Age of Awareness Podcast
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsStories providing creative, innovative, and sustainable changes to the ways we learn
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Ep. 16 - A Conversation Dr. Carter Berry Carey - Nurturing Inclusive Classrooms for Justice and Belonging
January 01, 2024 02:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWe end 2023 with a wonderful conversation with Dr. Carter Berry discussing her work at her organization, Brownicity and her work as an author. We discuss her recent work, "Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents" and how it lays down the steps for the "how-to" of implementing such initiatives in ones classroom. It was amazing to hear how her efforts started in the community and through such grassroots actions to grow into something so needed it today's world o...
Ep. 15 - A Conversation Professor Casey Fiesler - Navigating the Ethical Horizons of AI
December 04, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBNavigating the Ethical Horizons of AI with Prof. Casey Fiesler Join us in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor Casey Fiesler from the University of Colorado - Boulder, as we delve into the intricate intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, technology, and the world of education. We look into the role of AI in education and gain insights on staying informed in this rapidly evolving landscape. Professor Fiesler, now known for leveraging her massive social media presence to...
CC #5 - Stephen Mulkey on Warming in the North Atlantic, Geoengineering, and Global Ag. in the Face of the Climate Crisis (Pt. 3)
November 22, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBWe have our 5th Coffee Chat and part 3 of our conversation with Professor Stephen Mulkey. We chat about warming in the North Atlantic and its impact on ocean currents, changes in hurricane systems, geoengineering projects and why fossil fuel companies support them, how global agriculture will have to change in the face of our current climate crisis. Thank you for tuning in! Where to find Mulkey online: Twitter Wikipedia His Blog: The Environmental Century And be sure to check out his wo...
CC #4 - Stephen Mulkey on Degrowth, Carbon Capture Technology & the Amazon (Pt. 2)
October 16, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBCheck out our past episodes at: aoapodcast.com Here is part 2 of 3 of our Coffee Chat conversation with Professor Stephen Mulkey. We chat about the concept of degrowth and how it fits in addressing climate change, the current state of carbon capture technology, and end with the Amazon Rainforest. Be on the lookout for part 3 of 3! Some articles were mentioned in this chat. I will link here: Working Group III Mitigation of Climate Change AR 5 - Fifth Assessment Report We also want to hig...
Edit Delete CC #4 - Stephen Mulkey on Degrowth, Carbon Capture Technology & the Amazon (Pt. 2)
October 16, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBCheck out our past episodes at: aoapodcast.com Here is part 2 of 3 of our Coffee Chat conversation with Professor Stephen Mulkey. We chat about the concept of degrowth and how it fits in addressing climate change, the current state of carbon capture technology, and end with the Amazon Rainforest. Be on the lookout for part 3 of 3! Some articles were mentioned in this chat. I will link here: Working Group III Mitigation of Climate Change AR 5 - Fifth Assessment Report We also want to hig...
CC #3 - Stephen Mulkey on Current Climate Issues, Wet Bulb Temperatures, and Teaching about Climate Change (Pt. 1)
October 09, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this Coffee Chat we have a familiar guest back on, Professor Stephen Mulkey. We discuss current climate change issues, we work to clear up some confusion on 'wet bulb temperature' and dive deep into one of Professor Mulkey's new course: Communities and Climate Change. We discuss how climate justice and community-based initiatives play a vital role in how we move forward with addressing climate change. This is part one of two of the conversation so be sure to be on the lookout for the sec...
Ep. 14 - A Conversation with Author and Professor Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower
April 09, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBAddressing food insecurity in schools was actually one of my main focuses as a first year teacher many years ago as an environmental educator. I was overly enthusiastic and naive about the promise of schoolyard vegetable gardens solving all food insecurity among the 10+ million children living in hunger in the US. Years later it is still a focus of mine but I have learned so much along the way. This conversation with author and professor Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower helped shed much more li...
Ep. 13 - A Conversation with Author and Professor Renee Hobbs
November 30, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBTune into a fun conversation with author and professor Renee Hobbs. Renee first got on our radar with he recent book and winner of the 2021 PROSE Award, "MIND OVER MEDIA: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age." We discuss her book and how she first got into media literacy. This conversation helped reframe how I saw "screen time" and how my students could communicate their grasp on my class content. We hope you enjoy! Links to connect with Renee Hobbs: Recent book - Mind Over Media Twitte...
