Too Dope Teachers and a Mic https://toodopeteachers.com The Most Dangerous Podcast in the Schoolhouse Mon, 30 Oct 2023 02:51:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Blubrry PowerPress/11.3.1 Before they knew it, they had met and would laugh, yell, cry, complain and hype each other up to teach another day in *they* schools. Race, Power, and Education have always mingled since the foundation of this country, but Kev and Gera seek to remix the conversation about it. Give us a listen!]]> Too Dope Teachers and a Mic false episodic Too Dope Teachers and a Mic podcast The Most Dangerous Podcast in the Schoolhouse Too Dope Teachers and a Mic https://toodopeteachers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Purple-and-Orange-Microphone-Illustrative-News-Politics-Podcast-Cover-1.jpg https://toodopeteachers.com e07f6933-6729-5314-80e1-7ff41a6d05f0 John Arthur is still my SUNSHINE https://toodopeteachers.com/john-arthur-is-still-my-sunshine/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 02:51:06 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=553 https://toodopeteachers.com/john-arthur-is-still-my-sunshine/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/john-arthur-is-still-my-sunshine/feed/ 0 This episode was supposed to come out during AANHSAPI Heritage Month (Asian-American Native Hawaiian South Asian Pacific Islander) but for a host of reasons, it did not. Hear Gerardo break down his ambivalence about heritage months and why we actually decided to put the episode out. John Arthur is the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, and a finalist for National Teacher of the Year for the same year. In the two years since being announced, John has found a new level of advocacy and activism, speaking out for the dignity and value of teachers and public education, students and families from marginalized and minoritized communities, and taking every opportunity to stand up for all kids. In addition, John is sunshine personified. You cannot be in his presence without feeling his warmth. Enjoy this episode, it is full of joy and motivation. Support BIPOC-created media! Visit our sponsors Cetera! Plan the future! www.toodopeteachers.com This episode was supposed to come out during AANHSAPI Heritage Month (Asian-American Native Hawaiian South Asian Pacific Islander) but for a host of reasons, it did not. Hear Gerardo break down his ambivalence about heritage months and why we actually decided to put the episode out.

John Arthur is the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, and a finalist for National Teacher of the Year for the same year. In the two years since being announced, John has found a new level of advocacy and activism, speaking out for the dignity and value of teachers and public education, students and families from marginalized and minoritized communities, and taking every opportunity to stand up for all kids.

In addition, John is sunshine personified. You cannot be in his presence without feeling his warmth. Enjoy this episode, it is full of joy and motivation.

Support BIPOC-created media!

Visit our sponsors Cetera! Plan the future!

www.toodopeteachers.com

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This episode was supposed to come out during AANHSAPI Heritage Month (Asian-American Native Hawaiian South Asian Pacific Islander) but for a host of reasons, it did not. Hear Gerardo break down his ambivalence about heritage months and why we actually ... This episode was supposed to come out during AANHSAPI Heritage Month (Asian-American Native Hawaiian South Asian Pacific Islander) but for a host of reasons, it did not. Hear Gerardo break down his ambivalence about heritage months and why we actually decided to put the episode out.



John Arthur is the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, and a finalist for National Teacher of the Year for the same year. In the two years since being announced, John has found a new level of advocacy and activism, speaking out for the dignity and value of teachers and public education, students and families from marginalized and minoritized communities, and taking every opportunity to stand up for all kids.



In addition, John is sunshine personified. You cannot be in his presence without feeling his warmth. Enjoy this episode, it is full of joy and motivation.



Support BIPOC-created media!



Visit our sponsors Cetera! Plan the future!



www.toodopeteachers.com
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SUMMER (fall) REVOLUTION MIXTAPE 2023: FEARLESS+ FOUNDER DEEPALI VYAS https://toodopeteachers.com/summer-fall-revolution-mixtape-2023-fearless-founder-deepali-vyas/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 04:25:29 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=551 https://toodopeteachers.com/summer-fall-revolution-mixtape-2023-fearless-founder-deepali-vyas/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/summer-fall-revolution-mixtape-2023-fearless-founder-deepali-vyas/feed/ 0 Deepali Vyas is the Founder and CEO of Fearless+, an EdTech platform that is on a mission to empower the younger generation. Deepali is a serial entrepreneur, advisory board member, career strategist, and executive search consultant with a recognized eye for spotting talent, rising trends and breakout business models. Deepali has over 20 years of experience in executive recruiting, having reviewed more than 100,000 resumes and placed thousands of executives in Fortune 500 companies. She has advised companies like Disney, JP Morgan, Uber, Google, IBM and the NFL to name a few. Visit Fearless+ Check out all our projects! Plan for the future with Cetera Investors! www.toodopeteachers.com Deepali Vyas is the Founder and CEO of Fearless+, an EdTech platform that is on a mission to empower the younger generation. Deepali is a serial entrepreneur, advisory board member, career strategist, and executive search consultant with a recognized eye for spotting talent, rising trends and breakout business models. Deepali has over 20 years of experience in executive recruiting, having reviewed more than 100,000 resumes and placed thousands of executives in Fortune 500 companies. She has advised companies like Disney, JP Morgan, Uber, Google, IBM and the NFL to name a few.

