(Re)Teach
82 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThis podcast will focus on becoming a more culturally-responsive and economically-responsible professor at the community college level. I will discuss specific teaching techniques, give practical classroom management advice and engage in meaningful dialogues about teaching and learning so that we may positively affect student-equity groups.
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Ethnic Studies: The Teaching
March 25, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThis will be the last podcast for the foreseeable future. I need to engage the work of ethnic studies in my work, at my college, and in my community. It has truly been a blessing to serve you and I look forward to the next iteration of (Re)Teach!
Ethnic Studies: 5 Core Competencies (pt2)
March 18, 2021 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBEthnic studies, at its heart, must be about intersectionality, tying current events to multiple disciplines for analysis, and making a positive social change. If your class is not doing this, then it is not an ethnic studies class. One of those changes is how classes are taught and that will be the focus of the last episode in this series.
Ethnic Studies: 5 Core Competencies
March 11, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBI cover 2 of the 5 core competencies in this episode. It is not enough to talk about culture or history to be considered an ethnic studies class. You must focus your class on power and how people liberate themselves from oppressive structures, e.g. racism, colonialism, etc.
Ethnic Studies: The Requirement and How We Got Here
March 04, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBEthnic Studies is in high demand in California. The California State University system has made it a requirement and this directly affects the community college system. Ethnic Studies is even being offered at the high school level. This episode will give a brief examination of what Ethnic Studies is and what social factors have brought us to this place in history.
How to Write a Textbook, pt2
February 25, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBWhat I talked about in this episode: 1) Research some textbooks to get a feel for patterns 2) Start with what you are good at 3) Put your best stuff in the book! 4) Keep equity at the center
How to Write a Textbook, pt1
February 18, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBI talk about my personal journey on pricing my textbook and how I went from zero cost to charging, back to zero cost. I then talk about the pluses and minuses of using iBook author to create my textbook. I finish by talking about how creating a textbook helped me rethink my teaching and how I use multiple-choice questions. I will give you part two next time :)
Embracing Awkward
February 11, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBEmbracing being awkward means fighting against systematic racism, white supremacy, patriarchy, and heteronormativism. However, we are not fighting against the center to become the center. We are fighting to establish a world that accepts our authentic selves as central to who we are but resists creating new norms for authenticity.
My Late Work
February 05, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBWill you accept my late work? Many of us do not take late work from students, but will you accept mine? In this episode, I reflect on all of the emotions that I am going through right now in my life and how they have led me to forget about doing this recording on time. I hope you accept my late work.
Writing a Textbook: Why should you do it
January 28, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBSome very real reasons to write you own textbook: 1) You will never think more about your teaching 2) Imagine being in sync with your textbook 3) Focuses on what you like 4) It will be organized the way you like it 5) You can put equity at the center!
Writing a Textbook: The Beginning
December 10, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThree things helped me to understand that I was in the beginning phase of writing a textbook: 1) I found out that textbooks matter 2) I was spending a LOT of time developing my own examples because I did not like my textbook 3) I was developing handouts to go with the reader for the class
Teaching Students How to Fish (pt2)
December 03, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBPart 2: I focused on teaching others how to teach others: - Looked at the power dynamic involved in teaching teachers versus teaching students - The difference between teaching beginning versus experienced teachers - Consulting in a one-on-one setting may work better with experienced teachers - Talked about how former students of mine who became teachers have now learned how to teach teachers.
Teaching Students How to Fish (pt1)
November 19, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBI use the old adage about giving someone a fish versus teaching them how to fish and relate it to how we teach students. I talk about how our society undervalues giving people fish when that may be the thing that gets them interested in your discipline in the first place!
Teaching Statistics pt3
November 12, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThis episode focuses on how to bring your teaching philosophy and equity-minded practices under the unifying theme of student equity. In other words, I am teaching the students about equity versus just using equity-minded practices. I have found that this is effect for the class, but it also has the ability to drastically affect our future.
Teaching Statistics pt2
November 05, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThis episode focuses on teaching statistics using a lot of equity-minded practices: - Free Workbook - Grading that focuses on effort and/or process - Purposeful small groups - Interactive learning embedded throughout the course
Teaching Statistics pt1
October 29, 2020 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis is the first episode in a three-part series regarding how I teach my Statistics for Sociology class. The highlights for this episode are: 1) Teaching statistics as a language 2) Focus on mathematical thinking 3) Using statistics to teach sociology 4) Everything is a word problem 5) Every step is written out
Tell Your Students About Yourself!
