Jerad Koepp, Wukchumni, is the Native Student Program Specialist for North Thurston Public Schools, the 2022 Washington State teacher of the year, and the first Native American educator to earn the distinction in the state. He is a leader in Native education, policy, and government to government relationships. As an educator, trainer, presenter, consultant, and advocate, Jerad also created and supports … Read More
127. RESOURCE DIVE: A Research-Based Model for Addressing Unplanned Controversial Issues in Class
I listened to Charlot Cassar talk about the model in his co-authored, open access journal article, “Why teachers address unplanned controversial issues in the classroom” on the Visions of Education podcast. Then, I immediately read the paper. Now, I’m sharing the highlights with you! Why? Locally and globally, there are always things happening that impact our students. Often, … Read More
126. Humbly Navigating Race-Based Challenges with Dr. Christopher Jones
Dr. Chris Jones is the Principal of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in Massachusetts. He is the author of SEEingtoLead and host of the podcast SEEingtoLead. His overarching goal is to positively model continuous improvement in all facets of life by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. In this episode, we go totally off-script to dig into what it … Read More
125. PRACTICE: 6 Tips for Your Unit Planning Protocol
To wrap up the Unit Dreaming series, I want to reflect on the wisdom of the guests we’ve heard from in the past six episodes. Their reflections on how they felt during and after the unit planning process we used has helped me think about what to keep, what to emphasize, what to build in more support for, and what … Read More
124. Unit Dreaming: Re-Designing the Triple-Bottom Line with Jason Reagin
Jason Reagin is the Middle Years Program Coordinator at the Western Academy of Beijing. His teaching background is in ‘Design’ education. In this episode, we apply a step-by-step unit planning protocol to dream up a new Design unit! Unit Planning Step 1: Context/Spark The school and Jason wants to do more with curricula that connects with environmental and … Read More