard. It is a lonely profession. Yet, according to my guest Jimmy Casas, it is the single most vital piece to an effective institution. In part one of our talk, Jimmy details why ineffective leadership is so prevalent (poor systems), what the cost of ineffective leadership is (a poor culture), and how mentors can be the difference makers for leaders new and old to the profession. Whether you are a parent, teacher, administrator, or some other vital piece to the educational puzzle, this episode is sure to inspire you to reach for new heights and serve with a deeper purpose. While you wait for part 2, check out my episode with Todd Whitaker on what great leaders do differently. This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their professional book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor. Powerful teaching is rooted in powerful listening. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. In We Got This, Cornelius Minor identifies tools, attributes, and strategies that can augment our listening, empowering us to take the steps to start influencing the systems that govern our classrooms and schools. We do not teach for what is. We teach for what can be. Craft better heroes…not just for the students that you hope to teach, but for the world that you hope to build. We Got This is available as a book, ebook, and audiobook. To learn more visit Heinemann.com.

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Water for Teachers: Series Finale Bonus Episode with guest Cornelius Minor

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 51:33

Welcome to Water for Teachers, A Heinemann podcast focused on engaging with the hearts and humanity of those who teach. One thing we know for sure is that teachers are human. They have fears. They've experienced tragedy. They struggle. They are affected by crises and pandemics. And like everyone else, they deserve to lead lives full of peace, joy, and love. Join host Shamari Reid and other educators as they move from logic to emotion, from the head to the heart, from thinking to feeling, and from the ego to love.For this series finale bonus episode, Shamari is joined by Cornelius Minor, a Brooklyn-based educator and Heinemann author, as they discuss the impact the pandemic has had on teachers, the endurance of American racism and anti-Blackness, and imagining a better future.Follow Water for Teachers on Twitter @Water4TeachersCheck out Shamari's other work at Shamarireid.comRead a transcript of this episode and learn more at blog.heinemann.com

#201 Manage Behavior Better with Ms. Chyna

K-12 Greatest Hits:The Best Ideas in Education

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021

Hello everyone! Coming off fresh from my 2 hour episode with Eric Weinstein, I wanted to talk about behavior and better ways we can respond as teachers. To do so, I brought on the amazing Ms. Chyna, a behavioral special education teacher, otherwise known as @especiallysped on Instagram. In this talk, we set the stage for how we should be thinking about behavioral issues in the class, and then move on to discuss ineffective and effective ways to deal with such problems. But most importantly, we discuss why humanizing our interactions with our most challenging students can be the real difference. This episode is sponsored by Heinemann—the leading publisher of professional books and resources for educators—and their professional book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor. Powerful teaching is rooted in powerful listening. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. In We Got This, Cornelius Minor identifies tools, attributes, and strategies that can augment our listening, empowering us to take the steps to start influencing the systems that govern our classrooms and schools. We do not teach for what is. We teach for what can be. Craft better heroes...not just for the students that you hope to teach, but for the world that you hope to build. We Got This is available as a book, ebook, and audiobook. To learn more visit Heinemann.com.

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How am I doing?

From Earning to Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 5:01

From Earning to Learning is the podcast where Dave Frangiosa shares research backed philosophies, thoughts on student engagement and classroom tested techniques that can help move students towards learning. This episode will discuss tapping into our most valuable resource for feedback, our students. Hear strategies used to build trust and get honest feedback from your students. More details on Cornelius Minor's class meeting strategy can be found in his book "We Got This" Twitter: @DavidFrangiosa Website: www.reimaginedschools.com

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SPECIAL REPORT: Discussing Sedition In the Classroom, Should We?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021