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Deepali Vyas is the Founder and CEO of Fearless+, an EdTech platform that is on a mission to empower the younger generation. Deepali is a serial entrepreneur, advisory board member, career strategist, and executive search consultant with a recognized e... Deepali Vyas is the Founder and CEO of Fearless+, an EdTech platform that is on a mission to empower the younger generation. Deepali is a serial entrepreneur, advisory board member, career strategist, and executive search consultant with a recognized eye for spotting talent, rising trends and breakout business models. Deepali has over 20 years of experience in executive recruiting, having reviewed more than 100,000 resumes and placed thousands of executives in Fortune 500 companies. She has advised companies like Disney, JP Morgan, Uber, Google, IBM and the NFL to name a few.



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120. @SariBethRosenberg Doesn’t Take it Personally https://toodopeteachers.com/120-saribethrosenberg-doesnt-take-it-personally/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 01:14:00 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=548 https://toodopeteachers.com/120-saribethrosenberg-doesnt-take-it-personally/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/120-saribethrosenberg-doesnt-take-it-personally/feed/ 0 Gerardo met NYC History teacher and social media phenomenon Sari Rosenberg at the NNSTOY conference in July. For a long time, we have followed Sari's Instagram where she posts Reels of her pushback against racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and anti-Semitic ideas and policies that seem to be all too common in today's civic discourse. Sari, whose path into teaching was considerably more tentative than her life as a teacher-activist, has become an outspoken voice for equity, justice, and teaching history honestly. We have a fun conversation, which includes Sari's early forays into popular music and innovative entertainment technology, and her how she really feels about the trolls and hate groups on social media platforms (spoiler: she honestly does not care), and we hear a terrific Top Five (ish) Visit our sponsors, Cetera, and get a discount to plan your financial future! Sari's Website Sari's Work! Sari's Top Five! Support the podcast on Patreon! Gerardo met NYC History teacher and social media phenomenon Sari Rosenberg at the NNSTOY conference in July. For a long time, we have followed Sari’s Instagram where she posts Reels of her pushback against racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and anti-Semitic ideas and policies that seem to be all too common in today’s civic discourse. Sari, whose path into teaching was considerably more tentative than her life as a teacher-activist, has become an outspoken voice for equity, justice, and teaching history honestly.

We have a fun conversation, which includes Sari’s early forays into popular music and innovative entertainment technology, and her how she really feels about the trolls and hate groups on social media platforms (spoiler: she honestly does not care), and we hear a terrific Top Five (ish)

Visit our sponsors, Cetera, and get a discount to plan your financial future!

Sari’s Website

Sari’s Work!

Sari’s Top Five!

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Gerardo met NYC History teacher and social media phenomenon Sari Rosenberg at the NNSTOY conference in July. For a long time, we have followed Sari's Instagram where she posts Reels of her pushback against racist, sexist, homophobic, Gerardo met NYC History teacher and social media phenomenon Sari Rosenberg at the NNSTOY conference in July. For a long time, we have followed Sari's Instagram where she posts Reels of her pushback against racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic and anti-Semitic ideas and policies that seem to be all too common in today's civic discourse. Sari, whose path into teaching was considerably more tentative than her life as a teacher-activist, has become an outspoken voice for equity, justice, and teaching history honestly.



We have a fun conversation, which includes Sari's early forays into popular music and innovative entertainment technology, and her how she really feels about the trolls and hate groups on social media platforms (spoiler: she honestly does not care), and we hear a terrific Top Five (ish)



Visit our sponsors, Cetera, and get a discount to plan your financial future!



Sari's Website



Sari's Work!



Sari's Top Five!



