Latest Ivory toldson Podcast Episodes
What's Really Wrong with Our Kids? Us.
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - September 03, 2013 14:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingADHD, Peer Pressure, Bullying ... Stress. We are ailing, and our children seem to be the worst afflicted. Strong adult/child attachments are key to raising healthy children. The adults in that equation have to be us - their parents. Not their teachers, daycare providers, social workers. Us. But ...
Health and Wellness as Justice
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - August 27, 2013 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFood deserts, lack of green spaces for physical activity, economic disinvestment. All of these contribute to significant health and wellness disparities for Black and Latino urban communities. Our guests on this episode of Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education are Autumn Saxton-Ross, Ph.D., and Wi...
Trayvon Martin 50 Years After "The March" - Students Speak
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - August 20, 2013 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn August 24 and 28, thousands will gather in the nation's capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Attendees will be coming to pledge their commitment to continue the work that needs to be done to make progress in equity for all people in ...
Separate and Unequal - Higher Education and White Privilege
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - August 13, 2013 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University recently released a groundbreaking report on racial inequity in higher education - Separate and Unequal: How Higher Education Reinforces the Intergenerational Reproduction of White Privilege. One of the study's co-authors, Dr. J...
The Digital Divide - Changing Lives with Science & Tech
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - August 06, 2013 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingToday's industrial revolution is digital. Students must have fluency in science and technology in order to see real success in school and in life. Despite efforts to increase access to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education for students of color, digital entrepreneurs continu...
American Newcomers - Welcoming English Learners
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - July 30, 2013 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingEnglish-language learner children are a growing segment of the student population in American schools. While they work to acquire the English language, they are also typical students - curious, inquisitive, bright, funny, with special needs and without. Guest, Dr. Maria N. Trejo, is an expert in ...
The Diverse Schools Dilemma with Michael Petrilli
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - July 23, 2013 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSegregation by race and income in American schools is increasing. Though not measurable by today's standardized testing tools, the social and emotional benefits of diversity and integration for ALL students are tremendous. My guest, Michael J. Petrilli, will discuss his book The Diverse Schools ...
Poverty and Student Health Needs with Dr. Robert Atkins
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - July 16, 2013 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDaily stress, malnutrition, lack of physical activity, and low expectations and dangerous stereotypes threaten the well-being of children living in poverty. Although these things can be overcome, it is an uphill climb. On this episode of Know-It-All, we'll talk with Dr. Robert Atkins, Associate ...
Private Schools and the School Reform Puzzle
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - July 09, 2013 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe are expanding the national conversation about equity in education to include private schools. Many private schools offer their students unique and engaging curricula and safe, holistically nurturing environments. Many private schools also serve diverse student populations. Jeff Sindler, Head ...
After Fisher v. Texas - Multiculturalism in Gifted Education
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - July 02, 2013 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDiversity is the word of the day after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Fisher v. University of Texas. On this episode of Know-It-All, we'll take a look at diversity and multiculturalism in education through a different lens - gifted education. What is gifted education and, for purposes of eq...
Teenage Addiction: What Families and Educators Should Know
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - June 25, 2013 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTeenagers deal with a lot. Puberty and their changing bodies and emotions. Social hierarchies and dynamics that play out publicly through social media. Schools have to grapple with all that children bring with them. Despite our changing times, drugs and alcohol continue to be a temptation for man...
Autism Awareness - Supporting Children with Autism
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - June 18, 2013 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAutism and other disorders on the autism spectrum are difficult to understand. Although we don't know with any certainty what causes autism, parents and educators of children with autism have come up with remarkable strategies to support their children and nurture their gifts, and to be advocates...
The Culture of Poverty Myth
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - June 11, 2013 14:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're talking about race, class, and education. On Friday, the Washington Post published a piece by my community discussion partner, Dr. Natalie Hopkinson, entitled "Organic Chemistry: Two Tracks of Schooling Raise Questions About Class, Race and Community." This episode of Know-It-All continues ...
Sowing Seeds - Cooperative Grassroots Activism
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - June 04, 2013 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGrassroots activism in education is responsible for birthing the movements that gave us Brown v. Board and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and is now responsible for the recent national focus on standardized testing, racial disparities in student discipline, school closures, and other pressing issu...
Memorial Day and Peace Education in Schools
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - May 28, 2013 14:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIt is Memorial Day, and we are honoring those who have lost their lives for this country. We will talk about how to teach our children to be advocates for, and students of, peace. And we'll discuss the role of faith and spirituality in peace education. Susan G. Burton is the Director of the Unit...