While emotions were running high over the attack on the United States Capitol, we asked eight educators to share their thoughts on the academic dilemma created by this historic moment in American history. Are any of us really ready to discuss sedition in the classroom? Should we just leave it to social studies and civic teachers? Twitter: @HeFields3 @jonHarper70bd @ideasforteacher @RLamourelle @inspireteach @MisterMinor @eduflack@MsSackstein @bamradionetwork Dr. Howard E. Fields III is the 2020 National Elementary Distinguished Principal from Missouri. Described as a passionate and courageous leader, Dr. Fields started his career in urban education, serving as a coach, teacher, assistant principal, and principal. Jon Harper is an assistant principal at Sandy Hill Elementary School in Cambridge, Maryland where he actually attended school himself. Previously, he was a math coach and taught first through fifth grades. He is the author of My Bad: 24 Educators Who Messed Up Fessed Up and Grew! He hosts #MyBad Radio and Teachers' Aid. Daniel Jones is a middle school social studies and reading/language arts teacher. He is a Master Flip Educator and has been teaching in the classroom for the past 13 years. He is an FLGI International Faculty Member, Master Flip Educator, and author of Flipped 3.0 Project Based Learning: An Insanely Simple Guide. Dr. Regina Lamourelle is a professor of Human Development at Santiago Canyon College in Orange, CA, where she is also the department chair. She serves on the Board of Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children and is a former Orange County representative to the California Association for the Education of Young Children. She hosts Inside the Minds of Teens and Tweens. Aleta Margolis is founder and president of Center for Inspired Teaching, an organization dedicated to transforming the school experience for students from compliance-based to engagement-based. Margolis is a former public school teacher and professor of education and is the creator of the blog Hooray For Monday. She is an Ashoka Fellow who is committed to investing in teachers. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. His latest book, We Got This, explores how the work of creating more equitable school spaces is embedded in our everyday choices -- specifically in the choice to really listen to kids. He has been featured in Education Week, Brooklyn Magazine, and Teaching Tolerance Magazine. Patrick Riccards is the executive director of Best in the World Teachers and the founder of the Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement. Author of the nationally recognized Eduflack blog and its companion Twitter feed. PR News named Pat the Not-for-Profit Communications Professional of the Year for his work in teacher preparation and higher education transformation (2015). A former local school board chairman, Patrick is also the author of the award-winning Dadprovement. Host of TrumpED and co-host of Common Core Radio. Starr Sackstein (NBCT) is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA). She serves at the New York State Director to JEA. She is the author of several books, including Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective.

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230: Bonus Episode- Interview with Lori Poole

Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 33:28

As a former educator and literacy coach in Title 1 schools for over 20 years, Lori has a passion for growing both students and teachers. She currently serves as a district literacy specialist, college instructor, and staff developer. She also is the proud mother of two struggling readers. While her children are almost grown now, she often thinks back to their experiences as students, in a world of reading instruction, which didn't always meet their needs. Lori believes her children, and all children, deserve expert reading teachers. She has a mission to help teachers transform into expert reading teachers, allowing them to not only provide the best practices of balanced literacy, but diagnose readers and make the instructional decisions needed to treat them. Lori believes all students AND teachers can GROW, one level at a time. Tune in to hear a full interview with Lori Poole in this special bonus edition episode. https://alwaysalesson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Lori-Poole-Interview.png ()QuotablesTeachers need us to just listen. They don’t always need a solution. They don’t always expect us to have a solution, they need just to help and counsel them right now. The best teacher is always the best student. We want to teach them and we want them to try something hard. When they try something hard and they fail as a teacher we want them to try again. For teachers, we want teachers to try, fail, take a step back and do it again. Resilience makes a good teacher. Not everyday is a step mountain, sometimes it's just a lot of hills. Don’t get stuck playing it safe. Spectacular failures (or mistakes) show that we are learning. (https://twitter.com/misterminor?lang=en (Cornelius Minor)- https://www.heinemann.com/products/e09814.aspx (We’ve got this)). My philosophy (Lori Poole) is that we are always working to level up, but I don’t mean doing it at all at one time. Take a step back, reflect, accept where you are and then work to level up. What is one thing you want to implement? Take small steps to level up. As a coach, although I might think a teacher can work on many things, I have to treat them like a student. Work on small goals. When we want to start everything new and we start to fail, we lose all momentum. You can’t grab all the new things at one time. Why do some mistakes hold so much emotional value compared to other mistakes? If we can learn to add some equilibrium, I wonder if we would have more teachers who would be willing to try something new? Many coaches weren’t trained live. It’s important for adjusting in the moment and getting immediate live feedback. As a teacher you want to see how coaches work with YOUR students with the challenges you face in YOUR classroom. Join the Always A Lesson NewsletterJoin http://eepurl.com/lJKNn (here) and grab a freebie! Connect with GretchenEmail: gretchen@alwaysalesson.com Blog: https://alwaysalesson.com/blog/ (Always A Lesson) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlwaysALesson/ (Always A Lesson) Twitter: https://twitter.com/gschultek/ (@gschultek) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/always.a.lesson/ (Always.A.Lesson) Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/GretchenSchultekBridgers/ (Gretchen Schultek Bridgers) Book: https://alwaysalesson.com/product/elementary-educ-101-what-they-didnt-teach-you-in-college/ (Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College) Connect with LoriTwitter: https://twitter.com/levelupliteracy (@levelupliteracy) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/levelupliteracy/ (@levelupliteracy) Leave a Rating and Review:This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long lasting effect on our future. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2) Search for my show in iTunes or Stitcher. Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’ Under ‘Customer Reviews,’

