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This conversation explores the profound impact of recent immigration policy changes on teachers and students, focusing on the emotional and practical challenges faced in educational settings. Panelists discuss the anxiety and fear stemming from the potential presence of immigration agents in schools, the importance of clear communication and support systems, and strategies for creating safe spaces for students. The discussion highlights the importance of collaboration among educators, community organizations, and school leadership in effectively navigating these challenges. Follow on Twitter @Jenschwanke @drjenschwanke.bsky.social | @jehan_hakim | @msdarasavage @ExcelLYNNCE | @kbustosdiaz | @jonHarper70bd | @bamradionetwork Jehan Hakim is a mother and Houston-based educational consultant with over a decade of experience in empowering educators and organizational leaders through culturally responsive pedagogy and professional development. Jen Schwanke, Ed.D., has been an educator for almost three decades, teaching or leading at all levels. She is the author of four books published by ASCD, including The Principal's Guide to Conflict Management, and has published hundreds of articles in various education publications. In addition to providing professional development to districts in the areas of school climate, personnel, and instructional leadership, Schwanke presents at conferences for ASCD, NAESP, NASSP, AASA, and various state and local education organizations. She is the co-host of the popular “Principal Matters” podcast and an instructor in educational administration at The Ohio State University and Miami University of Ohio. Dr. Schwanke currently serves as a Deputy Superintendent in Ohio.– Kenya Bustos Diaz is a freshman ENL Teacher From Veracruz, Mexico, DACA recipient. Social Justice Mentor for Future Teachers of Color at Butler University Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Education from Butler University. Dara Laws Savage is a 26-year educator from the great state of Delaware. She has served on numerous local, regional, and state committees, and has been Teacher of the Year in two different districts. She is an Emeritus national faculty member of PBLWorks, and is presently the English 9 teacher and Instructional Coach at the Early College High School at Delaware State University while working on her doctorate. Dara is a proud Board of Education member for the Seaford School District (alumna) and she is the owner of Savage Educational Consulting. Tom Rademacher has spent the last two decades devoted to students and education. He's the author of 50 Strategies for Learning without Screens, It Won't Be Easy, Raising Ollie, and the forthcoming chapter book series Bucket and Friends. Tom was named Minnesota's 2014 Teacher of the Year, and before teaching mostly wrote bad poetry and talked about Kurt Cobain. He lives too close to the Mall of America in Minnesota with his wife, son, and absolute chonk of a dog.

Today, we welcome author and Minnesota's 2014 Teacher of the Year Tom Rademacher to the podcast.  Hosts Donnie and Kathleen talk with Rademacher about his two loves of teaching and writing. His books, It Won't Be Easy, An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching and Raising Ollie: How My Nonbinary Art-Nerd Kid Changed (Nearly) Everything I Know, combine both those aspects of Rademacher's work. Rademacher shares his reflections about the teacher shortage and what has and hasn't changed for today's new teachers compared to when he entered the classroom.   He also discusses how he approaches diversity, equity, and inclusion in his practice as a white male and the need to continue learning. That learning often comes directly from students, he notes. He also mentions how he has learned to give space for others' sharing and to recognize the amount of time he is the one speaking. In closing today's episode, Rademacher talks about how diverse great teachers are and how they don't all fit the same make or model, but shares a vision for how joy, flexibility, and passion can combine to make a dynamic teacher. Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org.

Tom Rademacher is the 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and the author of two books: It Won't Be Easy, An Exceedingly Honest (and slightly unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching and Raising Ollie. The last...

Host Angela Davis talks about how to support gender expansive children with teacher Tom Rademacher, who wrote a new book about what he's learned raising his nonbinary art-nerd kid, a pediatrician who leads a gender health program and a nonbinary young adult who works with nonbinary teens.

Sunday, October 17, 2021 - Two authors and their continued search for identity. We start with Tom Rademacher. He'san English teacher and Minnesota's Teacher of the Year in 2014. His new book, “Raising Ollie,” is the story of his nonbinary, art-obsessed child; a new school where Ollie could flourish; and how raising Ollie led the author into insights about himself. ~~~We visit with Minnesota author Linda LeGarde Grover, author of Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong. It's a collection of twelve loosely connected essays and autobiographical stories that orbit around Linda's family's history and Ojibwe life in Duluth, Minnesota in the twentieth century. ~~~ Biologist Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay on chipmunks.

