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In today's episode, we speak to Dr. Tawnya Lubbes, Associate Professor of Education, ESL Program Advisor, and ESL Program Chair in the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University in Legrand, Oregon. The Oregon Teacher Pathways program at EOU is supporting the next generation of culturally responsive teachers by implementing accessible pathways from high school to professional careers. Dr. Lubbes shares how EOU is leveraging partnerships, peer mentoring, and identity-responsive strategies to engage students toward powerful college completion outcomes.

Welcome back to Season 10 of the OEA Grow podcast, in which our host Sakura Hamada explores how we as educators can support newly arrived students. In this first episode of the season, Sakura speaks with Ethelyn Tumalad from Clackamas High School about her work with the AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination). This program supports students throughout all four years of high school to prepare them for college as first-generation students. Ethelyn tells us that the goal is twofold - to help students discover their authentic selves and feel confident that they belong. Sakura and Ethelyn discuss from personal experience how terrifying the classroom can be for newly arrived students. They explain how educators in any classroom can support students by really listening to each student and celebrating accomplishments rather than focusing on deficits. This week's episode will suggest ways to incorporate student-centered learning to help students respect one another and see the strengths in each other's differences.    Resources -  OEA Member Spotlight on Ethelyn Tumalad Ethelyn Tumalad named Oregon Teacher of the Year, 2022 AVID program   Books recommended by Ethelyn -   Tony DelaRosa. Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools. Foreward by Liz Kleinrock. Jossey-Bass, 2023.   Lori Desautels. Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline. Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, 2020.    Christopher Emdin. Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success. Beacon Press, 2021.   Gholdy Muhammad. Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy. Scholastic Teaching Resources, 2020.  Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez. For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts: A Love Letter to Women of Color. Seal Press, 2021.    OEA Grow is a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network  

On Wednesday, the Oregon Department of Education named Rosa Floyd, a kindergarten teacher at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn, its 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year. A native Spanish speaker, Floyd has been teaching bilingual immersion kindergarten in the Woodburn school district for 22 years. She also started and teaches a Mexican folkloric dance group at Nellie Muir for current and former students, their parents and school staff. Rosa Floyd joins us to talk about winning the award and the importance of honoring heritage and culture within the classroom and beyond.

The latest expansion of our Career and College Pathways work is ensuring that elementary students are exposed to and gain awareness of the opportunities that await them as they progress through their PK-12 experience. Over the next three years, this will be accomplished by providing every elementary school with age-appropriate career kits for each grade level. Included in the kits are activities related to the career, culturally-relevant texts with diverse characters, and career-related realia. The Hillsboro Schools Foundation is partnering with HSD to make these kits a reality, and are calling their fundraising effort ¡Imagina Tu Aventura! Or Imagine Your Adventure!. In late August, Foundation staff and volunteers gathered at Atfalati Ridge Elementary School to put together the first round of kits for grades K, 1, and 3, and help deliver them to schools. Our featured staff member is Laury Rodriguez from Liberty High School. She has been named one of sixteen regional finalists for the 2022-23 Oregon Teacher of the Year Award! A Liberty High School student herself, Laury returned to the school as a family outreach liaison and bilingual assistant in 2015 after graduating from Portland State. Since earning her Master's degree in 2019, she has served Liberty students by teaching Math, Science, Dual Language, and AVID. She also advises the MEChA Club and has taught summer school, working to develop and align a program that is responsive to student needs. Laury was recognized during an all-school assembly at Liberty on Friday, September 16th. Representatives from the Oregon Lottery - one of the sponsors of the Oregon Teacher of the Year Program - were on hand to present her with a $1,000 check and a banner announcing her regional finalist status. The 2022-23 Oregon Teacher of the Year winner will be announced in early October and we can't wait to hear the results. Way to go, Laury! You make us Proud to be HSD! Our bond update is on the construction progress at Elementary School 29 in South Hillsboro. Beginning last week, steel posts are now being erected on the foundation, starting the building of the school structure itself. Keep track via cameras on site that provide near real-time views of the work on the site; updated every 15 minutes, you can go back in time or view the time-lapse. Project photos and other archives are also posted to hillsboro-bond.org. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us and the 2022-23 School Year page: hsd.k12.or.us/202223schoolyear to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.

