Invitations to Listen Podcast

Join this conversation with Manny Gomez Portillo as he shares his journey leading to completing his dissertation on empowering indigenous families. Manny's research fills a gap and highlights the importance of decolonizing our thinking and recognizing our positionality. Manny shares the importance of celebrating the funds of knowledge of all our students, especially those who have been marginalized. Manny will defend his dissertation in early November 2021. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes so you know when our next episode is released and leave a review because your feedback counts! Twitter: Summer Johnson - @scholarcation Nishi Langhorne - @MrsLanghorne Manny Gomez Portillo - @mjgomez9 Cover art designed by Suzanne van der Eijk Cahir - @TechieSuzie

Summer 2019 has arrived! It's time to relax from a fulfilling and energy-demanding school year. Check out this bonus episode where staff at McLean High School share their summer plans to unwind and prepare for the upcoming school year. Extra: an original poem recited by McLean staff entitled, "A Message to Summer (by Teachers)" This will be my last episode of Season 1 of Invitations to Learn. Thanks so much for listening--I'll be back in the fall ready for new conversations on all things learning! Want to be on Season 2 of the podcast or have an idea for a future podcast? Contact me! Podcast website: http://invitationstolearn.com/ Twitter: @MrsLanghorne Email: [email protected] Subscribe to me on iTunes so you know when my next episode is released and leave a review because your feedback counts! "A Message to Summer (by Teachers)" by Nishi Langhorne and Megan Sherrill (@MeganSherrillAP) Take your time Don’t be afraid to shine your sunny face But please spare us tears of rain Give us new places to explore Arduous mountains, sparkling city scapes sandy beaches, hammocks in parks Fireworks and sparklers Festivals and barbeques New books to read, be they trashy or mindless And new Netflix shows to binge Quirky comedies, wild westerns, dark documentaries Whatever you do, please don’t let us run into a student while at the pool Find us sweet, well-behaved babies to snuggle with Give us the time to rest and rejuvenate Without papers to grade, deadlines to meet, peers to collaborate with Our collaboration should only be centered on friends, fun, and a frothy beverage of our choosing Let us cuddle up with our cats and dawdle with our dogs Breakdance with our birds and lounge with our lizards And play board games when bored Uno attack, Candyland, and Monopoly And pool games when hot Sharks and Minnows and Marco Polo But please, pretty please, protect us from the parents No side encounters, no backyard bump-ins, no accidental sightings Summer, we look forward to meeting you again Our long-lost friend Don’t be such a stranger

I interview Dr. Crissie Ricketts, a high school advanced math teacher, on how and why she incorporates blended learning into her math classroom. Subscribe to me on iTunes so you know when my next episode is released and leave a review so I can continue to grow! Podcast website: http://invitationstolearn.com/ Twitter: @MrsLanghorne Email: [email protected]

In this episode I talk with Dr. Lindsey Fisher about concrete strategies and lesson ideas to foster student engagement and build relationships in the classroom. Subscribe to me on iTunes so you know when my next episode is released and leave a review so I can continue to grow! Podcast website: http://invitationstolearn.com/ Twitter: @MrsLanghorne Email: [email protected] You can follow Dr. Lindsey Fisher on Twitter @DrFisherTeaches

I interview Courtney Klein, a high school English teacher, on how and why she had her English 10 students podcast on themes in a novel they were studying. Subscribe to me on iTunes so you know when my next episode is released and leave a review so I can continue to grow! Podcast website: http://invitationstolearn.com/ Twitter: @MrsLanghorne Email: [email protected] You can follow Ms. Klein on Twitter @MsKlein_