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2023 National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson’s MANY Good Things https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-national-teacher-of-the-year-rebecka-petersons-many-good-things/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 03:26:20 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=544 https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-national-teacher-of-the-year-rebecka-petersons-many-good-things/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-national-teacher-of-the-year-rebecka-petersons-many-good-things/feed/ 0 This week's guest is a direct challenge to how many of us are living our education lives in 2023. Believing is hard. Optimism is something we can switch on with students, when we need to maintain our authority in the classroom, but we struggle to live in optimism. Look, we get it. Teachers are entering yet another school year of unrealistic pressure, political attacks, and dwindling capacity to teach our students and live joyfully. Rebecka Peterson has an idea for all of us. Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is a math teacher who loves stories. Rebecka has taught high school math classes ranging from intermediate algebra to Advanced Placement calculus, for 11 years at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid a difficult first year of high school teaching, she found the “One Good Thing” blog. She credits daily posting there to helping her recognize the beautiful and positive experiences occurring in her classroom, which inspired her to stay in the profession. She has since contributed 1,400 posts to the blog. As Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, she has visited teachers across the state to highlight their important work through the Teachers of Oklahoma campaign.  As National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka plans to use her platform to highlight teachers’ stories of the good that’s happening in education. Teaching is a profession that affords creativity, autonomy and purpose, and Rebecka believes that highlighting the stories of joy happening in classrooms across the country will help encourage current teachers and attract new educators to the profession.  Rebecka is a proud immigrant of Swedish-Iranian descent and lived in several countries around the world as her parents traveled as medical missionaries. Her own experience with supportive teachers who celebrated her diversity and math abilities informs Rebecka’s efforts to create a supportive and accessible classroom for students. She values listening to students’ stories as a way to better understand them and elevate their voice.  Before joining the faculty at Union High School, Rebecka taught for three years at the collegiate level. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of South Dakota. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband, Brett, and son, Jonas, and she enjoys reading, crafting and playing board games. Check out Rebecka's contributions to the One Good Thing blog! Visit our sponsors, Tori and Alex! Support the podcast! Buy us a coffee! (or in Kev's case, a green tea) This week’s guest is a direct challenge to how many of us are living our education lives in 2023. Believing is hard. Optimism is something we can switch on with students, when we need to maintain our authority in the classroom, but we struggle to live in optimism. Look, we get it. Teachers are entering yet another school year of unrealistic pressure, political attacks, and dwindling capacity to teach our students and live joyfully.

Rebecka Peterson has an idea for all of us.

Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is a math teacher who loves stories.

Rebecka has taught high school math classes ranging from intermediate algebra to Advanced Placement calculus, for 11 years at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid a difficult first year of high school teaching, she found the “One Good Thing” blog. She credits daily posting there to helping her recognize the beautiful and positive experiences occurring in her classroom, which inspired her to stay in the profession. She has since contributed 1,400 posts to the blog. As Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, she has visited teachers across the state to highlight their important work through the Teachers of Oklahoma campaign. 

As National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka plans to use her platform to highlight teachers’ stories of the good that’s happening in education. Teaching is a profession that affords creativity, autonomy and purpose, and Rebecka believes that highlighting the stories of joy happening in classrooms across the country will help encourage current teachers and attract new educators to the profession. 

Rebecka is a proud immigrant of Swedish-Iranian descent and lived in several countries around the world as her parents traveled as medical missionaries. Her own experience with supportive teachers who celebrated her diversity and math abilities informs Rebecka’s efforts to create a supportive and accessible classroom for students. She values listening to students’ stories as a way to better understand them and elevate their voice. 

Before joining the faculty at Union High School, Rebecka taught for three years at the collegiate level. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of South Dakota. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband, Brett, and son, Jonas, and she enjoys reading, crafting and playing board games.

Check out Rebecka’s contributions to the One Good Thing blog!

Visit our sponsors, Tori and Alex!

Support the podcast!

Buy us a coffee! (or in Kev’s case, a green tea)

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This week's guest is a direct challenge to how many of us are living our education lives in 2023. Believing is hard. Optimism is something we can switch on with students, when we need to maintain our authority in the classroom, This week's guest is a direct challenge to how many of us are living our education lives in 2023. Believing is hard. Optimism is something we can switch on with students, when we need to maintain our authority in the classroom, but we struggle to live in optimism. Look, we get it. Teachers are entering yet another school year of unrealistic pressure, political attacks, and dwindling capacity to teach our students and live joyfully.



Rebecka Peterson has an idea for all of us.



