This Week: As schools all over CA moved back to some version of in-person instruction, Manuel and Jeff take on a fascinating and troubling story out of Florida where a teacher was suspended after protesting the removal of a Black Lives Matter flag displayed in her classroom. Amy Donofrio, being represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is a teacher at Robert E. Lee high school in Jacksonville, Florida. Ms Donofrio is forcing a showdown about one of the stickiest issues to come out of the national racial reckoning. What rights to "political" speech do teachers have at work? And how far will district and state leaders - who’ve issued countless statements against systemic racism - go to push back against the white supremacist backlash? Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

The shift to pandemic pedagogy was especially tough for arts and music educators who suddenly found themselves orchestrating bands and directing ceramics lessons through Zoom. As campuses reopen and the school system turns its attention to so-called “learning loss,” what’s the future of our already underfunded and understaffed arts education programs? This week we’re joined by Benwar Shepard, a veteran music teacher and founder of Bigger Than Us (BTU) Arts, to explore arts education during and after the pandemic. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a call for more SEL to address mass shootings and a plan to eliminate a major standardized exam for teaching candidates. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 7:44 - Can SEL stop mass shootings? 22:59 - Lawmakers weigh eliminating teaching exam 38:55 - Arts education during and after the pandemic 1:15:15 - Candles from the Hart! More from our guest: - Bigger Than Us Arts: https://www.btuarts.org/ - Department of Sound: https://www.deptofsound.org/ Do-Now Stories: - Social-emotional learning can help prevent school shootings: https://edsource.org/2021/social-emotional-learning-can-help-prevent-school-shootings/652876 - WA state controversy over bill that would eliminate standardized testing requirement for new teachers: https://www.chronline.com/stories/lawmakers-divided-on-washington-education-bill-that-eliminates-state-testing-requirement-for-some,262580 Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: Lt. Nazario in Virginia, Daunte Wright in Minneapolis, Adam Toledo in Chicago, a teacher calling a student the N word in Oklahoma, kids in Texas make a slave trading game for their black classmates, 4 members of the Sikh community killed at work in Indianapolis, and the list goes on. This week was a hard one, in so many ways. Manuel and Jeff process a week of repeated traumas, and discuss the implications of all of this mess for schools, including a regrettably terrible tweet from former US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Links to stories referenced: Oklahoma teacher calls student the N word Wisconsin teachers resign after investigation into slavery lesson Texas HS students engage in slave trading game Cop who shot Jacob Blake returns to the force  Arne Duncan’s terrible Tweet Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Last summer’s uprisings for racial justice spurred a flurry of activity and discussion among educators about how to work towards creating a truly equitable and just school system. Not surprisingly, that energy has largely faded away as schools shifted their attention towards reopening and a return to “normal.” This week we’re joined by principal and racial equity coach Joe Truss to reflect back on a year of racial equity work. What progress has been made? How has resistance manifested? Truss shares his takeaways from a year of leading workshops focused on dismantling white supremacy culture in schools. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including a call for civics education reform and a look at how Latinx students fare in suburban school settings. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 4:43 - Scholars call for Civics/History education reform 21:50 - Suburban schools and Latinx students 35:44 - Racial equity work w/ Joe Truss 1:09:45 - Big dogs on campus hang tough! More from our guest: - Joe Truss’ Blog: https://culturallyresponsiveleadership.com/ - Joe Truss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trussleadership - Conference: https://events.eventzilla.net/e/dismantling-white-supremacy-culture-in-schools-conference-2021-2138814104 Do-Now Stories: - Harvard Magazine: A Roadmap for Reforming Civic Education - https://harvardmagazine.com/2021/03/civic-education - Report: Educating for Democracy - https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/the-report/ - So-called ‘good’ suburban schools often require trade-offs for Latino students - https://theconversation.com/so-called-good-suburban-schools-often-require-trade-offs-for-latino-students-155434 Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: A year ago, the idea that nearly every student would have a laptop or tablet and attend school virtually seemed preposterous. Now, it’s just another day of school.  With news about promising vaccine efficacy among children, what role might cameras play in the future of school?  Drawing on an article in The 74, Manuel and Jeff explore some of the provocative questions about the future of cameras in classrooms, from evaluation and accountability to breaking down the walls of school and freeing us from archaic seat time requirements.  Also, big news on testing in CA this week! The state’s waiver to not have to administer the Smarter Balanced Assessments in math and ELA is approved by the feds. Much remains to be determined, but could this mean the avoidance of a testing disaster this spring? Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Science! Technology! Engineering! Math! “STEM” has been all the rage in education over the last several years as schools look to prepare students for careers in the rapidly growing tech industry. Unfortunately, as STEM education has grown many of our traditionally marginalized students have been left behind. This week we’re joined by computer science teacher and Justice Code founder Caia Brown to explore how we can boost STEM outcomes for communities that are underrepresented in Silicon Valley. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a big drop in FAFSA applications and a byzantine law in California that perhaps tried and definitely failed to diversify community college faculty. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 7:10 - Financial Aid Applications Dropped Amid Pandemic 22:10 - CA Struggles to Diversify Faculty 35:33 - Boosting STEM Outcomes w/ Caia Brown 1:08:27 - Partnership LA University Day! More from our guest: - Justice Code - https://www.justicecode.org/ - Caia on the Designed to Thrive Podcast - https://designedtothrivepodcast.com/episodes/creating-the-next-generation-of-stem-heroes-with-caia-brown - Caia on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MsBrownSTEM Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: After 4 years of work, hundreds of thousands of public comments, and a late rush of right-wing pushback, the CA State Board of Education adopted an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum this week.  The move paves the way for districts and schools across the state to expand the teaching of ethnic studies, and for a future showdown in the state legislature over adding ethnic studies as a requirement for high school graduation.  Manuel - who chaired the committee responsible for the development of the model curriculum - shares insights about the process, including the rash of late, Trumpian attacks from the Fox News crowd, and more covert groups who sought to remove the use of Critical Race Theory as a foundational theory of ethnic studies. Jeff and Manuel discuss what this all means, and the future of ethnic studies in CA. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This year of pandemic pedagogy has been tough on students of all ages, most notably those in the early grades. As the debate over school “reopening” continues to rage and battlelines are drawn over whether or not students will be confronted with an onslaught of standardized tests this spring, elementary teachers across the nation continue to step up and serve our little kiddos. This week we’re joined by National Board certified third grade teacher and education advocate Meghann Seril to learn about the ongoing challenges of teaching and supporting younger students during these times. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including questions about the pandemic’s impact on school discipline policies and the debate over student loan forgiveness!  ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:02 - How has the pandemic changed school discipline? 18:46 - Who benefits from student loan cancellation? 32:24 - Elementary teaching amid pandemic politics 56:48 - New NYC schools chancellor! More from our guest: - Making Culturally Affirming Schools A Priority: Lessons from Teachers of Color in a Time of Crisis (co-written by Meghann Seril) - https://teachplus.org/news-events/publications/making-culturally-affirming-schools-priority-lessons-teachers-color-time - Meghann in EdSource: “I’m here for my students, despite the distance” - https://edsource.org/2020/im-here-for-my-students-despite-the-distance/627476 - Meghann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/megpseril Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: Under the radar congress removed the last barrier for school districts to use federal funds on transportation services for integrating schools. We’ve long known of the pernicious effects of segregation on kids and communities of color, but is integration the right answer today? What about the damaging effects segregation has on white kids? And what about the harm done to us all by having the vast majority of white people in the country attend segregated schools? Also Manuel and Jeff discuss Miguel Cardona taking office and the continued push from the feds for state testing this spring, including Jeff’s piece “The Case Against State Testing in the Spring of 2021.” Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Website: https://AOTAshow.com Stream all of our content at: linktr.ee/AOTA Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