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80. 2021 Premiere: Cornelius Minor!

Too Dope Teachers and a Mic

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021

What better way to kick off the most uncertain semester in the history of public education than with educator, author, revolutionary, superhero and trickster Cornelius Minor? He sits with us for a fun, energetic, optimistic and wide-spanning conversation that covers such eclectic topics as race in education, a pedagogy centered in Black and African spirituality, […]

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Being an Anti-Racist Educator - Strategy 2

Teachers' Cup of Coffee

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 16:28

Two steps to being an anti-racist educator that are simple, but powerful: 1. Listen 2. Take action Special thanks to Cornelius Minor and his great work that is summarized in this episode. Be anti-racist in your practice and you can make a difference for kids! Check out our website: www.npteducation.com

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What your faculty needs to reflect on while reading "We Got This." by Cornelius Minor

Getting LIT.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 21:40

I have a confession. I wasn't interested in reading Mr. Minor's book. I'm a fan of Mr. Minor. I loved listening to him speak at NCTE's Conference on English Leadership. I think he is a big deal. But I was really expecting his book to be a motivational book and less about curriculum and instruction. I've never been this happy to be wrong! It turns out, Mr. Minor's book is a superhero book that condemns the superhero narrative. Not all aspects, just the stereotypes that burden educators with unrealistic expectations. Expectations that cause burn out and promote martyrdom work culture. In this episode, I share a handful of excerpts worth reflecting on with your faculty, PLC, teacher team, teacher BFF, first-year teacher, a teacher in a slump, and administrator! This book is ideal to create a teacher workforce of free thinkers, problem solvers, and self-sufficient teams. If you want a teacher team that follows the district curriculum to Fidelity, you might want to avoid this book. Minor, C. (2019). We got this: Equity, access, and the quest to be who our students need us to be. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ------------------ More Connections and Resources! About Me: https://bit.ly/meetjoshflores Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Getting-LIT-113893257018002 Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/gettinglit Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zTDPiJ1iN1HSqTu35YyxY Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-lit/id1511111916 Podcast on Google Play: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNDRjYzY5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Teachers-Pay-Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Margined Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjoshflores --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gettinglit/support

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Getting Ready for the Race Discussions Waiting for Us As We Return to School

UnearthED

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 11:40

Are we ready for the sensitive, complex discussions about race and social justice that will be coming to our schools next term? Black lives matter, policing, social justice, equitable education are the big themes, and the prevailing sentiment is no. Join us as we take the first step toward getting ready to manage the challenging road ahead. Follow on Twitter: @gustafsonbrad @benjamingilpin @MisterMinor @jonHarper70bd @bamradionetwork Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. His latest book, We Got This, explores how the work of creating more equitable school spaces is embedded in our everyday choices -- specifically in the choice to really listen to kids. He has been featured in Education Week, Brooklyn Magazine, and Teaching Tolerance Magazine. He has partnered with The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, The New York City Department of Education, The International Literacy Association, Scholastic, and Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative.

Getting Ready for the Race Discussions Waiting for Us As We Return to School

UnearthED

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 13:07

Dismantling Racism in Education (Rebroadcast)

Interchangeable White Ladies Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 30:02