Rebecka Peterson, the 2023 National Teacher of the Year, is a math teacher who loves stories.



Rebecka has taught high school math classes ranging from intermediate algebra to Advanced Placement calculus, for 11 years at Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amid a difficult first year of high school teaching, she found the “One Good Thing” blog. She credits daily posting there to helping her recognize the beautiful and positive experiences occurring in her classroom, which inspired her to stay in the profession. She has since contributed 1,400 posts to the blog. As Oklahoma Teacher of the Year, she has visited teachers across the state to highlight their important work through the Teachers of Oklahoma campaign. 



As National Teacher of the Year, Rebecka plans to use her platform to highlight teachers’ stories of the good that’s happening in education. Teaching is a profession that affords creativity, autonomy and purpose, and Rebecka believes that highlighting the stories of joy happening in classrooms across the country will help encourage current teachers and attract new educators to the profession. 



Rebecka is a proud immigrant of Swedish-Iranian descent and lived in several countries around the world as her parents traveled as medical missionaries. Her own experience with supportive teachers who celebrated her diversity and math abilities informs Rebecka’s efforts to create a supportive and accessible classroom for students. She values listening to students’ stories as a way to better understand them and elevate their voice. 



Before joining the faculty at Union High School, Rebecka taught for three years at the collegiate level. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in mathematics from the University of South Dakota. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband, Brett, and son, Jonas, and she enjoys reading, crafting and playing board games.



Check out Rebecka's contributions to the One Good Thing blog!



Visit our sponsors, Tori and Alex!



Support the podcast!



Buy us a coffee! (or in Kev's case, a green tea)
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2023 SUMMER REVOLUTION MIXTAPE TRACK 1: BEN FARRELL & CHATGPT AIN’T SO BAD! https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-summer-revolution-mixtape-track-1-ben-farrell-chatgpt-aint-so-bad/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:14:52 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=541 https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-summer-revolution-mixtape-track-1-ben-farrell-chatgpt-aint-so-bad/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/2023-summer-revolution-mixtape-track-1-ben-farrell-chatgpt-aint-so-bad/feed/ 0 he 2023 Summer Revolution Mixtape is here, at last! It's late, but as friend of the podcast Marylin Zuñiga told us so many years ago, we gotta decolonize time, y'all! We know you are mostly back in the teaching game, but the time for radical imagination is always RIGHT. NOW. The mixtape series is when we bring experimental, cutting-edge and unexpected ideas to you to consider as you enter another year guiding students. We hope to challenge and inspire you with these conversations. Generative Artificial Intelligence, best identified through apps like ChatGPT, stands to hit education like that meteor that did the dinosaurs in, and if we aren't careful, it will do the same to us in education. So argues our guest, Ben Farrell, a principal at a school that had the audacity to embrace this terrifying technology. Is it the pedagogical equivalent of Oppenheimer's experiment, or is it like the invention of pockets? Sorta depends on who you talk to. If you talk to Ben, he will tell you some of his school's generative AI practices, and how we may all learn from them. No spoilers, tho. Y'all gotta listen. Support the podcast on Patreon! Check out the great work of our sponsors, Alex and Tori! he 2023 Summer Revolution Mixtape is here, at last! It’s late, but as friend of the podcast Marylin Zuñiga told us so many years ago, we gotta decolonize time, y’all! We know you are mostly back in the teaching game, but the time for radical imagination is always RIGHT. NOW.

The mixtape series is when we bring experimental, cutting-edge and unexpected ideas to you to consider as you enter another year guiding students. We hope to challenge and inspire you with these conversations.

Generative Artificial Intelligence, best identified through apps like ChatGPT, stands to hit education like that meteor that did the dinosaurs in, and if we aren’t careful, it will do the same to us in education. So argues our guest, Ben Farrell, a principal at a school that had the audacity to embrace this terrifying technology.

Is it the pedagogical equivalent of Oppenheimer’s experiment, or is it like the invention of pockets? Sorta depends on who you talk to. If you talk to Ben, he will tell you some of his school’s generative AI practices, and how we may all learn from them. No spoilers, tho. Y’all gotta listen.

Support the podcast on Patreon!

Check out the great work of our sponsors, Alex and Tori!

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he 2023 Summer Revolution Mixtape is here, at last! It's late, but as friend of the podcast Marylin Zuñiga told us so many years ago, we gotta decolonize time, y'all! We know you are mostly back in the teaching game, he 2023 Summer Revolution Mixtape is here, at last! It's late, but as friend of the podcast Marylin Zuñiga told us so many years ago, we gotta decolonize time, y'all! We know you are mostly back in the teaching game, but the time for radical imagination is always RIGHT. NOW.