The relationship between the public school system and Black families has a long, tenuous history. After decades of marginalization and miseducation, how can public schools do right by Black families to better engage and strengthen the school-to-home connection? We’re joined by the super dope duo of Dr. Tonikiaa Orange and Dr. Tunette Powell, hosts of “Conversations for the Soul” on Facebook Live, to explore the dynamic between the public school system and Black families. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including LAUSD’s recent decision to cut its school police force and a growing momentum for eSports at the secondary school level. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:04 - LAUSD Board Votes to Cut Police Force 21:15 - eSports leagues on the rise in CA schools 30:50 - Public Schools and Black Families 1:09:49 - Students stand up to trash professor More from our guests: - Conversations for the Soul / UCLA Parent Empowerment Project: https://www.facebook.com/UCLAParentEmpowermentProject - UCLA Culture & Equity Project: https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/culture-equity/ - Dr. Tunette Powell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TunettePowell Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: Tik Tok strikes again, as an AP US History  teacher in Florida is caught on video white washing the behavior of slave owners to a black student, and claiming that the n word means ignorant. Just ignorant. Nothing else, under any circumstances. Just ignorant. Lord help us all. Also Manuel and Jeff dig into a listener’s perspective (shout out to Ms. Reilley) about the role of whiteness in the renewed effort to reopen schools throughout California’s most COVID impacted communities. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