Update: June 5, 2020:Three years ago, we started this episode of the podcast by saying; not talking about racism is not a solution. We sought to have a conversation about dismantling racism in education after a Heinemann Fellows panel on the subject.As we listen to this conversation through the lens of 2020, it’s now not enough to talk about dismantling racism, rather we must take actions to be anti-racist. This podcast features authors Sara K. Ahmed, author of Being the Change, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, who most recently co-wrote Breathing New Life into Book Clubs and the educator’s guide to Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, and Cornelius Minor, author of We Got This. Since this conversation first aired in June of 2017, all have published books, podcasts, talks and professional development events on diversity, equity, inclusion, and being anti-racist.Before we begin, a message to my fellow white educators: we ask you to do the work that’s necessary to disrupt whiteness and white supremacy within yourselves, your classrooms, and schools. We ask white educators to commit to doing this work now and long after the media coverage of this latest viral bout of racism.Seek out the work of these authors and other Indigenous, Black, and other People of Color. Follow them on social media, support them by buying their work and attending their events, amplify their voices and never stop educating yourself.Here now is our conversation from 2017 with Sara K. Ahmed, Dr. Sonja Cherry Paul and Cornelius Minor…

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Ep. 72: Liberate & Chill--Embracing a Mindset of Possibility

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020

Support this podcast by subscribing to channel 253 EQ: To what extent should we still strive to be anti-racist in a world on fire?Guests: Kass Minor (she/her/hers) is an inclusive educator who is deeply involved in local, inquiry-based teacher research and school community development. Most recently, along with her partner and husband, Cornelius Minor, she has established The Minor Collective. You can follow Kass on Twitter @MsKass1shea martin (they/them/theirs) previous guest on episode 69 “Working Toward Liberation”. You can find them on Twitter at @sheathescholar.”Concretely learning about ways to “work towards liberation” in our classrooms, schools, and communities, is part of the necessary work for anti-racist educators. In the midst of a pandemic that has disrupted every aspect of our lives, many educators are looking for a “place to call home.” In this episode, we interview two of the four co-founders of the collective Liberate and Chill “an immersion online learning experience for anti-racists educators.” Kass and shea walk us through the inception and development of this new collaboration. As we consider this current place and time, we are looking towards the future not as a “return to normal” but a “turn to better.” We’re reminded albeit contradictory, liberation looks like both joy and rest. Learn more about Liberate and Chill by following them on Twitter and Instagram @liberateNchill Do Your Fudging Homework:Hope and Annie Combo Humanities HW: sign up and attend a workshop hosted by LiberateNChill and follow the Nap MinistryKass: Art of Gatheringshea: Savage remix Megan Thee Stallion (featuring Beyonce); GirlTrek Interview with Angela Davis & Nikki Giovanni Follow us on Twitter @IWL_Podcast or Facebook: Interchangeable White Ladies PodcastLastly, don’t forget to pick up your copy of The Body is Not an Apology for #readlessbasic book club

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Episode 45- #TeacherFeature- Distance Learning During the Pandemic Roundtable

My Messy Muse

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 49:49

A roundtable discussion about "crisis" learning during Covid-19 with special guests Cornelius Minor (literacy equity expert, educator, & author), Kelly Gallagher (science teacher), and Elaine Mendez (vice-principal) with Nicole Mancini (5th grade ELA teacher and My Messy Muse educator collaborator) at the helm. This is a "do not miss" episode for everyone to understand the perspective of educators and administrators during this trying time. Cornelius Minor - @MisterMinor Author of "We Got This"- with Heinemann Publisher Kelly Gallagher - @GallagherLHS Elaine Mendez - @ElemCoach Follow Educator Collaborator Nicole Mancini on Twitter @MissNikkiIn5th Be sure to join the My Messy Muse community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/mymessymuse If you are interested in a school visit with creator and host of My Messy Muse, Michele McAvoy, please visit her website at www.michelemcavoy.com/workwithme Follow host Michele McAvoyTwitter: @michele_mcavoyInstagram: @michelemcavoy Pinterest: @michelemcavoyauthor

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S7 Episode 7: Teacher Leadership as Inquiry with Kass Minor

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 38:20

Meet one of our three keynotes who will be speaking at the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute: Elevating Student Voice through Teacher Leadership. Kass Minor shares about her unexpected journey into education and how her early experiences working in education led her to exploring the concept of inquiry. Today, Minor partners with schools and uses inquiry to develop school communities and address problems of practice. A crucial part of her work is helping school communities understand teachers as researchers and curriculum builders. She and her husband and life partner, Cornelius Minor, also run The Minor Collective, which specializes “in helping schools reach their most complex learners by changing the practices that marginalize them.” Minor talks about how she expects teachers will leave this summer’s Teacher Leadership Institute feeling “charged and not alone” in this work. Near the end of the episode, you’ll hear Minor talk a bit about sand cats with Angelia and Mary. Find photos of this adorable creature here. Use the supplemental linked here to guide reflection on this episode individually or with your PLC! To learn more and purchase the Professional Learning Plan Angelia mentioned, go to this link on azk12.org. You can also learn more and register for the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute at azk12.org or bit.ly/20TLI.