The mixtape series is when we bring experimental, cutting-edge and unexpected ideas to you to consider as you enter another year guiding students. We hope to challenge and inspire you with these conversations.



Generative Artificial Intelligence, best identified through apps like ChatGPT, stands to hit education like that meteor that did the dinosaurs in, and if we aren't careful, it will do the same to us in education. So argues our guest, Ben Farrell, a principal at a school that had the audacity to embrace this terrifying technology.



Is it the pedagogical equivalent of Oppenheimer's experiment, or is it like the invention of pockets? Sorta depends on who you talk to. If you talk to Ben, he will tell you some of his school's generative AI practices, and how we may all learn from them. No spoilers, tho. Y'all gotta listen.



Support the podcast on Patreon!



Check out the great work of our sponsors, Alex and Tori!
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Chicanologues 04. The Trailtinos’ Laura Cortez https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-04-the-trailtinos-laura-cortez/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:13:05 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=539 https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-04-the-trailtinos-laura-cortez/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-04-the-trailtinos-laura-cortez/feed/ 0 Laura Cortez was a soccer player in Texas. Her coach required that players run track and cross country in order to maintain their fitness for the season. A self-identified tejana, she grew up with community, culture, and of course, Selena. Having relocated to Colorado, Laura, along with Victor Fallon, formed the Trailtinos, a Latiné running collective that spans generations, experience levels, and culture. I had a chance to run with the crew, a nice 7-miler that was extremely hard without water. The conversations were incredible, and it was beautiful to see so many members of our raza prioritizing fitness, wellness, and community. Laura joins me to discuss the formation of the Trailtinos, and the importance of community wellness. Support the podcast on Patreon! Plan for your financial future with our sponsors, Alex and Tori at Cetera Investors! Laura Cortez was a soccer player in Texas. Her coach required that players run track and cross country in order to maintain their fitness for the season. A self-identified tejana, she grew up with community, culture, and of course, Selena.

Having relocated to Colorado, Laura, along with Victor Fallon, formed the Trailtinos, a Latiné running collective that spans generations, experience levels, and culture. I had a chance to run with the crew, a nice 7-miler that was extremely hard without water. The conversations were incredible, and it was beautiful to see so many members of our raza prioritizing fitness, wellness, and community.

Laura joins me to discuss the formation of the Trailtinos, and the importance of community wellness.

Support the podcast on Patreon!

Plan for your financial future with our sponsors, Alex and Tori at Cetera Investors!

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Laura Cortez was a soccer player in Texas. Her coach required that players run track and cross country in order to maintain their fitness for the season. A self-identified tejana, she grew up with community, culture, and of course, Selena. Laura Cortez was a soccer player in Texas. Her coach required that players run track and cross country in order to maintain their fitness for the season. A self-identified tejana, she grew up with community, culture, and of course, Selena.



Having relocated to Colorado, Laura, along with Victor Fallon, formed the Trailtinos, a Latiné running collective that spans generations, experience levels, and culture. I had a chance to run with the crew, a nice 7-miler that was extremely hard without water. The conversations were incredible, and it was beautiful to see so many members of our raza prioritizing fitness, wellness, and community.



Laura joins me to discuss the formation of the Trailtinos, and the importance of community wellness.



Support the podcast on Patreon!



Plan for your financial future with our sponsors, Alex and Tori at Cetera Investors!
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2022 Hawaii Teacher of the Year & National Finalist Whitney Aragaki plus Sub John Arthur https://toodopeteachers.com/2022-hawaii-teacher-of-the-year-national-finalist-whitney-aragaki-plus-sub-john-arthur/ Fri, 12 May 2023 03:48:34 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=534 https://toodopeteachers.com/2022-hawaii-teacher-of-the-year-national-finalist-whitney-aragaki-plus-sub-john-arthur/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/2022-hawaii-teacher-of-the-year-national-finalist-whitney-aragaki-plus-sub-john-arthur/feed/ 0 For Asian American/Native Hawaiian/South Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are spotlighting the stories, the experiences, and the wholeness of AANHSAPI teachers, their histories, and the communities they serve. They are part of our teaching force, battling inequities on behalf of their students and themselves. Whitney Aragaki (she/they) is an educator, parent, and learner from Hilo, Hawaiʻi.  She supports students to learn through a lens of abundance that honors place, people and cultures. Her teaching focuses around conversations, practices and systems that sustain the intimate inter-relationship of public education, community and environment. Aragaki is the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Mathematics. Check out Whitney's writing, connect at https://www.whitneyaragaki.com/ Whitney's socials: Twitter: @sayuri_neko Instagram: @mamasayuri Check out our website www.toodopeteachers.com Support the podcast www.patreon.com/toodopeteachers For Asian American/Native Hawaiian/South Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are spotlighting the stories, the experiences, and the wholeness of AANHSAPI teachers, their histories, and the communities they serve. They are part of our teaching force, battling inequities on behalf of their students and themselves.