How can school leaders build and sustain an effective, humanizing, and empowered school culture on their campus? To help answer this question, we take a look at the work being done at a public high school in one of the most marginalized and underserved communities in Los Angeles. We’re joined by the founding principal of the University Pathways Public Service Academy in Watts, Amen Rahh, to discuss how his school built a revolutionary school culture. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including concerns over the number of kids who missed kindergarten this year and new numbers out of California showing a record decline in school enrollment. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 5:54 - Where have the kindergarteners gone? 19:17 - CA sees record enrollment decline 32:46 - Revolutionary School Culture w/ Principal Rahh 57:54 - Accreditor of fake college gets shut down More from Amen Rahh: - Principal Rahh on AOTA Season 2 Ep 12 - The Principalship: https://youtu.be/srnu9KTemm0?t=836 - Change Agent: A Conversation with Amen Rahh: https://youtu.be/IouWHXw9w0E - Revolutionary Educator: https://www.revolutionaryeducator.com/ - Principal Rahh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PrincipalRahh Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: It’s the first week of Black History Month, in the first celebration of this month post the racial reckoning of 2020. So you’d think we’d be in for none of the usual shenanigans in our nation’s schools, right? Oh, if only. Teachers in Wisconsin asks the kids to consider how they would punish a disobedient slave, and a school in Utah explains how families are allowed to opt out of Black History Month. Also, the city of Los Angeles plans to sue the nation’s second largest school district to force reopening of physical school, even though LA is the purplest of purple, and the literal epicenter of the pandemic right now. Yall, this is a wild one. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

With new leadership at the Department of Education and an increasingly heated national debate over opening schools for in-person learning, what should be the top policy priorities for the new administration? We’re joined by lecturer, policy analyst, and one of Connecticut’s dopest educators Robert Cotto, Jr. to explore the most pressing matters in education policy. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including an update on the teacher wage penalty and the very short life of the 1776 Report. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 4:40 - Teacher wage penalty persists despite strikes 19:22 - RIP to the 1776 Report 32:25 - Examining Education Policy w/ Robert Cotto, Jr. 1:02:30 - School Personnel lost to COVID Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: Amidst the talk of “learning loss” and “COVID slide” plans are being made for what school should look like as we (hopefully) prepare for some version of normal in the fall. But what should we do?  Manuel and Jeff dream BIG about what the next 8 months can look like in schools. Also, the Biden administration plans to get kids back in school in their first 100 days.  Manuel and Jeff enter a friendly wager about whether that’ll happen here in the epicenter of COVID spread in America, Los Angeles County. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: Despite an increasingly deadly pandemic, the governor of California is offering BILLIONS of dollars for schools to go ahead and reopen for in-person instruction. What do these financial incentives--along with new post-pandemic budget proposals--say about what our priorities should be when students eventually return to the schoolhouse?  Jeff and Manuel explore the latest developments in the ongoing battle over reopening. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen, and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: Remember a week ago?  We were all so thankful 2020 was gone and 2021 was here to save us. Then, white nationalists staged a coup attempt going full Kyle-Rittenhouse-vigilante-style insane, and looted the US Capitol building while Congress hid beneath their desks. W...T...F? Manuel was teaching that day, so he and Jeff get into what did happen and what should happen in the classroom as schools across America start the second semester. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