The Value and Inequity of Identity Work with Heinemann Fellow Minjung Pai and Cornelius Minor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 42:12

This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re handing things over to Heinemann Fellow, Minjung Pai. This is the fifth episode in a mini-series by Min. We encourage you to go back and listen to previous episodes if you haven’t gotten the chance to hear them yet. Min teaches fifth and sixth grade in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to equity, inclusion, and progressive education. Min believes that collaboration is at the core of teaching – that working together with students, parents, and teachers can make a significant, powerful, and lasting impact. In today’s episode, Min sits down with Cornelius Minor. Cornelius is a well-known educator, Lead Staff Developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, and Heinemann author,best known for his book We Got This. Min and Cornelius talked about the core values of identity work, and how it informs their education practices…

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S7 Episode 5: Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute Preview with Cornelius Minor and Cinnamon Kills First

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 28:22

Get a window into what you will experience at the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute: Elevating Student Voice through Teacher Leadership. 3Ps hosts Mary and Angelia introduce two of this summer’s keynotes, Cornelius Minor, who also spoke at last year’s institute, and Cinnamon Kills First. Both talk about their individual work and what they are looking forward to talking about at this summer’s Teacher Leadership Institute. Mary also introduces this year’s theme of elevating student voice and how that work doesn’t mean “simply raising their voice louder,” she explains. “We’re talking about identity and culture and being understanding of who is showing up in our seats every day, who is showing up in our learning environments…” Learn more and register for the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute at azk12.org or bit.ly/20TLI.

51: We Got This: Equity and Access in Schools w/ Cornelius Minor

Things Fall Apart

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2019

In this episode, we discuss We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be with author Cornelius Minor. Cornelius, a former middle school Language Arts educator from Brooklyn, is a leader in equitable literacy reform across the world. We Got This is an incredible work that blends critical pedagogy, equitable community practice, and connections between relationships and research in an easy-to-read and implement fashion.RESOURCESHRP’s Review of We Got ThisWe Got This Publisher PageCornelius Minor’s Website: Kass and CornFURTHER LISTENINGHeinemann’s Author Series featuring Cornelius Minor and Kwame Alexander See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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#vted Reads: We Got This, with Kathleen Brinegar

#vted Reads

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019

Cornelius Minor likes to ask himself three key questions. One: what are his students trying to tell him? Two: What are they *really* trying to tell him, through their actions, and their silences? And three, what do these students — who he worries he might not be reaching — all have in common? I’m Jeanie … Continue reading #vted Reads: We Got This, with Kathleen Brinegar → The post #vted Reads: We Got This, with Kathleen Brinegar appeared first on Innovative Education in VT.

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EP158 We got this: Cornelius Minor on teachers as agents of change

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 31:45

“We live in a specific kind of America that offers an okay education for some kids, and then a totally subpar education for other kinds of kids. That our country—and specifically our education system—has been defined by intergenerational inequity really bothers me. And so much of my message is around how we disrupt that, how we can begin to look at the things that have plagued us for generations and begin to take those things apart. We cannot be okay with the way things are. It’s just too dire for too many kids. We can’t make excuses by saying, ‘Well, this is how we've always done it,’ or ‘I’m just a teacher. What power do I have?’ Yeah, I'm just a teacher, and we have a whole lot of power. The most important thing to me is to be able to step back, look at my practices, customs, and traditions, and do the kind of action research that's going to lead to change. That really matters a lot to me. I don't have to wait for city hall to say, ‘Let's do this thing.’ I can look at the inequitable outcomes in my school, in my department, in my class, and I can address those things in a really intentional way using action research or inquiry.” Listen to this week’s episode for more from Cornelius Minor on re-writing the teacher hero narrative and disrupting the status quo. Click here to read or share the transcript and audio or participate in the discussion.