In this latest episode, we are thrilled to interview Willie Carver, the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, who recently resigned from his position as a high school teacher in a public school, due to homophobia and harrassment. Those of you who listened to our episodes about Bret Bigham, 2014 Oregon Teacher of the Year (Season 1 Episodes 26 and 27) will be struck by the similarities in these stories. Sadly, there is an eight year difference between them-meaning that even all those years later, homophobic behavior by is still present and thriving in schools. Give a listen to Willie's interview, which will make it clear as to why he was given the Teacher of the Year honor to begin with, and will also cause you to shake your head and wonder, "What can be done to stop this from happening?" Thanks to Max Siskind, of the "Max and Maks in the Morning" podcast, for voicing our intro. Email: WTBOTTCast@gmail.com FB: Will This Be On The Test? Teacher Pod Instagram: WTBOTTCast Twitter: Will This Be On The Test? (Teacher Pod) Reddit: r/WTBOTT_Teacher_Pod Website: https://anchor.fm/wtbott-teacher-pod YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9hAtR0tB33lO5od4GSUbg

2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year, Mercedes Munoz, walks us through her journey to Teacher of the Year, her decision to change school systems, and her move to a public charter school.Holla School websiteFollow Teacher Caucuswww.teachercaucus.comTwitter - @TeachersCaucusFacebook - @theteacherscaucusFollow Shawn & Rodney on TwitterShawn Sheehan - @SPSheehan Rodney Robinson - @RodRobinsonRVAFollow and give us a rating on the app you use to listen to our show.

We were honored to have Brett Bigham, 2014 Oregon Teacher of the Year, as our guest. Not only has he done amazing things for special education students that led to his well deserved award, but he's also had to deal with his former district's complete impingement upon his rights, because he is openly gay. This is Part 1 of this two part interview.  Welcome, and thank you, to Max Siskind, for doing our new intro! Please subscribe, rate, and review us, and spread the word about the pod to your fellow educators (or anyone else)! And feel free to reach out with ideas, suggestions, and of course...words of affirmation! Find us at: Email: WTBOTTCast@gmail.com   FB: Will This Be On The Test? Teacher Pod Instagram: WTBOTTCast Twitter: Will This Be On The Test? (Teacher Pod)  Reddit:  r/WTBOTT_Teacher_Pod Website: www.willthisbeonthetest.podbean.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9hAtR0tB33lO5od4GSUbg  

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year Nicole Butler-Hooton as my special guest. In our conversation, Nicole shares her personal journey in education, how she centers her identity as an Indigenous educator in the classroom, her educational advocacy work throughout her home state of Oregon, transitioning from the classroom into her new role as a Teacher mentor for this new school year, and so much more! To learn more about Nicole's work, you can visit the CCSSO website at https://ntoy.ccsso.org/2021-state-teacher-of-the-year-oklahoma-jena-nelson/ or follow her on Instagram (@nbutlertoy2021) and Twitter (@ButlerHooton). BIO: “Be the Change you wish to see in the world,” by Mahatma Ghandi, is the quote that best describes 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year Nicole Butler-Hooton. She is a thoughtful, connected, loyal Native American woman who believes in the value of family, friendships, community, and growth. She exemplifies living each day to its fullest. Born into a minority family where neither parent graduated high school and raised in a small coastal town, Butler-Hooton's personal drive to excel at the highest level resulted in her success in high school academics, sports, college, and in her personal and professional life. Butler-Hooton earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon (UO) in sociology with a minor in ethnic studies, and she was a recipient of the Sapsik'ʷałá grant, provided to high-performing Native American students striving to earn their Master's degree in education. Upon receiving her Master's, she secured a job in the Bethel school district teaching second grade at Irving Elementary in Eugene, Oregon, where she has taught for 15 years. Irving Elementary boasts a supportive community, which has empowered and affirmed Butler-Hooton's vibrant, inclusive, and culturally competent teaching style. Her colleagues, families, and students respect her well established classroom culture. Each day she teaches and transforms the lives of her students and families. Butler-Hooton's primary professional goal is to build rapport and make a positive difference. Butler-Hooton is involved in the Oregon Indian Education Association, Eugene Education Association, Northwest Christian University consortium, UO elementary education, and the Bethel School District professional learning community for culturally sustaining practices. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/identitytalk4educators/support

Mercedes Muñoz was Oregon's teacher of the year in 2020. She was awarded the honor before the pandemic changed life for teachers and students completely. Muñoz joins us to reflect on the challenges and opportunities of the last year.