The pandemic rages. Schools remain closed. But college sports? The show must go on! In the wake of a national uprising for racial justice and a tragic global pandemic, how do we advance justice for our student-athletes right now and ensure that their educational needs are being met? We’re joined by pro ballplayer-turned professor Dr. Eddie Comeaux to explore the intersections between college athletics and educational & racial justice. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including K-12 schools purchasing phone hacking technology and a debate over whether students should be required to get the COVID vaccine. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 7:17 - Schools buying phone-hacking technology 23:05 - Will the vaccine be required for students? 38:27 - Advancing justice for student-athletes 1:10:40 - The AOTA Bump! Dr. Comeaux - Five Ways to Advance Racial Justice in Sports: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eddiecomeaux/2020/07/20/five-ways-to-advance-racial-justice-in-college-sports/ Dr. Comeaux - Black Student Campusmaking: Virtual Platforms and Sites of Resistance: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eddiecomeaux/2020/10/27/black-student-campusmaking-virtual-platforms-as-sites-of-resistance/ Center for Athletes' Rights and Equity: https://athletescare.ucr.edu/ Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is all the buzz in education, but what does it look like in the wake of remote learning and pandemic schooling? David Adams, the Senior Director of Strategy at the Urban Assembly and super-dope SEL specialist, returns to our show to help us explore how schools should approach SEL in a way that makes sense for these times. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a set of policy recommendations from district leaders for the incoming Biden Administration and a lawsuit in CA over the shortcomings of distance learning. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 5:16 - Council of the Great City Schools shares recommendations for Biden Admin 19:50 - Parents sue CA over failures of distance learning 31:57 - SEL in the wake of COVID 1:02:40 - Homework Helpers to the Rescue! David Adams on AOTA discussing trauma-informed care: https://youtu.be/sGfG12-MZYk?t=1253 Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: You’ve seen the map. It’s a sea of COVID red and purple, and yet there seems to be renewed momentum to push for the reopening of schools in the new year. Why? Is this even something we should consider? And what does this mean for kids and educators? Also, as the fall semester comes to a close, Manuel and Jeff discuss what to do about the always sticky question of grading. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

We’ve reached the halfway mark of a truly historic, unprecedented, and momentous school year. How do educators feel about how pandemic-schooling has gone thus far? Our Senior Middle School Correspondent Geneviève DeBose joins us to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly from the fall semester of remote learning. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a story about a student becoming a NASA engineer after erroneously being placed in honors geometry and a report about the increasing number of college grads who are returning to community college despite having already earned bachelor’s degrees. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 5:35 - Student misplaced in honors math becomes NASA engineer 15:54 - More college grads seek community college after earning bachelor’s 32:40 - Halftime Report: The COVID School Year 1:11:44 - Too Dope Teacher of the Year 1:13:00 - Goodbye to a furry loved one Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

It was a school board race that set national records for outside spending and was characterized by some as a battle between charter and union forces. The dust has settled and attention now turns to the future of the nation’s second-largest school district, LAUSD. Today we’re joined by super-dope educator and incoming school board member Tanya Ortiz Franklin to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly elements of running for office. How does she feel about the experience and what is her plan for moving the district forward? But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including an analysis of inequitable funding between schools inside the same school district and a study about the harmful educational impact of placing girls in male-dominated study groups. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 6:29 - Funding disparities between schools in same district 19:33 - Study shows male-dominated study groups bad for girls 30:17 - LAUSD’s newest board member, Tanya Ortiz Franklin 57:09 - Farewell to a pair of dope educators EXTRAS - Tanya on our Teach For America Episode: https://youtu.be/gEqNyuCOrhY - AOTA One-on-one: Tanya Ortiz Franklin on Restorative Justice: https://youtu.be/DrOgL19RnTE Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: like a 90s ballad, we’ve come to the end of the road for Betsy Devos and company at the US Dept of Ed. Manuel and Jeff give a brief rundown of her ignominious record - everything from guns for grizzlies to her war on public schools - and share their thoughts about what should be top priority for the new administration. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: the first post election weekend is here, and it kicks off with big news from the presidential election. Looks like Betsy will be packing her bags, but what does it mean for education?  Hardly a word was spoken about education on the campaign trail, and even less coverage has been given to state and local issues.  Manuel and Jeff get into it with a full post election education debrief ! Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Ivy league dopeness in the building!! Today we’re joined by the faculty director of teacher education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Dr. Christina “V” Villarreal! She shares with us her approach to helping current and future educators de-center whiteness in education as well as the importance of embracing ethnic studies at the graduate level. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a troubling rise in the number of students experiencing homelessness and a teacher under fire for having students watch videos from a right-wing website. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 5:24 - Stunning rise in number of students experiencing homelessness 18:40 - Teachers assigns videos from right-wing website 33:54 - De-centering whiteness in educator training 1:10:19 - Record-setting donation to CA community colleges! EXTRAS - Rethinking Ethnic Studies: https://rethinkingschools.org/books/rethinking-ethnic-studies/ - We Want to Do More Than Survive: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/622408/we-want-to-do-more-than-survive-by-bettina-love/ Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: It’s ten days from election day and the country is buzzing. And so are the nation’s youth, who live with the consequences of elections, but can’t vote.  A proposition on the ballot in California could stand to change that, at least for a slice of the state's teenagers.  If approved, prop 18 would allow 17 year olds who will be 18 by the time of the general election to vote in primaries and special elections. Will it pass?  Should it pass?  Manuel and Jeff discuss! Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