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#ShareMOEdu Episode 59 with Cornelius Minor

Share MO Edu Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 23:25

Stay dissatisfied! We can be the kind of people who change outcomes for children so those children can craft the world that we've always wanted. #EduColor #WeGotThis

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We Got This with Cornelius Minor

Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 54:00

Connect with Cornelius Minor Website: kassandcorn.com | Twitter: @MisterMinor | Book: We Got This Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Cornelius’ Introduction & Background (02:05) Working through and reflecting on failure; teacher imagination (03:45) We Got This, the book, and the Teacher-as-Hero Narrative (05:59) Jamal Eigel, illustrator Why is the Teacher-as-hero narrative problematic? (07:40) People as humans not heroes; allies, not saviors Heinemann Podcast w/ Mr. Minor - Building Better Heroes We all want better (09:52) Teaching in the contemporary political moment We are pro-kid - to help them create opportunities for themselves “Anything that abridges opportunity is my enemy.” Challenge: How do we actualize ‘better’ How do we navigate the contemporary political moment? (12:05) Everything is iterative Story about Cornelius & his soccer team Bringing it back to the classroom - what it means to be a member of a community - advocacy & activism (16:10) The world hands you a curriculum - if you’re observant & you listen, you can do really powerful things How can we all help surface and solve those stories? (17:55) Racism, ableism, classism - Who should be working to solve it? Empathy is a really powerful tool Decolonize school by trying to understand each other Get to know our students better by listening - “Where is the poetry in this person?” (21:04) Spend our time observing (22:35) Labels are necessary shorthand but we have to avoid getting trapped in those (23:08) Disability spread - the spread effect (23:57) Hip Hop Ed (24:31) #hiphoped Art vs. product (25:08) At the heart of hip hop is innovation / engineering / iterative design Fearless around the act of creation Hip hop came out of the Bronx Can’t teach without the crowd How can we be more fearless in our creation? (28:36) What is school? True creation is messy & noisy - where are we leaving space for that during the school day? Embrace approximation (instead of perfection) (30:12) How do we create space for learning from each other? (31:45) Be deliberate about it Ms. Disbrow as Cornelius’ mentor Watching specific teaching moves, going into each other’s classrooms at least once a week - specific, scheduled time to watch, then specific, scheduled time to practice the learning Practices in literacy instruction (35:49) Students and book selection - craft independence “We’re here to create book culture.” Independent reading time in class (37:51) Agency for students (39:05) Modeling in writing (39:52) Lucy Calkins / Reading & Writing Project Readers Workshop / Writers Workshop Writing essays - “Essay is a journey of thought.” (39:50) Is our own ability a ceiling on our kids’ progress? Letting go of power without letting go of control (44:27) Physics of human relationships Create multiple points of investment / sharing power “How can I raise a kid’s status in front of their peers?” How to teach with deep community engagement (48:18) Parents & teachers need to see each other as experts How can I labor to understand each student in order to give them the best possible experience? To learn more from Cornelius Minor: Kassandcorn.com Heinemann.com - We Got This Loads of Free Resources from the Book!! Graphic organizers for your own Action Research to support your reflection & iteration @MisterMinor on Twitter @CorneliusMinor on Instagram Wrap Ups & Take Aways (52:21)

#ItsPersonal 2. Cornelius Minor On How to take our talents and disrupt the status quo

Its Personal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 45:03

One of the coolest cats in the game, Mr. Cornelius Minor @MisterMinor takes the time to chat about disrupting education and making meaningful connections with students. Cornelius finishes with a great message for to educators wanting to create change in the educational world.

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A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 2. Season 3 Ep. 2 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast

The Book Love Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 14:56

Welcome to Season 3 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 2 of Penny's conversation with Cornelius Minor. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 3 Ep 2 Show notes This episode is Part 2 of Penny's recent conversation with Cornelius Minor. If you haven't heard Part 1, be sure to check it out! Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project who works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform across the globe and to bring communities together. He is the author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be You can connect with him on his website, Kass and Corn, or on Twitter at @MisterMinor. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor This episode is brought to you in part by Audible. Audible is offering you a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/BookLovePodcast and browse for a title that interests you, download a title for free and start listening. It s that easy. The post A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 2. Season 3 Ep. 2 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Cornelius Minor on Being Semi-Brave

The Book Love Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 20:10

Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re continuing our series of conversations with author Cornelius Minor. Today Cornelius is teaching us how to make time for change, and the power of being what he calls “semi-brave.” The ability to be brave, Cornelius says, is not an inherent trait, but rather a skill that is utilized when the time is right. In his book, We Got This, Cornelius says it’s not necessary to be brave every second of every day, but rather in the moments when we are called upon to raise our voice and advocate for the right thing.We started our conversation with how to be rebellious in the classroom...

