https://www.spreaker.com/show/just-conversations_1enEducationCopyright voicEd Radiohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0dcfeb5d2f1f4e88d87d82ac90237ce4.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/just-conversations_1Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:48:20 +0000voicEd RadiovoicEd Radiostephen@voicEd.caTwo white high school English teachers meet to reflect on their journey to be antiracist educators. Melanie White and Amanda Potts talk about the decisions they make in the classroom and critically evaluate their teaching. These powerful conversations...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-4-episode-2-discussing-destreaming--51439222https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51439222Sat, 01 Oct 2022 23:00:09 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda continue the conversation about destreaming in the classroom and how our practice has shifted as we continue to wrestle with the teaching of English in destreamed classes. As we respond to unique learners, we talk about the struggle...1457false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-4-episode-1-building-routines-in-destreamed-english--51110380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51110380Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:55:00 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda presented 3 routines for building community in destreamed English at the summer conference for the English Language Arts Network of Ontario (ELAN). In this episode, they discuss the routines including the theory and practice of...1656false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-3-episode-3-reading-reflection-and-routines-how-much-is-enough--48131210bfe2f528-abc1-49e4-b64f-2eaddc7f740bSat, 01 Jan 2022 18:30:09 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda discuss the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. They discuss We Got This by Cornelius Minor and other texts and the ways that their reading helps them consider student voice and respond in the classroom. Amanda asks, "How much...1510false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-3-episode-2-destreaming-us--46389402e932d4e5-54f7-4803-853d-537c0cfd33ddSun, 05 Sep 2021 20:03:01 +0000voicEd RadioIn this episode Melanie shares her appreciation for A Teacher's Guide to Mentor Texts by Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O'Dell and Amanda shares her interest in The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel by reading an important quotation related to...1091falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-3-episode-1-planning-for-destreaming-english--462479597c21b655-2320-4dc0-9859-56fe3cbe7bbcThu, 26 Aug 2021 13:54:50 +0000voicEd RadioWith the destreaming of math at grade 9 in Ontario, we know that English classes will soon follow and many schools have been making small moves to destream by blending courses of Applied and Academic English. As we continue to learn and practice...1567falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-5-a-conversation-from-quadmester-3-of-2020-2021--460258108aec3768-ad80-4944-a89e-90517d1c82e9Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:22:35 +0000voicEd RadioAs we prepare for Season 3 and record a few discussions, Melanie and Amanda find a recorded conversation that occurred between quadmester 3 and 4 of the 2020-2021 school year. In this intimate and honest conversation, they share struggles of...1289falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-4-a-conversation-with-a-new-teacher-sabrina-kayed--430973712dec49a8-9518-4d37-889b-38341beb09f9Sun, 24 Jan 2021 21:03:02 +0000voicEd RadioSabrina Kayed, a new teacher in the OCDSB, shares the ways that she incorporates her identities, interdisciplinary studies, and social justice into her high school science teaching. She candidly discusses her activism, the pressures she faces as a new...1429falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-3-responding-to-questions-on-twitter--4276419949a4087e-b255-4b97-911b-357e44e839c5Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:43:46 +0000voicEd RadioAmanda noticed a threaded discussion on Twitter after Melanie posted some student work. There were challenging comments which raised important emotions. Here they acknowledge and try to work through their responses in this short but intimate episode. 1050falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-2-community-work-equity-in-challenging-times--42200443808f7b50-e095-4ee6-890c-4ef53331830fFri, 27 Nov 2020 16:29:34 +0000voicEd RadioThe overlapping disruption of the pandemic, being called out publicly, and converting to a quadmester and hybrid model has Melanie and Amanda struggling with massive social change. They consider creating community with students, granting more grace to...1261falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/season-2-episode-1-preparing-for-school-with-lessons-in-equity-and-social-justice--40762028NB: Melanie meant to say that Jackson Katz is the first man to minor in Women's studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.]]>fccfdba2-49e7-45ef-8830-5356783c8a63Mon, 07 Sep 2020 23:52:51 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda invite Tobi Hunt-McCoy into a discussion about summer webinars, what they've learned, and what they want to bring into the classroom this year. They share some of their actions and the planning required to restructure the content of...NB: Melanie meant to say that Jackson Katz is the first man to minor in Women's studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.]]>1413falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-7-a-walk-on-june-17--39774810a4aba90d-2cc6-44b2-9e49-caff3d81e4a7Fri, 10 Jul 2020 19:11:58 +0000voicEd RadioAmanda took a walk and encountered an activist in her neighbourhood. While listening to a podcast with Austin Channing Brown, she had an epiphany about antiracist teaching and learning. Melanie shares some of her observations about the institutional...830falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-6-june-reflections--3977481856933971-b59c-41db-ab5d-6567f41e474bTue, 16 Jun 2020 18:52:49 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda explain their long silence, the trouble with speaking out, and their learning journey as they work within and without in pursuit of equity. They discuss some of the systemic inequities and question their roles as educators while...1346falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-05-the-black-student-experience-with-dina-efrem--39774821877f2315-2cf8-4e67-98ce-7c9cdadb97efWed, 15 Apr 2020 15:51:35 +0000voicEd RadioSeeking to further understand how students of colour experience school, Amanda and Melanie interview a Black student who attends the predominantly White school where Melanie teaches. Dina Efrem, a Canadian student with family roots in Eritrea, was in...1525falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-04-a-conversation-with-adrienne-coddett--3977482335819cfe-982c-4c3b-b53b-3483335cef56Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:47:51 +0000voicEd RadioMelanie and Amanda have a phone conversation with Adrienne Coddett, a high school teacher and respected local leader. She is also well known in Ottawa as co-host of Black on Black, a public affairs radio show which broadcasts every Saturday morning on...1839falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-03-finding-a-safe-space--397748115f2cbc4c-486c-4b09-b5f4-2eb9d613fed4Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:34:58 +0000voicEd RadioDealing with silence, exhaustion, tears, and trust – Amanda shares her experience of gender bias in an online course and she draws parallels with the students in our classes who experience racism. Melanie shares how struggles, vulnerability, and a...1386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-02-a-racial-literacy-self-assessment--39774815f78da121-85f6-4e21-aef5-c3d493a34f6aWed, 15 Apr 2020 15:32:53 +0000voicEd RadioTaking the Racial Literacy Self Assessment – Melanie and Amanda take a self assessment posted on Twitter and struggle with their response and understanding of racial literacy.1113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-01-cultural-appropriation--39774820687b15c0-457e-42bd-bd99-5903a23e84a0Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:30:45 +0000voicEd RadioIn today’s episode Amanda and Melanie ask the question: How do we handle challenging conversations with students who come from a position of privilege? We talk about a classroom lesson on cultural appropriation and Halloween costumes; some of the...1689falsefull