Genius level dopeness on the show today!! Celebrated author and educator extraordinaire Dr. Gholdy Muhammad joins us to discuss her framework for culturally and historically responsive literacy. Her book Cultivating Genius is a must-have for educators everywhere and today she shares with us a bit about her framework, her playbook for creating a liberating school system, and her secret for sustaining herself through this work. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a massive amount of outside money being spent on a local school board race and a new study about the impact that social studies has on reading scores. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** AGENDA 0:00 - Welcome! 5:40 - Outside groups spending millions on L.A. school board race 18:39 - New study suggests increased time on social studies boosts reading scores 29:28 - Cultivating Genius with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad 1:07:04 - High-speed internet (finally) coming to public housing communities EXTRAS Dr. Muhammad’s book, Cultivating Genius - https://shop.scholastic.com/teachers-ecommerce/teacher/books/cultivating-genius-9781338594898.html Dr. Muhammad on the Abolitionist Teaching webinar - https://youtu.be/uJZ3RPJ2rNc LAUSD Board of Education District 7 Candidate Tanya Ortiz Franklin on AOTA - https://aotashow.com/s2-ep-15-teach-for-america Get MORE All of the Above: -  Website - https://aotashow.com/ -  Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota -  Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 -  Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm -  Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow -  Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: as Halloween approaches, are we staring down an American education horror story? Hundreds of thousands of students - especially kindergarteners - are missing from school, an already concerning teacher shortage could get much worse, and the budget cliff states and districts face from the COVID recession hasn’t even really hit school yet.  Manuel and Jeff discuss and do some prognosticating about what might happen, if we don’t take steps to turn this potential horror story into a fairy tale. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow Articles references in this episode: When Schools Reopen, We May Not Have Enough Teachers (Hechinger Report) Enrollment Is Dropping In Public Schools Around the Country (NPR) “Where are the rest of you?” With As Many As 600,000 skipping Kindergarten During the Pandemic, Districts Plead With Parents Not to Delay (LA School Report) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

How can science teachers engage in the growing movement to adopt anti-racist curriculum and teaching practices? After previously discussing math classes and English Language Arts classes, we now take a look at science! We’re joined by Dr. Terence Keel, a super-dope professor with a split appointment in the UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics and UCLA’s Department of African American Studies. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including who’s to blame for national broadband internet gaps and an uphill battle in California to bring back affirmative action. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** 0:00 - Welcome! 5:35 - Decades of internet inequity leaves schools unprepared 17:10 - Early polls suggest an uphill battle for affirmative action in California 32:35 - Exploring the role that science classes play in the work of anti-racism 1:01:16 - Sacramento teachers take the lead on anti-racism training AOTA One-on-one: A conversation with Dr. Terence Keel: https://youtu.be/3xTqrZmeDDU AOTA Episode 2: Race, Culture, and American Schooling: https://youtu.be/cEh947QJVUY?t=785 Dr. Keel’s university profile: https://afam.ucla.edu/terence-keel/ Dr. Keel’s book, Divine Variations: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=25826 Get MORE All of the Above: -  Website - https://aotashow.com/ -  Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota -  Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 -  Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm -  Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow -  Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This Week: The escalation of hostility towards the teaching of truth about America’s history of racism continues, as Donald J. announces not only the intent to defund those schools and institutions teaching critical race theory, but the establishment of a “1776 Commission” to “promote patriotic education.”  Queue Orwellian nightmares now.  Manuel and Jeff discuss educators’ collective responsibility to push back against the white-lash and uphold the foundational values of education, like truth, honesty, dignity and respect for all. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