Ep. 12 - A Conversation with Keynote Speaker Principal Kafele
November 24, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBWe are happy to share with you an engaging conversation for your Thanksgiving Break! In this episode we had the privilege to chat with keynote speaker Principal Kafele. We cover how schools can better support their administrators, specifically their assistant principals, so they can better support their schools, what it means to push for equity in a learning environment, and how administrators can work to change or alter their school culture in a sustainable manner. We hope you enjoy! Link...
Ep. 11 - A Conversation with Author Alfie Kohn
August 20, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBWe are excited to kick off our second season of episodes with a conversation with author and lecturer Alfie Kohn. This was a shorter conversation but we covered a lot of ground. Like many of our other conversations here, I think everyone from parents to students, teachers to administrators, and activists to policy makers can get something out of this conversation. We chatted about the topics such as the myth of learning loss, why we should be pushing back against standardized testing, and...
CC #2 - A Conversation with Environmental Scientist —Stephen Mulkey (Pt. 2)
July 22, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBHere we wrap up our second Coffee Chat and the second half of our conversation with professor and environmental scientist Stephen Mulkey. We touched upon advice for both students and teachers in the environmental world, the uncanny beginnings to the International Center for Tropical Ecology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the plastic industry, and the false promise of current geo-engineering technologies and engineering our way out of climate change. Thank you for tuning in! Where ...
CC #1 - A Conversation with Environmental Scientist —Stephen Mulkey (Pt. 1)
July 01, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThis is a fun conversation that touches upon Stephen Mulkey’s original motivation to pursue this path, how he has navigated academia in the face of climate-change denial, and how the youth can help shape the future of environmentalism—both as students and activists. Mulkey has been active in the environmental science realm in almost every aspect. To helping start conservatories to leading the first university divestment process from fossil fuels, from research in the Amazon to spearheading ...
Ep. 10 - "Techquity" in Schools with Ken Shelton
December 31, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBIn this last episode of 2021 we end the year with internationally-acclaimed speaker Ken Shelton on the topic of technology in schools. We cover so many more topics and Ken provides us with several real-world examples that I think anyone in education can appreciate. Whether you are an administrator, educator, parent, or even student I think there is a piece of advice for everyone. Read more about Ken’s writing on “techquity” here: "Techquity": Going from Digital Poverty to Digital Empowerment...
Ep. 10 - "Techquity" in Schools with Ken Shelton
December 31, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBIn this last episode of 2021 we end the year with internationally-acclaimed speaker Ken Shelton on the topic of technology in schools. We cover so many more topics and Ken provides us with several real-world examples that I think anyone in education can appreciate. Whether you are an administrator, educator, parent, or even student I think there is a piece of advice for everyone. Read more about Ken’s writing on “techquity” here: "Techquity": Going from Digital Poverty to Digital Empowerment...
Ep. 9 A Conversation with Sarah Mock on Faults in Our Farms
December 24, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBThis was a fun episode as we got a chance to speak with someone who has been contributing to Age of Awareness for years. I actually discovered the insights and works of Sarah Mock on medium.com about five years ago. Now, she is a best-selling author with her recent book "Farm (and Other F Words): The Rise and Fall of the Small Family Farm." This was a nice conversation about some of the major misconceptions of the "American farmer", glaring issues with our farm subsidy system, and also thi...
Ep. 8 - Microsoft Education and the Path to Inclusive Tech: A Conversation with Mike Tholfsen
September 08, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBThis 8th episode was really fun to do. As a Design and Tech teacher, I really enjoyed hearing about the design process, the creative freedoms, and then the impacts of the final products they are producing over at Microsoft Education. For the educators listening in to this episode; you will notice that it is clear that Microsoft makes it a priority to communicate and collaborate with in-class teachers for their design phases. Enjoy our conversation with Microsoft Education's Mike Tholfsen and...
Ep. 7- AoA Podcast Ep.7 - A Conversation With Lorena Germán -Her New Book, Why She is Hopeful, and How She is Doing it All
July 16, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWe had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Lorena Germán and to discuss so many great topics about her work and about her journey to where she is now. Her new book, "Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices" is available for pre-order now and will be available in September. You may know her from one of her many other projects in education and education reform like Multicultural Classroom or the #DisruptTexts movement - I truly do not how she does it all. We...
Ep. 7- A Conversation With Lorena Germán -Her New Book, Why She is Hopeful, and How She is Doing it All
July 16, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWe had the amazing opportunity to sit down with Lorena Germán and to discuss so many great topics about her work and about her journey to where she is now. Her new book, "Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices" is available for pre-order now and will be available in September. You may know her from one of her many other projects in education and education reform like Multicultural Classroom or the #DisruptTexts movement - I truly do not how she does it all. We...