"My mission is to create an environment where all students feel they belong. I will continue my efforts each day to be an educator who makes a difference for equity and social justice." Nicole Butler-Hooton Episode 19 features one of the kindest, most selfless, talented, and foreword thinking educators in our country, Nicole Butler-Hooton. In 2021 he earned the most prestigious award of Oregon Teacher of the Year. Nicole is a much-loved 2nd Grade Teacher at Irving Elementary School in Eugene, Oregon with over 14 years of experience in the classroom. Nicole is doing so much to advance thinking in Oregon and beyond on equity as it relates to anti-colonial education. As an indigenous woman herself, she is investing a lot of time and energy into supporting other indigenous educators around the country. Furthermore, Nicole has become an amazing sounding board for many folks (including myself) and quite frankly has become a friend throughout this whole process of interviewing and releasing this episode. Episode Highlight Quotes: "Thinking about the framework for anti-racist or anti-bias education...that is something that is a passion of mine." "Knowing our students is more than just teaching what's in the book. In order to teach, we have to know our students....our students are our framework for teaching." "Being an unconventional teacher means, to me, teaching with your heart and finding where your joy is, and where your passion is." "Being vulnerable and open minded with this profession can really go the extra mile for parents and students." "Another thing that I think is really important in our work that we're doing is to know that we're not the expert at all things. And it's ok to showcase that to our students. It's ok to ask for help." "Not all opinions are equal. Some opinions are oppressive." Links to Nicole's Projects/Groups Affiliations: Sapsik'ʷałá Teacher Education Program Oregon Indian Education Association University of Oregon Elementary Education, Western Regional Educator's Network (WREN) Affinity Planning Team Support An Unconventional Teacher - A pay-if-forward project Please consider becoming one of our patrons of our show through Patreon. Thank you to Ryan, Steve, Amber, and Clark for being our wonderful Patrons since the beginning! Podcast Credits: An Unconventional Teacher Founder & Host: Jon Hinthorne Podcast Editor and Producer: Jon Hinthorne Official Website An Unconventional Teacher Social Media Media Designers: Nina Telthorst & Gracie Bonwich

In November 2020, Jon Hinthorne (Spanish Teacher at Central Coast New Tech High School in Nipomo, California) launched Season 1 of this pay-if-forward project to unify and amplify the voices of unapologetically unconventional educators. Project Mission: We at An Unconventional Teacher aim to uncover why it is that the unconventional ways of yesterday are now becoming the conventional ways of today. We encourage you to join our growing community on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook as well as on our blog and weekly podcast (new episodes every Tuesday). Be Unconventional! Notable guests on upcoming episodes on the podcast: 1) Lynette Stant ~ 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year (1st indigenous woman to earn that honor) 2) Kevin Dua ~ 2017 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year (1st African American to do so) 3) CherylAnne Amendola ~ 2017 New Jersey History Teacher of the Year & founder/host of "The Teaching History Her Way Podcast" 4) Kelsie Brook Eckert ~ 2017 New Hampshire History Teacher of the Year & founder/host of “The Remedial Herstory Project" 5) Nicole Naditz ~ 2015 ACFTL National World Language Teacher of the Year, PBS 2016-2017 LearningMedia Digital Innovator 6) Nicole Butler-Hooton ~ 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year (member of the Apache and Stiltz tribes) 7) Gahmya Drummond-Bey ~ "The World's Teacher", Award-winning Curriculum Writer, Conscious Classroom Expert, Ted Resident Support An Unconventional Teacher - A pay-if-forward project Become a patron of our show through Patreon! Make a one-time donation through PayPal Podcast Credits: Host: Jon Hinthorne Podcast Editor and Producer: Jon Hinthorne Website: www.anunconventionalteacher.com Social Media: https://instabio.cc/anunconventionalteacher Website and Media Designers: Nina Telthorst & Gracie Bonwich

Kati Parazoo grew up in Roseburg, and graduated from Douglas High School. She was proud to return to the school as a teacher in 2018. But last week, she resigned. That's because the rural southern Oregon school district decided to reopen its high school with a hybrid model, allowing for some in-person learning, despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the county. We hear from Parazoo about her difficult decision to leave a job she loved.