It can be hard to keep up with everything going on in education during distance learning as the world burns. Don’t worry, we got your back! In this episode we review recent headlines in education, from the drama over test-optional admissions to the looming wave of teacher resignations in light of pandemic teaching. While snowflakes come for the 1619 Project, the robot apocalypse may already be upon us as a grading algorithm trashes students’ exam scores. What a time to be in education! ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** 0:00 - Intro 7:00 - Survey shows teacher morale is down BIG during pandemic 26:20 - SAT/ACT tests now optional at many elite colleges due to COVID 38:45 - Uproar after algorithm used to predict student test scores 53:20 - How to be an ANTI-anti-racist: Administration targets school curriculum Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: Imagine starting the school year with a schedule that dictates the first 4 days of school but nothing beyond that. With no MOU in place governing distance learning, Sacramento joins a host of other districts across the nation where frustration, and disagreement over what’s feasible and best for kids is dominating the discussion.  Manuel and Jeff are joined by Sacramento City Unified teacher and union activist Damian Harmony to unpack what’s happening on the ground. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Catch Damian’s podcast: A Geek History of Time - https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/a-geek-history-of-time/id1462097976 Catch Damian’s comedy show on Tuesdays at 8:30pm PST: Capitol PUNishment - http://twitch.tv/CapitolPuns Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

We’ve read the books and had the conversations, but how do we actually “do the work” and put anti-racism into practice in our classrooms? In our previous episode we looked at math instruction--now we’ll turn our sights to the English Language Arts classroom for a discussion with Julia E. Torres & Geneviève DeBose. These two super-dope, nationally-renowned educators help us unpack what it means to de-center whiteness and teach inclusive literature in today’s ELA classes. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including talk of a shift to year-round schooling in the wake of COVID and a new law in California that requires college students to take an ethnic studies class. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES: - To address learning loss, some call for schools to adopt year-round schedules  (5:41) - Students in CA State University system now required to take a class in ethnic studies (19:07) SEMINAR: - Exploring anti-racism in English Language Arts classes w/ Julia E. Torres & Geneviève DeBose (32:51) CLASS DISMISSED: - Veteran teacher joins race for city council (1:07:34) Geneviève’s previous AOTA episodes: - Creating a Culture of Literacy: https://youtu.be/7J6EKRn-v5E - When Teachers Hit A Low Point: https://youtu.be/5B5TduzOYjM - Exploring Teacher Quality in High-Need Schools: https://youtu.be/nef2HODbYXg - The Teacher’s Dilemma: Should I stay or should I go?: https://youtu.be/XScpOis671o - It's (Project) Lit! A Conversation with Geneviève DeBose Akinnagbe: https://youtu.be/4aRPiZ2WHXU - Looking back on the 2020-2021 School Year: https://youtu.be/o_o1SXHTGSs - Student Engagement Conundrum: https://youtu.be/Q27S7SjG6dg More from Julia E. Torres: - Opening Session - Spring 2020 TheEdCollab Gathering: https://youtu.be/nz4g3YFRR7g - Julia Torres on #whyiwrite: https://youtu.be/4N_IGxbCXyI - Julia E. Torres: Love is a Verb. Education is Liberation.: https://youtu.be/Sz3DdRhsdl4 - Coronavirus: Are schools in the US reopening too early?: https://youtu.be/0wSiPjtAtJQ Get MORE All of the Above: - Website - https://aotashow.com/ - Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota - Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 - Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm - Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow - Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: A teacher in Texas is placed on administrative leave for having BLM and LGBTQ affirming signs in her bitmoji classroom, an LA teacher is targeted by right wing extremists online for similar actions, and the New York City mayor and chancellor rush to reopen schools while educators say there  are not adequate safety measures in place. Manuel and Jeff discuss what is, perhaps, the most dangerous time to be an educator we’ve ever encountered. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

School’s back in session and our very first guest of the school year is the super-dope teacher, activist, author, and #EduColor director José Luis Vilson! He joins us to discuss his journey in education and what math pedagogy can and should look like with regards to anti-racism and distance learning. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a study exploring the merits of performance assessments and news that a record wave of college students are choosing to defer their admission. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES: - Performance assessments outshine traditional tests for college success  (4:08) - Waves of students defer admission as colleges move online (15:20) SEMINAR: - Exploring math, racial justice, and educational leadership w/ José Luis Vilson (26:32) CLASS DISMISSED: - Veteran teacher joins race for city council (50:05) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: As schools in Los Angeles are set to begin the year remotely next week, Manuel and Jeff discuss their vision for what we could do better in this second round of distance learning.  From reframing how we use the standards, to empowering teachers and students to shape curriculum, the sky’s the limit.  But will we actually do these things?  We'll know soon enough.   Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