Education Reform Distractions - The Miseducation of Cities
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - May 21, 2013 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPublic charter vs. traditional public schools, local communities vs. outside reformers, black vs. white. There are many distractions and red herrings in discussions about education reform. My guest, Dr. Andre Perry, has put many of those distractions on the table in his fascinating novel, The Ga...
Sexual Harassment in Schools - Title IX is more than sports
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - May 14, 2013 14:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingGirls' athletics are just the tip of the iceberg that is gender equity in schools. Many educators are aware that Title IX requires schools to allow girls equal access to school sports. But not everyone knows that Title IX also prohibits sex-based discrimination in school, which can take many form...
Teacher Appreciation Week!
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - May 07, 2013 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTo show our appreciation for teachers this week, check out this oldie but goodie - Black Male Educators and Why Equity Requires Them. My guests were Joseph Isaac and Rennie Taylor, who are incredible teachers that consistently go above and beyond for the sake of their students. They talked about...
Anti-Racist Education: The Language of Equity
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - April 30, 2013 14:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStudent equity and education advocacy rhetoric has often pitted teachers and educators against, essentially, everyone else. But, teachers are doing tremendous things to force change for equity from within and to deliver empowering social justice instruction to their students. My guests will talk...
Keeping Schools Safe without Guns or Police
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - April 23, 2013 14:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHow can we keep our children safe? Schools are still the safest places to be, but since the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy, debate about whether to put more police and guns in schools continues to rage. Even pop culture has grabbed hold - from HBO's Vice to Fox's Glee, guns in school is a hot topic...
Pedro Noguera and The Trouble with Education Reform
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - April 16, 2013 14:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Pedro Noguera is the Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University. He is a world-renowned sociologist, researcher, and prolific author of several publications, including the seminal book, "The Trouble with Black Boys...and Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of P...
Children and the Brain - Mapping, Music, Montessori, & More
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - April 09, 2013 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn Tuesday, April 2, President Obama announced his proposal to spend $100 million on a human brain mapping initiative that would financially support brain-related research and efforts to combat Alzheimer's, autism, epilepsy, and paralysis, among other things. Our guest, Dr. Jessica Phillips-Sil...
Mississippi School-to-Prison Pipeline to Meet an Epic End
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - April 02, 2013 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOn March 22, the United States Department of Justice announced an historic settlement with the school district of Meridian, Mississippi, that seeks to end the disproportionate exclusion of black children from school for disciplinary infractions and the arrest of black students for minor offenses...
Let's Take It Outside - Learning Outside of the Classroom
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - March 26, 2013 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingResearch has shown that, more than an achievement gap between students of color and white students and between low-income students and upper-income students, there exists an opportunity gap between students who are exposed to summer and out-of-school learning opportunities and those who are not. ...
Disabled Does Not Mean Unable - Educating Special Needs Kids
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - March 19, 2013 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSpecial education is a veritable alphabet soup of legal requirements. Sometimes, we all can lose sight of the ultimate goal - to educate students with special needs and prepare them for life, college, and career. Our guest, Donovan Anderson, is an attorney with over twenty years of experience s...
No More Kids in Jail: A Holistic Look at School Discipline
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - March 12, 2013 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJuvenile correctional facilities are dumping grounds for discarded children. Harsh discipline in schools often lights their path. Our guest, David Domenici, has made it his life's work to change the circumstances for children who have been cast aside by society. Founder and Executive Director of...
Dr. Gabor Maté - What's Really Wrong With Our Kids? Us
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - March 05, 2013 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAttention Deficit Disorder, Peer Pressure, Bullying, Suicide, Violence ... Stress. We are ailing, and our children seem to be the worst afflicted. Strong adult/child attachments are key to raising healthy children. The adults in that equation have to be us - their parents. Not their teachers, day...
Superintendents' Roundtable
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - February 26, 2013 15:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSuperintendents all over the country are under mounting pressure to ensure high academic achievement for their students, provide safe and nurturing school environments, and treat students equitably. Our guests, all superintendents, will divulge the insider secrets to keeping their heads under su...
Django and More Unchained: Black History Mash-Up
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - February 19, 2013 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're celebrating Black History Month with what promises to be a lively and wide-ranging discussion about recent events that have generated headlines. We'll talk about Django Unchained, the President's State of the Union address, Christopher Dorner, and more. We'll have a panel of guests - medi...
Ensuring Equity for LGBT Students
Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education - February 12, 2013 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) children all over the world face unique challenges in life....and in school. Our guests will discuss the challenges LGBT students in this country face, explain what progress has been made to ensure equity for LGBT students, and share what must be don...
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