October 15, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn order to build relationships with your students and show them that you care, tell them your story! Four things that you definitely want to talk to your students about: 1) How did you chose your major? 2) Who was the teacher that inspired you the most? 3) What kind of student were you in high school? What about college? 4) Let them know that you are still growing as a person and as a professor
Tell Your Student About Yourself!
October 15, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn order to build relationships with your students and show them that you care, tell them your story! Four things that you definitely want to talk to your students about: 1) How did you chose your major? 2) Who was the teacher that inspired you the most? 3) What kind of student were you in high school? What about college? 4) Let them know that you are still growing as a person and as a professor
Executive Order pt.2
October 08, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn part two, I focus on the following items of the order: E) an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex F) an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex G) any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex h) meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are racis...
Executive Order Pt.1
October 01, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe current administration issued an executive order that put major restrictions on diversity and equity training at federal institutions and places that receive federal funding, "in order to promote unity in the federal workforce, and to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating." However, this order is problematic and symptomatic of a greater discussion about race that our society needs to address. In part one, I focus on the following items of the ord...
Anti-racist: The Work (PT 2)
September 22, 2020 11:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBThis three-part podcast is a collaboration between S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach. In this episode, we all focus on the work that needs to be done to create an anti-racist campus.
Anti-Racist: The Hope (PT 3)
September 22, 2020 11:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBThis three-part podcast is a collaboration between S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach. In this episode, we focus on what gives us hope as we all try to move MiraCosta College towards being anti-racist
One Word: Antiracist (PT 1)
September 22, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThis three-part podcast is a collaboration between S.A.F.E. Topics and (Re)Teach. Sean Davis, curry mitchell, and I co-host a discussion with Denise Stephenson (Director of the Writing Center), Chad Tsuzuki (Professor of English and Chair of the Tenure Review and Evaluation Committee), Oswaldo Ramirez (Counselor at the Community Learning Center) and Rachel Hastings (Communications Professor and Coordinator of North County Higher Education Alliance) about what anti-racist means to us.
Zoom: Teaching
September 17, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBSome tips on how to be a more effective, equity-minded teacher on Zoom: 1) Be more direct (2:31) 2) Teacher in shorter segments (9:15) 3) Be more hands-on (15:13) 4) Record and post your lectures (20:32)
Zoom: Using the Chat Feature
September 10, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis episode gives a step-by-step process to using the chat feature to create a space for spontaneous conversations. Doing this will help build the communities that equity groups, especially Black and Brown students, need to help them succeed.
Zoom: Using the Chat Feature
September 10, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis episode gives a step-by-step process to using the chat feature to create a space for spontaneous conversations. Doing this will help build the communities that equity groups, especially Black and Brown students, need to help them succeed.
Zoom: What is it Good For?
September 03, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBHaving spent more time on Zoom in the last few months has allowed me to really reflect on what it is good for and what we should avoid doing on it. Zoom is good for connecting with students. We should take advantage of the recording feature and we definitely need to use the chat feature to help with the spontaneous interactions. However, Zoom is not like a classroom. Everything takes longer to do on Zoom and so we have to be mindful of doing more with less. Lastly, we must remember that...
COVD 19 while Black
May 21, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWith my last episode for the season, I wrap up with a discussion of how experiencing COVID 19 while being black correlates to talking about closing equity gaps. I will be back in August with season 2 and will share what I did over the summer to become a better teacher.
COVID 19 while Black
May 21, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWith my last episode for the season, I wrap up with a discussion of how experiencing COVID 19 while being black correlates to talking about closing equity gaps. I will be back in August with season 2 and will share what I did over the summer to become a better teacher.
Imposter Syndrome, with Susy and Melissa
May 14, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBI have a conversation with two active, amazing, and resilient students, Susy and Melissa, about imposter syndrome, the feeling that you do not belong in a certain space. Although this is something that anyone can experience, students of color are especially vulnerable to this issue. However, if faculty allow themselves to be vulnerable and share their impostor stories with their students, this will go a long way to making DI students feel like they belong in your class and at your college.