The academic success of Asian American students is often propped up as proof that it only takes hard work and dedication to be successful in America regardless of one’s race. However, the truth is that not all Asian American groups are experiencing success in our school system and the so-called “model minority” idea is a harmful myth. Professor Dr. Betina Hsieh joins us to unpack the narratives around Asian American students as we explore anti-racism and the pursuit of educational justice. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a scandalous story about online credit recovery and a report about widespread violations to the Americans with Disabilities Act on our school campuses. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES: - Grand jury alleges abuse of online credit recovery program at one CA high school  (4:53) - Report finds widespread ADA violations across America’s schools (13:59) SEMINAR: - Asian Americans, Education, and the Fight for Justice w/ Dr. Betina Hsieh (24:48) CLASS DISMISSED: - The Grim Reaper wants schools to reopen! (1:11:15) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: As the start of the school year draws closer, state and district policies begin falling into place regarding school reopening.  But recent data from the Kaiser Family Foundation sheds new light on the debate as it’s framed in the national media. Parents of color overwhelmingly support delaying the opening of school, while a strong majority of white parents favor a swift reopening.  The same holds true along partisan lines as well.  Manuel and Jeff discuss the data and its implications for our national discussion about school reopening. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

All eyes were on Minneapolis when this summer began. What was it like to teach in the epicenter of this summer’s uprising for racial justice? And with all the new buzz around anti-racist schooling, what does a truly anti-racist, community-centered school look like? We’re joined by Arielle Rocca and Alex Leonard, two educators and co-founders of the Community Connected Academy at Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, to answer these questions and hear their story. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including new data about racial disparities in distance learning and an attempt by the military to recruit teens via online gaming platforms. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES: - Report reveals deep racial disparities in distance learning  (4:55) - Military recruiters using online gaming to recruit teens (17:17) SEMINAR: - Two Minneapolis educators share the story of their anti-racist school (28:53) CLASS DISMISSED: - Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd and the educators we’ve lost (1:04:30) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: After months of marching towards a hybrid reopening model, Los Angeles and San Diego began the wave of school districts in California, and in many parts of the country that announced they will open with distance learning for the fall. Manuel and Jeff discuss the ramifications on kids and educators, the politics of making these decisions, and the likelihood that this may just be the new normal for school. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

The hosts of the Too Dope Teachers and a Mic podcast join us for a super-dope conversation about the ongoing fight for justice in education! Kevin Adams and Gerardo Muñoz are public school teachers in Denver and together we discuss race, pandemic teaching, and dismantling systems set up to harm our most marginalized students. But first, Jeff and Manuel explore recent headlines in education including a fight over whether teachers can be required to record live lessons during remote learning and a discussion over whether the days of obsessive standardized testing are behind us. DO-NOW HEADLINES: - Can schools require teachers to do live lessons? One union says “no”  (5:55) - Is this the beginning of the end of standardized testing? (18:06) SEMINAR: - Kickin’ it with the Too Dope Teachers! (30:21) Listen to their podcast at http://mistermunoz.org/ CLASS DISMISSED: - Some dope book clubs for the summer (1:15:47) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: an EdWeek blog gins up controversy citing survey data showing “most” educators think the textbooks in America’s schools adequately address the experiences of people of color, and then later modifies the article.  But is that what the data really shows?  And if so, what does it mean? Manuel and Jeff discuss the significance of the findings.  Also, we give props to our founding supporters who’ve contributed at AOTAshow.com/support to help us continue to bring you an UNstandardized take on education. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd and anchor.fm/AOTA Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

