Launched in 2012, EDTalks is a lively series of networking and education events in Minneapolis, Minnesota that feature compelling short talks and Q & A on a wide range of issues impacting young people and public education. Each program features two compelling 20-minute presentations by cutting-edge educators, youth advocates, researchers, journalists, artists and others, along with ample time for conversation and networking. EDTalks is produced by Achieve Twin Cities.
EDTalks: Transforming Education For A Changing World
EDTalks: Transforming Education For A Changing World by EDTalksMN
27 Feb 2024
EDTalks: What High School Debate Can Teach Us about the Power of Abolitionist Education
This EDTalk features Sandy Bolton Barrientos is community coach for the South High School debate team and member of the Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL) community, where they focus on curriculum design. An abolitionist organizer in South Minneapolis, they are a studio trainer for REP MN, where they teach workshops that build networks of community crisis support, and co-founder of Futures Beyond Criminalization, which hosts events on public safety, harm reduction and policing alternatives. Sandy is an alum of Minneapolis Public Schools and a student in the University of Minnesota’s DirecTrack to Teaching program with a concentration in second languages and cultures.
Sandy believes debate offers a unique space where students can freedom-dream institutions that affirm their livelihoods, visualize a future of joy and liberation for all people, and ultimately begin to formulate imaginative and realistic solutions for the big problems facing their communities. Sandy presents testimonials from current and former students on the impact of debate on their lives and argue strongly for additional resources and support for debate in Minneapolis Public Schools.
EDTalks is co-presented by Achieve Twin Cities and Graves Ventures, a project of the Graves Foundation.
For more information on EDTalks or to watch EDTalks videos or listen to audio podcasts, visit achievetwincities.org.
27 Feb 2024
EDTalks: Change their Minds, Change Their Lives on the Court and in the Classroom
This EDTalk features Coach, author and educator Larry McKenzie. Larry is the first coach to win four straight state titles in the 100-year history of Minnesota State Boys Basketball, and the first coach in Minnesota high school basketball history to lead two separate schools to multiple titles. But beyond the trophies and medals, Coach McKenzie has accomplished something even more impressive: coaching and supporting his athletes to increase their academic performance alongside their athletic skills. Using basketball as a tool, he has led his players to 100% high school graduation and a 3.4 team GPA. Coach McKenzie shares stories about his journey at Minneapolis high schools and how he helps his student athletes become champions on the basketball court, in the classroom, in their families and in their communities.
EDTalks is co-presented by Achieve Twin Cities and Graves Ventures, a project of the Graves Foundation.
For more information on EDTalks or to watch EDTalks videos or listen to audio podcasts, visit achievetwincities.org.
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