What's Really Going On: A Spotlight on Solutions for Improving Student Achievement in America's Schools

About What's Really Going On: A Spotlight on Solutions for Improving Student Achievement in America's Schools

Dr. Sonya Whitaker is a school district leader, national speaker and published author. This podcast is entitled: What's Really Going On? A Spotlight on Solutions for Improving Student Achievement in America's Public Schools. For more information about Dr. Sonya Whitaker visit her website at sonyawhitaker.com.

Publisher

Dr. Sonya Whitaker

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2019

Latest episode

10 Jan 2024

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jan 2024

   2024 the Paint Leadership As A Contact Sport

   In this podcast Dr. Sonya Whitaker describes what is meant by performing in the paint. Furthermore she provides concrete examples of the types of strategies leaders should use navigate political waters associated with achieving at high levels.

2. 

   6 Dec 2023

   If You Have a Brain You Have Bias

   How likely is it that you are unintentionally demonstrating a level of bias toward another adult or child, but are doing so on an unconscious level? The truth is we don’t know what we don’t know. In this podcast, Dr. Sonya Whitaker seeks to raise our awareness by providing us with practical examples and a theoretical framework for understanding our own actions. In addition to sharing her personal experiences, she introduces the four levels of racism and the three different types of biases.

3. 

   28 Nov 2023

   Education And Migration

   Education and Migration. In this podcast, Dr. Sonya Whitaker speaks candidly about education and migration and the fact that many have referred to what is currently happening as a humanitarian crisis. She encourages educators to focus on the word human in humanitarian and to raise awareness about the most effective ways in which to respond to migrant families. Dr. Whitaker also references a theoretical framework which can be used to aid you in developing policy-related responses to this topic in particular.

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