Ep. 6- A Conversation with One of the World's Most Influential Science Communicators: Hashem Al-Ghaili
May 28, 2021 19:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBWe had the privilege of chatting with one of the world's leading science communicators, Hashem Al-Ghaili. As a social media manager myself, I was just blown away by the numbers he was reporting: reaching 200,000,000 people each week just on Facebook alone?! Numbers that I couldn't even imagine seeing on the analytics boards. But we spoke about much more than just reaching so many people, we jumped into why it is so important to Hashem to reach those people. He is on a mission that inspired m...
Ep. 5 - Transforming Our Classrooms with Modern Classrooms Project co-founder Kareem Farah
April 26, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBHow were some teachers able to thrive during their time teaching from home during a global pandemic? How were some able to pivot so easily and transition from in-person teaching to remote teaching? Well, for thousands of teachers around the world The Modern Classrooms Project might be the answer. In our fifth episode, we jump into a conversation with their co-founder Kareem Farah. We explore the roles of blended-instruction, self-paced structure, and mastery-based grading in the classrooms o...
Ep. 4 - Connecting Entrepreneurship and STEM Education with Rocket Club Founder Alex Hodara
April 02, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBKids can be entrepreneurs, too. That is what Stephen and Sean discover in this episode of the show when they sit down with Rocket Club founder and CEO, Alex Hodara. Rocket Club is a program for kids that combines the disciplines of coding, robotics, and entrepreneurship to teach kids valuable lessons they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Alex talks about the origins of his own journey into entrepreneurship, the gap he saw in education at schools that led to the creation of R...
Ep. 4 - Connecting Entrepreneurship and STEM Education with Rocket Club Founder Alex Hodara
April 02, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBKids can be entrepreneurs, too. That is what Stephen and Sean discover in this episode of the show when they sit down with Rocket Club founder and CEO, Alex Hodara. Rocket Club is a program for kids that combines the disciplines of coding, robotics, and entrepreneurship to teach kids valuable lessons they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. Alex talks about the origins of his own journey into entrepreneurship, the gap he saw in education at schools that led to the creation of R...
Ep. 3 - More than a Conversation with Science Communicator & Celebrity Steve Spangler
March 18, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBIn our third episode we had the opportunity to talk with science communicator and celebrity Steve Spangler. You may know him from The Ellen DeGeneres Show or from his presence on various other platforms (TikTok | YouTube | Instagram) We get into engagement strategies with students, learning to teach in a virtual/online setting, starting and managing several businesses, and being a lifelong learner. Please join us in listening in and watching (YouTube Channel here) our conversation with Ste...
Ep. 2 - A Conversation with Mitch Resnick, Founder of Scratch, Professor at MIT, and lifelong kindergartner
March 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBYes this episode is about Scratch, one of the most well known programming language for kids, but it is about so much more. Join us as we talk with Scratch founder, Mitch Resnick, about bringing creativity back to the classroom. We dive deep into his time with his mentor Seymour Papert and into his creative process with his team in the MIT Media Lab. We cover his journey to where he is today, important things to remember when inspiring a child's imagination (on and off the screen), and the m...
Ep. 2 - A Conversation with Mitch Resnick, Founder of Scratch, Professor at MIT, and lifelong kindergartner
March 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBYes this episode is about Scratch, one of the most well known programming language for kids, but it is about so much more. Join us as we talk with Scratch founder, Mitch Resnick, about bringing creativity back to the classroom. We dive deep into his time with his mentor Seymour Papert and into his creative process with his team in the MIT Media Lab. We cover his journey to where he is today, important things to remember when inspiring a child's imagination (on and off the screen), and the m...
Ep. 1 - Art, Startups, and Teaching Kids to Code: A conversation with Vidcode Cofounder Leandra Tejedor
February 18, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn our first episode, hosts Sean Follin and Stephen Muskett sit down with Vidcode co-founder and CPO Leandra Tejedor. We explore the creation and foundation of Vidcode, how it is helping students around the world learn to code, the journey of managing an ed-tech startup, and much more.
AoA Podcast Announcement Episode
February 17, 2021 02:00 - 3 minutes - 2.31 MBHello! We are excited to announce that, due to popular demand, Age of Awareness is now offering a podcast! As the largest education reform publication on Medium and one of the fastest growing communities on the site we understand that our followers learn in many different ways. Our hope is that a podcast and video recordings on YouTube of these conversations will pair well with the articles on the publication and help cater to the learning needs of our all of followers. Your hosts Stephen...