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A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 1. Season 3 Ep. 1 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 29:47

Welcome to Season 3 of The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. In this episode, Part 1 of Penny's conversation with Cornelius Minor. Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 3 Ep 1 Show notes This episode is Part 1 of a two-part conversation Penny had recently with Cornelius Minor. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project who works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform across the globe and to bring communities together. He is the author of We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be You can connect with him on his website, Kass and Corn, or on Twitter at @MisterMinor. Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny Thank you to our sponsor This episode is brought to you in part by Audible. Audible is offering you a free audiobook with a 30-day trial membership. Just go to audibletrial.com/BookLovePodcast and browse for a title that interests you, download a title for free and start listening. It s that easy. The post A Conversation with Cornelius Minor, Part 1. Season 3 Ep. 1 of the Book Love Foundation Podcast appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

We Got This Read Aloud with Cornelius Minor Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 12:34

“We learn lots from hero stories, but sometimes they leave out the concrete realities of change,” writes author Cornelius Minor. He goes on to write: “The ‘teacher as superhero’ story can be similarly misleading.” Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re exploring the reality of that story.In part two of this special read-aloud series, Cornelius continues reading from the introduction of his new book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be. If you missed Part I, we invite you to go back and give it a listen. Here now is Cornelius Minor with the introduction titled, “This Ain’t Everybody’s Hero Story – Its Yours”

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S4 Episode 15: Teacher Leadership and Equity with Cornelius Minor

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 25:10

Season four concludes with an invigorating conversation featuring Columbia University lead staff developer, Cornelius Minor. The Brooklyn educator joins Mary and Danielle to talk about equity and his educational journey that includes hip hop, video games, and so much more. The self-proclaimed “warrior-nerd for the cause of beautiful learning” shares insights from his recent book, We Got This. We’re thrilled to announce Minor will join us at the Fourteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI) in Tucson, Arizona, June 18-20. If you like what you hear, check out the free excerpt from his book and register for TLI 2019. We hope to see you there!

We Got This Read Aloud with Cornelius Minor Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2018 11:30

In a special read-aloud edition of the Heinemann podcast, author Cornelius Minor reads from the introduction of his new book; We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be.

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We Got This with Cornelius Minor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 30:08

Today on the Heinemann Podcast, author Cornelius Minor on how the teacher as superhero narrative can be misleading if we don’t spend time with the imperfections that allow us to be human. In his new book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to be who our students need us to be, Cornelius crafts a better hero story for the profession of education. He writes: “we are allowed to fail, reflect, improve and try again.” To do this, he says it starts with authentically listening to our students. If you’re a longtime listener of the podcast, you’ve no doubt heard Cornelius in earlier episodes on “Building Your Teacher Team,” or his recent interview with Kwame Alexander. Now, in his new book, Cornelius expands on his thinking of equity and access. He identifies tools, attributes, and strategies to help us make transformative teaching moves.Our conversation begins with Cornelius’s early experiences in school, and his own search for powerful teaching…

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Cornelius Minor Interviews Kwame Alexander

The Book Love Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 38:56

Today on a very special podcast, Heinemann author and lead staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Cornelius Minor sits down to interview NYTimes Best Selling author Kwame Alexander. In a wide ranging conversation, Cornelius asks Kwame about his first teachers, the people who prepared him for the work he does today, and how he connects students to poetry.Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and the New York Times Bestselling author of 28 books, including SWING, SOLO, and REBOUND, the follow-up to his NEWBERY medal-winning middle grade novel, THE CROSSOVER.Kwame’s newest book The Write Thing is available now. Kwame is also the forward author on Cornelius Minor’s forthcoming Heinemann book, We Got This! Equity, Access, and The Quest To Be Who Our Students Need Us To Be, due out this fall.Here now is Cornelius Minor and Kwame Alexander….