Decolonizing the Research Process, with Susy and Melissa
May 14, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBMelissa and Susy both took my Research Methods class and talked to me about how I “decolonized” research and the research process for them. We talked about how I used my DoorDashing experience as a participant observation model to do research. Susy then talks about how she learned how to love research because it helped her understand her own world as a Mexican in America. She also talks about how research became much more interesting when she found herself, her family, and her community b...
Decolonizing the Research Process
May 14, 2020 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBMelissa and Susy both took my Research Methods class and talked to me about how I “decolonized” research and the research process for them. We talked about how I used my DoorDashing experience as a participant observation model to do research. Susy then talks about how she learned how to love research because it helped her understand her own world as a Mexican in America. She also talks about how research became much more interesting when she found herself, her family, and her community b...
Talking Equity, with Dr. Rachel Hastings
May 07, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBSo, I invited Dr. Rachel Hastings on my podcast and we talked for over two hours straight! I broke this is up into smaller bite-sized segments. In this segment, listen as we talk about: -How POCs need to think about searching for a job -We need to focus on what we can contribute to a college versus how to fit into a campus culture -Teaching students how to stand in their own truth starts with standing in your own truth -Talk about your whole self, especially regarding race -Reflecting on h...
Talking Equity with Dr. Rachel Hastings
May 07, 2020 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBSo, I invited Dr. Rachel Hastings on my podcast and we talked for over two hours straight! I broke this is up into smaller bite-sized segments. In this segment, listen as we talk about: -How POCs need to think about searching for a job -We need to focus on what we can contribute to a college versus how to fit into a campus culture -Teaching students how to stand in their own truth starts with standing in your own truth -Talk about your whole self, especially regarding race -Reflecting on h...
Spoken Word Poetry: Four Levels of Integration
April 30, 2020 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn honor of National Poetry Month, I talk about four different levels of integrating spoken word poetry into your classroom curriculum. As a spoken word poet, I advocate for this genre because it adds emotional understanding to social justice issues. I want my students to know that what I am teaching them is beyond research, data, and theories. It is real, it is visceral, and these issues have a human toll that can only be understood on an emotional level.
Community College: Teaching the Diamond in the Rough
April 23, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBI interview Shawntae Mitchum, a former student of mine, about her Master's thesis regarding the experiences of black faculty who teach at community colleges. We explore why there is very little student equity research regarding community colleges even though this system, by far, has a larger number of black and brown students than the two other systems combined. We end by focusing on what it means to teach the diamonds in the rough and how this is the very essence of equity-minded research...
Multiple Choice in an Online Setting
April 16, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWhile moving to an online format, I struggled with how to maintain the integrity of using multiple-choice as a tool for student learning versus making it into an exam. During the conversion, I realized that having a teaching style that focuses on "cheaters" and how to catch them is not conducive to closing equity gaps. Towards the end, I talk in detail about what I did to make sure that I am using my multiple-choice questions the way I had originally intended.
(pt.4) Will I Miss Anything Important, with Susy and Melissa
April 09, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIt has taken me 4 episodes and COVID 19 to realize what is bothering me so much about the sarcastic and demeaning remarks that many of my colleagues made in a teaching group chat that I am part of. I realize now, that some of my colleagues believe that their class is more important than the global pandemic that is happening right now. If this is the case, then this is a HUGE part of why we cannot close equity gaps. Listen as I continue to talk with Susie and Melissa, two intelligent, motiv...
pt.4, Will I Miss Anything Important?
April 09, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIt has taken me 4 episodes and COVID 19 to realize what is bothering me so much about the sarcastic and demeaning remarks that many of my colleagues made in a teaching group chat that I am part of. I realize now, that some of my colleagues believe that their class is more important than the global pandemic that is happening right now. If this is the case, then this is a HUGE part of why we cannot close equity gaps. Listen as I continue to talk with Susie and Melissa, two intelligent, motiv...
First Week Back (COVID 19 Series)
April 02, 2020 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSome things were easier than I thought, while other things were harder than I imagined when I started teaching again after a two-week break. Switching to distance education has made me rethink everything that I do with my teaching, from how to do multiple choice questions to office hours. Everything is different and yet the fundamentals of an equity approach are always the same: empower ourselves to create a better way, do everything with passion and purpose, focus on how to build and main...