Brett Bigham became the first special education teacher to be named Oregon Teacher of the Year in 2014. He later lost his job after speaking publicly about being a gay man and filing a complaint about the discrimination he experienced. We hear Bigham's reflections on the recent apology he got from the school district that fired him and the U.S. Supreme Court decision that protects LGBTQ people in the workplace.

Mercedes Munoz was named Oregon Teacher of the Year for her work as a special education lead at Franklin High School. That was in October. Now her days are consumed by trying to help students who might not have access to computers or wifi participate in some kind of distance learning. Munoz says “remote learning” is laying bare our educational inequities.

Oregon was one of the earliest states to have to release students to learn from home. How are teachers handling things during coronavirus distance learning? Today, Oregon teacher Tyler Cienfuegos shares what is happening in Oregon and how they are working through issues in his state and at his school. What is your school doing, please share with me at @coolcatteacher on Twitter or on Facebook. Show Notes: www.coolcatteacher.com/e648 Episode Sponsor: Advancement Courses has a free micro-course  - Launching Online Learning. Register for this free micro-course. Now is the time we all need to educate ourselves on effective online teaching and I recommend this course as a great place to start. Thank you, Advancement Courses for sponsoring this show.    

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Oregon Teacher of the Year Matthew Bacon-Brenes talks about one of the most challenging classes of his career—and how he used his commitment to his students as a tool for helping them learn Japanese history.

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2017 Oregon Teacher of the Year Gloria Pereyra-Robertson tells the story of the heartbreaking letter she received from a parent, and the unexpected conversation it led to about race and immigration.

In this podcast, Kelly interviews Steve Wyborney the author of The Writing on The Classroom Wall. Kelly and Steve talk about Steve's 24 beliefs about education and why you will want to share your educational beliefs with your students. Kelly interviews Steve about his book and they cover many educational topics.  Steve Wyborney is a District Math Coach from Ontario, Oregon. Steve has been a 2nd-5th grade teacher, a building instructional coach, and now works with all teachers of math from kindergarten through high school in his school district. Steve is well-known for his use of instructional technology and his passion for mathematics. He frequently shares strategies and resources at conferences and through his blog at www.stevewyborney.com. He has also received numerous teaching awards. He was the recipient of the L. E. Wesche Outstanding Educator Award, was a national finalist for the Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award, and was the 2005 Oregon Teacher of the Year. Steve is the author of 14 books. His most recent book, The Writing on the Classroom Wall, describes his reflective journey that led to posting his 24 most passionate beliefs about teaching and learning on the wall of his classroom and how he shared them with students and wove them into the fabric of the classroom community. Additionally, it encourages educators to wrestle with their own beliefs about students, teaching, and learning and to share those beliefs with their students. Steve is active on Twitter @stevewyborney and frequently moderates chats including an ongoing chat about The Writing on the Classroom Wall. #TWOTCW Mentioned in this podcast:  Steve's book: The Writing on the Classroom Wall Planbook.com: The best way to plan your lessons.  The book, Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom by Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy The popular robot, Sphero 2.0, which is an educational robot that is becoming incredibly popular in classrooms across the world.  Follow Steve on Twitter at: @stevewyborney Check out Steve's blog at: www.stevewyborney.com    

Deanne interviews Brett Bigham, former special education teacher in Oregon and was the Oregon Teacher of the Year in 2014. He shares his international teaching experiences.

Oregon Teacher and author of CORPORATE HIGH SCHOOL, A NOVEL, Benjamin Gorman, discusses his book and concerns about the impact of high stakes testing and privatization of public schools for corporate gain.

Deanne interviews Oregon Teacher of the Year 2014 Brett Bigham. Brett discusses his successes as a special education teacher and as an ambassador for special populations.