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2017 Winter Break Special #2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2017 27:01

Welcome to The Book Love Foundation Podcast! And thank you for joining us in this celebration of teaching and the joy of learning. This episode is part of a series of special shows for winter break 2017! In each episode, we will help you figure what to do with those book store gift cards by sharing some titles you may want to add to your classroom library. Today Penny talks with Cornelius Minor! Subscribe in iTunes Donate to the Book Love Foundation Season 2 Ep 6 Show notes Cornelius Minor is a frequent keynote speaker for and Lead Staff Developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. In that capacity, he works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support deep and wide literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. Whether working with teachers and young people in Singapore, Seattle, or New York City, Cornelius always uses his love for technology, hip-hop, and social media to recruit students engagement in reading and writing and teachers engagement in communities of practice. As a staff developer, Cornelius draws not only on his years teaching middle school in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but also on time spent skateboarding, shooting hoops, and working with young people. Find him on Twitter, and on Facebook. And also check out some of the episodes of the Heinemann Podcast that he has been part of. What a variety of titles from Cornelius! Here are his recommendations… Video Game Guides for Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and MineCraft. Can't Stop Won't Stop, by Jeff Chang The Rap Yearbook, by Shea Serrano and Arturo Torres Hip Hop Raised Me, by DJ Semtex Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated, by Shea Serrano, illustrated by Arturo Torres Dear Martin, by Nic Stone The Great Greene Heist, by Varian Johnson To Catch a Cheat, by Varian Johnson Marvel Champions At the end of this special series, a list of all the suggested titles will be sent to everybody on the Teacher Learning Sessions email list. If you are not yet on the list, you can go to Teacher Learning Sessions.com and sign up there. It is quick and easy, and you will receive that list directly to your inbox. If you already are on the list, thank you! Thank you for listening to this episode of the Book Love Foundation podcast. The Book Love Foundation is a non-profit 501 3(c) dedicated to putting books in the hands of teachers dedicated to nurturing the individual reading lives of their middle and high school students. In the past five years, we have awarded $223,000. If you can help us in our mission, visit booklovefoundation.org and make a donation. 100% of what you give goes to books. – Penny The post 2017 Winter Break Special #2 appeared first on Teacher Learning Sessions. ★ Support this podcast ★

Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Previews Upcoming Multi-Day Institute in Santa Fe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 4:22

On today's podcast we’re talking with Heinemann author Harvey “Smokey” Daniels. Smokey is giving us a preview of Heinemann’s upcoming Multi-Day Institute titled: Teaching with Student-Directed Inquiry: Pathways to Literacy, Empathy Achievement and Action Presented by Sara Ahmed, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, Cornelius Minor, Nancy Steineke and Kristin Ziemke. This multi-day institute will take place Martin Luther […] The post Harvey “Smokey” Daniels Previews Upcoming Multi-Day Institute in Santa Fe appeared first on Heinemann Blog.

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Cornelius Minor on Building Your Teacher Team

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 11:13

Do you know how you fit into your teaching team? And how do we build an effective teaching team? On any given day you could find Cornelius talking about members of the Justice League or The Avengers. And in a sense he still is on today’s podcast. Cornelius is helping us think through how we […] The post Cornelius Minor on Building Your Teacher Team appeared first on Heinemann Blog.

Cornelius Minor on Feedback and Love

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2017 14:57

Feedback can sneak up on you in the most unlikely of places. For Cornelius Minor, it came from a former student at a laundromat. In our continuing series of conversations with Cornelius Minor we're talking about the importance of feedback and love in the classroom. Cornelius is a frequent keynote speaker and Lead Staff Developer at […] The post Cornelius Minor on Feedback and Love appeared first on Heinemann Blog.

Cornelius Minor on the Over-Engaged Student

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Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 13:20

When we think about engagement we almost immediately focus on the student who won’t talk or just doesn't engage. But what about the student who is over engaged? On today’s podcast we’re continuing our series of conversations with Cornelius Minor. Today we’re talking about a student he has nicknamed “Prez” short for president of the class. […] The post Cornelius Minor on the Over-Engaged Student appeared first on Heinemann Blog.

Cornelius Minor: Identifying Won’t Learn and Can’t Learn

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Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 18:21

What do you do about the student in your class who doesn't like you? On today’s podcast, we’re continuing our series of conversations with Cornelius Minor. In his classroom, he’s facing the question: how do I recognize what the difference is between “can’t learn” and “won’t learn” ? Mr. Minor is a frequent keynote speaker and Lead Staff […] The post Cornelius Minor: Identifying Won’t Learn and Can’t Learn appeared first on Heinemann Blog.

Cornelius Minor on Being an Advocate for your Students