Cute or Racist? Overdue Curriculum Conversations in Early Childhood
Episode 57 features returning guest, Tina Wiggins Sykes and podcast guest debut of Gloria McGinty. Tina Sykes and Gloria McGinty are Arizona...
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20 of 60 episodesTeaching Kindergarten Online During COVID19 thru an Equity Lens
Episode 56 features a Kindergarten Virtual Zoom Chat that was converted to an audio podcast with light editing for clarity. Guests, Lauren D...
Oppression in Education: A Conversation with #LatinasInED, Carla Rivera-Cruz from EDpiphany
In Episode 55, Carla Rivera-Cruz is back on the podcast to talk about current events involving the oppressive policies and systems in the cl...
Uncomfortable Topics with Lark Sontag from Will Start Small
Episode 54 is with advocate and outspoken champion for BIPOC, Lark Sontag from the Will Start Small Collective. Lark's points include a very...
Anti-Racist Work in Early Childhood: A Conversation with Tina Sykes
Episode 53 is with guest and Arizona early childhood education colleague, Tina Sykes. Tina Sykes is a social justice advocate, a poet a wife...
Season Debut: Homeschooling, Teaching and Social Emotional Learning with Catherine Norwood
Season 3 debuts and podcast host, Marissa Calderón updates everyone on being on hiatus and launches the new season addressing homeschool dur...
Diana Brown and Conscious Discipline
Episode 51 of the podcast with host Marissa Calderón and guest, Diana Brown Certified Instructor from Conscious Discipline. Diana shares a b...
Ep. 50 Kim Graham Executive Director of AZ Educational Foundation
Episode 50 marks a milestone of the podcast! Join host, Marissa chat with the Executive Director of the Arizona Educational Foundation, Kim...
Ep. 49 Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman
Episode 49 is with the newly elected Superintendent of Arizona's Department of Education, Kathy Hoffman. With her historic electoral win, Ma...
Ep. 48 Senior Program Manager Denisse Hernandez de Ortiz
Episode 48, host Marissa Calderón chats with Denisse Hernandez de Ortiz, Senior Program Manager for United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizon...
Ep. 47 Kindergarten Readiness Tips with Teacher Julie Decuir
Episode 47 is the first of a series of Kindergarten Readiness Tips and Insight episodes! Joined by Sierra Vista Unified School District in A...
Ep. 46 Confessions of a High School Senior
Episode 46 is with a very special guest. Podcast host, Marissa chats with her own daughter, Salma, who is a High School Senior. Salma shares...
Ep. 45 Kindergarten Teacher Kristen Orton
Episode 45 is with Kristen L. Orton! Kristen is a Kindergarten teacher at Vernon Elementary School in Vernon Arizona. Vernon is a very rural...
Ep. 44 AZ AEF Teacher of the Year Kareem Neal & the Ambassadors for Excellence
Episode 44 with Arizona Educational Foundations 2019 Teacher of the Year , Kareem Neal and three of the four Ambassadors for Excellence, Jon...
Ep. 43 Tina Martin & the ADAPT Shop
Episode 43 with Tina Martin from Southwest Human Development, Services for Children with Disabilities. Tina has been with Southwest Human De...
Ep. 42 Talking Autism with Dad & Comic Book Creator Led Bradshaw
Episode 42 is with comic book artist and creator of Jetpulse Comics , Led Bradshaw. Led is also dad to his 8 year old son, Jake who is on th...
Ep. 41 Alebrijes & 21st Century Skills
Episode 41 with host Marissa Calderón reflecting on an upcoming blog post, soon to be released on the Mexican art of Alebrijes. She provides...
Ep. 40 Birth to Five Helpline, Senior Program Manager, Ana Arbel
Ep. 40 with Ana Arbel from Arizona's Southwest Human Development, Birth to Five Helpline . Ana talks about the toll-free hotline for parents...
Ep. 39 Early Childhood Development Home Visitor Specialist, Marissa Flores
Ep. 39 is with Marissa Flores from the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Community, Education Division's Early Childhood department. Marissa is a...
Ep. 38 Hispanic Heritage Month with Mom & Candidate Raquel Terán
Episode 38 with Legislative District 30 Arizona Candidate, Raquel Terán chats with host and past colleague, Marissa. Raquel shares her found...