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - Tom Rademacher is an English teacher and Minnesota's Teacher of the Year in 2014. His new book, “Raising Ollie,” is the story of his nonbinary, art-obsessed child; a new school where Ollie could flourish; and how raising Ollie led the author into insights about himself. ~~~ Monday it was Indigenous People's Day, but here on Main Street we're having an Indigenous People's Week! Today in an excerpt of the Prairie Pulse television show with host John Harris, we hear from Representative Ruth Buffalo, a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. ~~~ We're proud to announce that the television service of Prairie Public has won a regional Emmy for “Wild Rice,” a feature produced by Andy Garske. Today we share the audio from that production.

Tom Rademacher is loudmouth and I love him for it. An author and activist, Rademacher is an outspoken, anti-racist educator, who was named the State Teacher of the Year a few years back. This bio...

OnEducation Presents is exactly what it sounds like! Anything that doesn't seem like it fits as a normal episode, and anything that isn't a "quick hit" like OnEducation Now! is an episode of OnEducation Presents. Some of the GREAT content we put out as an episode of OnEducation Presents includes:Dig It or Ditch It w/ Noah GeiselSpecial interviewsAudio recordings of speeches or sessions presented by Mike or GlenYOUR submissionsIn This Episode: In this episode of OnEducation Presents we were joined by Tom Rademacher at Impact Education Conference. The 2014 Minnesota TOY and author of "It Won't Be Easy", Tom offers a completely unvarnished look at the world of education.Our Guest: Tom RademacherTwitter: https://twitter.com/MrTomRadWebsite: https://www.mrtomrad.com/BUY It's Won't Be Easy: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781517901127

EQ: How should we handle holidays in the classroom, are they uniquely special abroad, and what do we have to be thankful for this year?We review our generally warm feelings about this time of the year, but acknowledge our very Christian upbringings. We delve into why it’s not okay to force Christmas imagery in the classroom even if you are “properly teaching it” or trying to be “exclusive”. We blame Tom Rademacher for restarting the war on Christmas (aka white middle class women) with this tweet:If you don’t get the reference, check out this article from Snopes on the history of the struggle. Annie and I reflect on why so many Americans “need” to compare everything to Christmas (Christian) traditions. Go read Stop Calling Hanukah the Jewish Christmas. Finally we toast (pass out hypothetical cookies) to our dear friends and family. We are free with the goal for all the shady folks making the holidays about consumerism and Elf on a Shelf. Do Your Fudging Homework:Hope: Teaching Tolerance series : anti-bias guide to the holidaysAnnie: make your New Years’ Resolution outwardly focused this year and consider what you can do to make the world a better place. List your favorite social justice causes and dedicate extra attention to them this year.

Tom Rademacher, author of It Won’t Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and slightly unprofessional) Book About Teaching, shares why teachers should tell their story. (And how they can do it without losing their job.) www.coolcatteacher.com/e179 SPONSOR: GradeCam can save you time! Quickly create assessments for any grade or subject without special forms or equipment. Instantly scan and score with any mobile, desktop or document camera. Automatically transfer grades into any digital gradebook. Find more time for teaching and living. Sign up for a 60-day free trial at gradecam.com/coolcatteacher.

In this episode, I welcome three guests – Peggy Brookins, Shanna Peeples and Tom Rademacher – to a discussion about gender in the classroom prompted by a question from a teacher about whether or not we should teach boys and girls differently. They offer an incisive conversation about the role of girls and science, the necessity of knowing our students and the importance of helping students go beyond labels. 

Tom Rademacher discusses his career as a columnist, windsurfing, the wrong sleeping bags for high altitude, and hitchhiking "Alligator Alley".

We teachers have lots of uplifting moments as well as very difficult ones. Join us as we talk about what we've learned from our toughest experiences. Follow: @larryferlazzo @nenagerman @mrtomrad @Bamradionetwork Lorena German was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Lawrence, MA. She's a 12-year educator, a writer, and teacher coach. Tom Rademacher is an English teacher living in Minneapolis, MN. His book, It Won't Be Easy: An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teacher (April 2017).