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When we think of this place we call school, our mind naturally goes to images of teachers in classrooms, a principal in an office and students in desks. It’s a...
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When we think of this place we call school, our mind naturally goes to images of teachers in classrooms, a principal in an office and students in desks. It’s a simple, even nostalgic image, often carried with us from our own childhood experiences.
But the modern school is a complex system that also includes educational assistants, child and youth professionals, early childhood educators, office administrators, custodians, not to mention the supports that arrive ever day from the community and the district office.
For lack of a better term, let’s call them education support workers—and their an integral part of the way that enable us to live up to our commitment to success for all.
In this series of conversations, we’re going to try to do something about that. This is the podcast where Education Workers Speak—their minds, their truths and their visions for our schools and the students that come to learn here every day.
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But the modern school is a complex system that also includes educational assistants, child and youth professionals, early childhood educators, office administrators, custodians, not to mention the supports that arrive ever day from the community and the district office.
For lack of a better term, let’s call them education support workers—and their an integral part of the way that enable us to live up to our commitment to success for all.
In this series of conversations, we’re going to try to do something about that. This is the podcast where Education Workers Speak—their minds, their truths and their visions for our schools and the students that come to learn here every day.
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"It's a lot" ft. Tanitiã Munroe
22 SEP 2020 · Tanitiã Munroe is a Child and Youth Worker at the Toronto District School Board as well as a PhD Candidate at OISE/UT, where she is researching Black students’ and families' experience navigating K-12 education. Currently, Tanitiã works in the Caring and Safe Schools program at TDSB, a program that supports students who have been suspended and expelled from their home schools. Tanitiã talks to us about the realities, the frustrations and the challenges of working through a system that needs to be doing much better for ALL students.31m 37s -
"I'm one pair of hands for a hundred pairs of kids" ft. Karen Carlson-Oriotis
3 SEP 2020 · Karen Carlson-Oriotis is a Special Education Assistant with the York Region District School Board. Although she works specifically with two kindergarten students, she can be pulled from those responsibilities at any time to deal with challenges that other students may be having during the day. Karen presents a very realistic picture of the work she does, and an even more compelling reason for doing it.16m 25s -
"It's not just a job" ft. Maria De Lorenzi, Educational Assistant
30 AUG 2020 · Maria De Lorenzi Educational Assistant at a Northern Ontario Secondary School. Maria joins us to share the challenges of her role, but her very strong commitment to seeing all students succeed. This is more than a job for Maria and it won't take you long to find out why.21m 34s -
"We know child development" ft. Ruta Jazokas, DECE
23 AUG 2020 · Ruta Jazokas is a Designated Early Childhood Educator (DECE) with Ontario's Peel District School Board. In this conversation, we reflect on her relationship with her OCT partner, the experience of working with students remotely during the recent pandemic shutdown, her appreciation of the work of educational assistants in her school, and the passion with which she approaches her work.26m 27s -
Back to School for Students with Special Needs ft. Marcie, Educational Assistant
23 AUG 2020 · A lot of conversation around safe re-opening of schools has centered around class size and the need to ensure safe physical distancing. Marcie is an Ontario-based Education Assistant (EA) and, as this conversation points out, there needs to be a much deeper discussion about the health and safety requirements of the large number of students with learning challenges and special needs.22m 38s
When we think of this place we call school, our mind naturally goes to images of teachers in classrooms, a principal in an office and students in desks. It’s a...
show more
When we think of this place we call school, our mind naturally goes to images of teachers in classrooms, a principal in an office and students in desks. It’s a simple, even nostalgic image, often carried with us from our own childhood experiences.
But the modern school is a complex system that also includes educational assistants, child and youth professionals, early childhood educators, office administrators, custodians, not to mention the supports that arrive ever day from the community and the district office.
For lack of a better term, let’s call them education support workers—and their an integral part of the way that enable us to live up to our commitment to success for all.
In this series of conversations, we’re going to try to do something about that. This is the podcast where Education Workers Speak—their minds, their truths and their visions for our schools and the students that come to learn here every day.
show less
But the modern school is a complex system that also includes educational assistants, child and youth professionals, early childhood educators, office administrators, custodians, not to mention the supports that arrive ever day from the community and the district office.
For lack of a better term, let’s call them education support workers—and their an integral part of the way that enable us to live up to our commitment to success for all.
In this series of conversations, we’re going to try to do something about that. This is the podcast where Education Workers Speak—their minds, their truths and their visions for our schools and the students that come to learn here every day.
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