Whitney Aragaki (she/they) is an educator, parent, and learner from Hilo, Hawaiʻi.  She supports students to learn through a lens of abundance that honors place, people and cultures. Her teaching focuses around conversations, practices and systems that sustain the intimate inter-relationship of public education, community and environment. Aragaki is the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Mathematics.

Check out Whitney’s writing, connect at https://www.whitneyaragaki.com/

Whitney’s socials:

Twitter: @sayuri_neko

Instagram: @mamasayuri

Check out our website www.toodopeteachers.com

Support the podcast www.patreon.com/toodopeteachers

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For Asian American/Native Hawaiian/South Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are spotlighting the stories, the experiences, and the wholeness of AANHSAPI teachers, their histories, and the communities they serve. For Asian American/Native Hawaiian/South Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are spotlighting the stories, the experiences, and the wholeness of AANHSAPI teachers, their histories, and the communities they serve. They are part of our teaching force, battling inequities on behalf of their students and themselves.



Whitney Aragaki (she/they) is an educator, parent, and learner from Hilo, Hawaiʻi.  She supports students to learn through a lens of abundance that honors place, people and cultures. Her teaching focuses around conversations, practices and systems that sustain the intimate inter-relationship of public education, community and environment. Aragaki is the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year Finalist. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescence and Young Adulthood Mathematics.



Check out Whitney's writing, connect at https://www.whitneyaragaki.com/



Whitney's socials:



Twitter: @sayuri_neko



Instagram: @mamasayuri



Check out our website www.toodopeteachers.com



Support the podcast www.patreon.com/toodopeteachers
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Throwback: 2021 AAPI Teacher Roundtable https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable-2/ Tue, 09 May 2023 02:50:29 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=532 https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable-2/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable-2/feed/ 0 We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen. toodopeteachers.com Support PoC Grassroots Media! We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen.

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We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen.



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Throwback: 2021 AAPI Teacher Roundtable https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable/ Fri, 05 May 2023 13:49:10 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=528 https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/throwback-2021-aapi-teacher-roundtable/feed/ 0 We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen. toodopeteachers.com Support PoC Grassroots Media! We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen.

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We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. We are one week into Asian American, Native Hawaiian, South Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Month, and we thought it would be meaningful to re-releaase our roundtable interview with AANHSAPI-identifying educators from around the country. At the time of this interview, COVID-19 was raging, and the all-too-predictable hatred toward people of Asian descent as somehow culprits of the pandemic was palpable and harmful. In this episode, brave AANHSAPI teachers speak on their experiences, their pain, and their hope as they demand to be celebrated and seen.



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Chicanologues 03. Cinco de mayo and a Time for Warriors https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-03-cinco-de-mayo-and-a-time-for-warriors/ Fri, 05 May 2023 04:10:18 +0000 https://toodopeteachers.com/?p=525 https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-03-cinco-de-mayo-and-a-time-for-warriors/#respond https://toodopeteachers.com/chicanologues-03-cinco-de-mayo-and-a-time-for-warriors/feed/ 0 Please forgive the poor audio quality. I wanted to re-record it for you but I had class late and just don't have time this week. I will make this up to you! Cinco de mayo can still mean something to our gente. It could be a time for warriors if we let it be. Support the podcast! Please forgive the poor audio quality. I wanted to re-record it for you but I had class late and just don’t have time this week. I will make this up to you!

Cinco de mayo can still mean something to our gente. It could be a time for warriors if we let it be.

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Please forgive the poor audio quality. I wanted to re-record it for you but I had class late and just don't have time this week. I will make this up to you! Cinco de mayo can still mean something to our gente. Please forgive the poor audio quality. I wanted to re-record it for you but I had class late and just don't have time this week. I will make this up to you!



Cinco de mayo can still mean something to our gente. It could be a time for warriors if we let it be.



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