Let Your Passion Drive Your Content (COVID 19)
March 26, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBMany of us are being driven to find/create content for the distance education format and I want to encourage us to allow our passions to drive our content. My passion for hip hop lead me to develop into a spoken word poet, but more importantly, it helped me construct a curriculum that empowers historically marginalized students by helping them center their beliefs, culture, and perspectives in an academic environment. Quick points: - Pursuing your passions as an instructor allows the conten...
Sound Better on a Podcast (COVID 19 Series)
March 21, 2020 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBSome quick pointers on how to sound better in a podcast format: 1) Short podcasts do not need an intro/outro, but longer ones should 2) Throw a blanket over your head if you cannot record in a sound booth 3) If you need a mic, Blue Yeti's are "plug and play", easy to use and have a TON of YouTube videos that will show you how to use them 4) Use a pop-guard and/or turn the mic sideways to avoid harsh "p" sounds 5) NEXT-LEVEL: use Auphonic to equalize your sound levels and eliminate background...
Looking Better in a Video (COVID 19 Series)
March 21, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.55 MBSome quick tips on how to look better in a video: 1) Clean the area you will be recording in 2) Look through the camera to see what is behind you 3) Purposefully choose a camera angle: up, down or straightforward 4) Look at the camera by using a picture or posting your outline over the camera 5) Create a brief outline so it does not look like you are reading
How COVID 19 Will Help Us Become Better Teachers
March 19, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBAmidst the current COVID 19 pandemic, schools are switching to a distance learning modality across the entire world. If your personal health and/or safety is not at risk, I believe that this is an opportunity for professors to seriously rethink our teaching strategies as they relate to student success and equity-related practices. This will give us an opportunity to wrestle with the "minimum" level of instruction that students need to be successful in class, to rethink attendance/grading p...
Podcasts versus Videos (COVID 19 Series)
March 19, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.82 MBAs COVID 19 is essentially forcing many professors to shift to a distance-learning modality, an age-old question arises, what format would be more useful to me as a professor: Podcasts or Videos? However, the real question is not which format is better, but rather, which format will help me accomplish my teaching goals more successfully? I speak about both options from personal experience and a LOT of trial and error.
How COVID 19 Will Help Us Become Better Teachers
March 19, 2020 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBAmidst the current COVID 19 pandemic, schools are switching to a distance learning modality across the entire world. If your personal health and/or safety is not at risk, I believe that this is an opportunity for professors to seriously rethink our teaching strategies as they relate to student success and equity-related practices. This will give us an opportunity to wrestle with the "minimum" level of instruction that students need to be successful in class, to rethink attendance/grading p...
(pt.3) Will I Miss Anything Important, with Susy and Melissa
March 12, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBI was blessed to have Melissa and Susy, two student advocates, and we continue to talk about emailing professors and how traumatic that can be for students when professors do not respond kindly or with respect. Both students share heartfelt stories about how they continue to struggle with email etiquette and how it has negatively affected their lives. This one went way longer than I thought it would, so I am splitting this into two episodes.
pt3, Did I Miss Anything Important: Two Student Perspectives
March 12, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBI was blessed to have Melissa and Susy, two student advocates, and we continue to talk about emailing professors and how traumatic that can be for students when professors do not respond kindly or with respect. Both students share heartfelt stories about how they continue to struggle with email etiquette and how it has negatively affected their lives. This one went way longer than I thought it would, so I am splitting this into two episodes.
(pt.2) Will I Miss Anything Important, with Susy and Melissa
March 05, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis is part two of me talking about an email that a professor posted in a sociology group chat that I belong to. The student asked, "Will I miss anything important?" I reflect on why this question seems so offensive to professors, what my own response would be, and analyze how other professors responded. I then demonstrate how the content and tone of our correspondence to students can negatively affect underrepresented minorities.
pt.2, Will I Miss Anything Important?
March 05, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis is part two of me talking about an email that a professor posted in a sociology group chat that I belong to. The student asked, "Will I miss anything important?" I reflect on why this question seems so offensive to professors, what my own response would be, and analyze how other professors responded. I then demonstrate how the content and tone of our correspondence to students can negatively affect underrepresented minorities.
Will I Miss Anything Important?
February 27, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBI talk about an email that a professor posted in a sociology group chat that I belong to. The student asked, "Will I miss anything important?" I reflect on why this question seems so offensive to professors, what my own response would be, and analyze how other professors responded. I then demonstrate how the content and tone of our correspondence to students can negatively affect underrepresented minorities.