It’s our 50th full episode, and what a time to be an educator! Pandemic teaching, looming budget cuts, and calls for dismantling white supremacy and abolishing anti-Black racism in all of our institutions. What does this moment mean for educators? We bring back three of our favorite All of the Above O.G.’s--NBCT teacher and literacy coach Geneviève DeBose, trauma educator and community outreach coordinator Chavonne Taylor, and middle school science teacher Alyssa Solis to explore this complex time in education. With the 2020-2021 school year approaching, what should we be mindful of and what work needs to be done in order to best serve our students? Plus, we cover recent headlines in education about affirmative action in CA and conversion therapy at taxpayer-supported religious schools. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES:    -   Some taxpayer-supported religious schools are pushing conversion therapy (5:22)    -   California eyes restoring affirmative action for college admissions (12:05) SEMINAR:    -   Where do we go from here?    -   NBCT teacher and literacy coach Geneviève DeBose (23:10)    -   Trauma educator and community outreach coordinator Chavonne Taylor (39:00)    -   Middle school science teacher Alyssa Solis (51:20) CLASS DISMISSED:    -   Class of 2020 Graduation Rap! (1:05:00) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast on multiple platforms via Anchor - https://anchor.fm/aota Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Twitter - https://twitter.com/AOTAshow Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: the Gorsuch - Kavanaugh Supreme Court hands down two (gasp!) rulings that are NOT evil in one week that have implications on education. Who’d a thunk it? Also, as we officially pass into the summer season, the plans for reopening school are coming into a bit more focus. Manuel and Jeff debate the likeliest outcome. And we wrap up with discussion of some important movement in those nicely worded, public statements from districts about confronting anti black racism in our schools. Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

We nerd out in this episode as we explore the latest developments in neuroscience and what they say about how our students’ social worlds influence and grow their ways of knowing about the world and themselves. We’re joined by the brilliant Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Professor of Education, Psychology, and Neuroscience at the University of Southern California. What does her research teach us about what is happening in the minds of kids and teachers when powerful learning is taking place? How can science inform our discussions about what school should look like when we return this fall? We also review recent headlines in education, including calls to remove police from schools and a new warning about screen time and its impact on children’s eyesight. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO-NOW HEADLINES: - Pressure mounts to remove police from schools (3:30) - New study says increases in screen time may be bad for kids’ eyes (8:23) SEMINAR: - The neuroscience of learning with Dr. Immordino-Yang (15:11) CLASS DISMISSED: - Students step up to march for Black lives (1:08:10) Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Podcast via Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/aotashow Podcast via Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-show/all-of-the-above?refid=stpr Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: the protests continue across the country in an unprecedented show of sustained, multiracial opposition to racism and police brutality, and institutions are following suit. Districts and major corporations have made statements declaring solidarity with the protestors and commitments to make change. But, with few policies enacted and no observable changes yet, are these just nice words, or evidence of real, systemic change? Passing Period is an AOTA Podcast Extra that gives us a chance to check-in, reflect, and discuss powerful stories in between our full episodes. Watch, listen and subscribe to make sure you don't miss our latest content! Check out all of our content at: https://AOTAshow.com Watch at: YouTube.com/AlloftheAbove Listen at: apple.co/38QV7Bd Follow us at: Facebook.com/AOTAshow and Twitter.com/AOTAshow --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

This week: after the gruesome murder of George Floyd in the streets of Minneapolis at the hands of police officers, mass uprisings have taken over dozens of American cities. Manuel and Jeff lament that with schools closed, students lack an important place to process these traumatizing, complex events, to analyze critically, and organize with other students. Also, is this yet another reminder of the great, if ignored, failure of America's public schools - the abysmal record they have of addressing racism in majority white schools? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support

It has become a common refrain: “this pandemic has exacerbated existing inequities in education.” Yes, that’s most definitely true. But how? Where? And what are we going to do about it? To dig deeper into what equity means in the face of COVID-19, we’re joined by principal, author, and leadership coach Joe Truss for a discussion about what our schools are currently facing. Plus, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines that may have slipped under the radar during this crisis, including Betsy’s attack on Title IX and Kemp’s attack on dual enrollment programs. ***Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/AllOfTheAbove *** DO NOW HEADLINES - DeVos unveils controversial changes to Title IX regulations (6:19) - Georgia moves to limit dual enrollment credits (17:19) SEMINAR: - Equity in the time of COVID-19 with Joe Truss (27:19) - Joe Truss’ website: https://culturallyresponsiveleadership.com/ - #covid19pbl: https://culturallyresponsiveleadership.com/covid19pbl/ CLASS DISMISSED: - Alicia Johal and Shana V. White launch the Inclusive STEM Summit! (1:04:51) - Inclusive STEM Summit: https://www.inclusivestemcs.com/ Get MORE All of the Above: Website - https://aotashow.com/ Podcast via Apple Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/all-of-the-above-podcast/id1339198232 Podcast via Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4NO3FENVr96JJTU4ZjdnCm Podcast via Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/aotashow Podcast via Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/all-of-the-above-show/all-of-the-above?refid=stpr Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/AOTAshow/ Theme Music by its tajonthabeat: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCChvx9rSyOTEO2AnYynqWFw --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aota/support