The OEA Grow podcast is designed to share tools, ideas, and strategies to improve your professional and personal life. This weekly podcast interviews OEA members and community partners from across Oregon.
For this last episode of the OEA Grow Podcast, member co-producers Beth Aydelott and Leonne Bannister discuss what the podcast has meant to their own professional growth and that of educators, not only in Oregon, but around the world. With 135 episodes and over 20,000 downloads and streams, the podcast has built union member community and addressed educator concerns from conflict resolution strategies to incorporating art and innovation in the classroom; from creating welcoming and inclusive school communities to maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Topics for each conversation have arisen from educators’ needs, interests, and expertise, living up to the goal of amplifying educator voice. This podcast has always been by OEA members for OEA members.
This episode also features clips from the following episodes:
Season 1 episode Compassion Fatigue and Burnout with host Jesse Bray and guest Talia Akre
Season 3 episode Special Education and Inclusion with host Leonne Bannister and guest Niels Pasternak
Season 4 episode What I Wish I Knew During My First Year with host Kayla Potter and guest Malik White
Season 5 episode Co-regulation with host Alexis Hennessey and guest Mary Michael
Season 9 episode Survival Guide for BIPOC Educators with host Malik White and guest Gregory Dunkin
Season 10 episode Challenges of Language Learning with host Sakura Hamada and guest Gaby Aguilar-Lopez
Season 10 episode Avid and High School with host Sakura Hamada and guest Ethelyn Tumalad
Season 10 episode Supporting Newly Arrived Elementary Students with host Sakura Hamada and guest Jocelin Morales
Season 11 episode Educator Wellness with host Amy Yillik and guest Sandi Washburn
Season 11 episode Interoceptive Strategies and Co-regulation with host Amy Yillik and guest Katie Diez
Season 11 episode Trauma Informed Practices with host Amy Yillik and guest Jessica Reamon
Season 11 episode Restorative Justice and Practices with host Amy Yillik and guest Sorahi Harati
Season 11 episode Introduction to Culture of Care part b with host Amy Yillik and guests Amber McGill and Erin Taylor
Season 12 episode Career and Technical Education with host Toni Myers and guests Nicole Merchant and Bibiana Gifft
21 Aug 2024
Teacher Powered Schools
What happens when school design is inspired by students and collaboratively run by a group of teachers? Wendy Salcedo-Fierro, Director of Teacher-Powered Coaching, explains how shared leadership works in the teacher-powered public schools that thrive in 27 states. Equity-minded educators in these schools share power with students, families, and the full educator team. Decision-making is accomplished by those directly affected, resulting in strong relationships and rich learning. Students feel that their voices are heard and become agents of change. Educators become learners as they listen and respond.
Educators who are interested in this model of school governance are encouraged to consult the resources listed below. The goal is to create spaces where everyone feels as if they belong and as if they matter.
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Teacher-Powered Schools and Student-Centered Learning
Teacher-Led Schools: They’re Here and More Are on the Way
When Teachers Take Charge
Steps to Creating a Teacher-Powered Schools
14 Aug 2024
Engaging Families for Equity in Schools
How can schools engage families in their children’s education? This episode’s guests offer concrete suggestions for supporting dialogue between parents and educators. Rebecca Honig, Director of Content and Curriculum with Parent Powered, and Ilana Steinhauer, Executive Director of Volunteers in Medicine (VIM), explain how both organizations offer educators strategies for partnering with their students’ families. At the core of these efforts is building trust through communication in whatever form meets the families’ needs.
Rebecca and Ilana stress that parents want to know that their feedback matters. Suggestions for engaging families include contact in different ways throughout the year and asking directly about specific needs. Educators can offer support for families and show them how to partner with their children’s school.
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4.5 / 5
11 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
4 ratings
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