The Liberated Educator
Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier
Dee Lanier and Ken Shelton are brothers, intellectuals, and equity-enthusiasts, just having regular conversations about things that matter to the culture. For the record, we're not late talking about these issues, you just may be late in hearing it! Find us on X: Ken Shelton: @k_shelton Dee Lanier: @deelanier Brian Smith Sr: @BrianRSmithSr
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Bonus Episode 2
The Liberated Educator
10/28/20 • 41 min
We couldn't help it! Ice Cube's Contract with Black America made us do it!
This week is another break from the normal CPT conversation as Ken and Dee discuss the various nuances embedded in the global response to Ice Cube's 13-point contract. This emotional conversation also reflects what happens when the record button stays on and the fellas just lay it all out.
When we drop bonus episodes, we also like to highlight musical artists from the Soundstripe platform. In the spotlight for this episode is grammy award winner, Sam Barsh. As a songwriter, producer, and keyboardist whose work has been awarded 3 GRAMMY awards and 11 Gold and Platinum certifications, Sam has written and/or produced over 175 commercially released songs and appeared on over 100 recordings to date, including 3 #1 albums on the Billboard 200. He co-wrote the smash Aloe Blacc song The Man, which sold 4 million singles worldwide and reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. His work as a songwriter and keyboardist on Kendrick Lamar’s Platinum-certified album “To Pimp A Butterfly” has won 3 GRAMMY Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. Barsh’s work on Anderson .Paak’s groundbreaking album “Malibu,” BJ the Chicago Kid’s “In My Mind” and Ledisi’s “Let Love Rule” has garnered an additional 3 Grammy Nominations.
So as you enjoy the conversation, appreciate the tone set by the musical talents of Sam Barsh.
Care, Propping Up, Time For a Check Up.
The Liberated Educator
11/24/21 • 39 min
One reason why Dee and Ken are able to easily have compelling conversations is because they genuinely care about one another. So, for this episode, the fellas talk about men's health and health in general in regards.
C: Care
P: Propping Up
T: Time for a check up.
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Counter Story, Palestine, and Take Action with Dr. Sawsan Jaber
The Liberated Educator
06/01/21 • 49 min
Some times we just need to just sit back and listen. That's exactly what was needed for this episode where Ken and Dee sit down and provide a platform for Dr. Sawsan Jaber to simple speak over this episode's CPT:
C: Counter Story
P: Palestine
T: Take Action
Dr. Sawsan Jaber is a global educator of 20+ years. She has held a variety of leadership positions both in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Jaber is currently a high school English teacher at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park. She founded Education Unfiltered Consulting. She works with schools around the country on curriculum mapping, strategic planning, custom tailoring a social justice curriculum for schools, and anti-bias training. Dr. Jaber is a Board Director of Our Voice Alliance (OVA) charged with amplifying the voices of teachers of color to create more equity for students of color. She completed her Ph.D. with a focus on inclusion and belonging of students from marginalized communities. Additionally, Sawsan is one of the founders of the Arab American Education Network (AAEN). She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has focused most of her research on engaging students in equity work and advocating for Arab and Muslim students. She offers the experience of being a member of a minority group as the daughter of refugees from Deir Yasin, Palestine. Sawsan is a lifelong learner in an ever changing world. Dr. Jaber has been featured in several conferences and podcasts.
Connect with Dr. Jaber
Twitter: @Sjeducate
Sawsan Jaber on FB
EducationUnfiltered on IG
Connecting, Publishing, Trap Karaoke with Sara Thomas, Ph.D.
The Liberated Educator
05/17/21 • 41 min
Episode 28 has Dee flying solo as he chats with long time friend and EduMatch Founder, Sarah Thomas, Ph.D. or Sarahdateechur as we affectionally know her as.
Sarah Thomas, PhD is a Regional Technology Coordinator in a large district in Maryland, and the founder of EduMatch, a project that empowers educators to make global connections across common areas of interest. She has spoken and presented internationally, participated in the Technical Working Group to refresh the 2017 ISTE Standards for Educators, and is a recipient of the 2017 ISTE Making IT Happen award. She is also an Affiliate Professor at Loyola University in Maryland. Sarah is a co-author of the ISTE Digital equity series, Closing the Gap .
En Francais:
Sarah Thomas, PhD est une <> dans le comté écoles publiques de Prince George dans le Maryland aux États Unis. Elle est aussi certifiée Innovator et Entraîneuse de Google et la fondatrice du mouvement EduMatch, un projet qui permet aux éducateurs d'établir des connexions mondiales à travers les zones d'intérêt commun. Elle a présenté au niveau international, participé au Groupe de travail technique pour rafraîchir les normes 2017 ISTE pour les éducateurs et est récipiendaire du prix ISTE Making IT Happen de 2017.
En espanol:
Sarah Thomas, PhD es Coordinadora Regional de Tecnología de las escuelas públicas en el Distrito Prince George. Cuenta con los certificados de Google Certified Innovator, Google Education Trainer. Fundadora del movimiento EduMatch, proyecto que empodera a los educadores a tener conexiones globales de sus áreas de interés. Se ha presentado internacionalmente, participado en el grupo Technological Working para actualizar los Estándares Educativos de ISTE para 2017, es ganadora del premio 2017 ISTE Making IT Happen.
Connect With Sarah
Twitter | Instagram | @sarahdateechur (all my socials)
EduMatch.org
edumatchpublsihing.com
edumatchfoundation.org
edumatchcourses.com
edumatchlearning.com
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Choice, Play and Transparency (Sort of) Part 1
The Liberated Educator
06/28/21 • 48 min
Bust noun
noun: bust; plural noun: busts
a worthless thing.
"Was Kwame Brown a bust?"
You know how it is when you walk into a room and a deep conversation is already taken place and you just get sucked into participating? Well, that's what happened during the scheduled recording Ken and Dee had with Jim O'Hagen. In this episode, you get the chance to hear what happens while we get ready to record, either before the guest comes in or with the guest. It doesn’t matter, there is always a debate of some sort before I push record.
This debate is over the conflict between Kwame Brown and the media over rather or not his career was a bust. Jim O’hagan joins in on the fun which serves as a Part 1 to a very meaningful CPT conversation over
C: Choice
P: Play
T: Transparency
James O'Hagan is a leader in connecting and promoting esports in education. He has had a role in starting and growing esports teams in two large urban school districts. He actively promotes esports as being a medium to something more for students beyond the games. His podcast, The Academy of Esports delves into topics surrounding esports and education and connecting into powerful ideas to increase student agency, motivation, and college and career pathways. James is a doctoral candidate at Northern Illinois University in the field of instructional technology and a mostly retired rugby player.
Specialties: Esports, Virtual Learning, Education Technology, 1:1 Deployments, Instructional Design, Transformative Technology, Project Planning, Learning Space Evaluation, Libraries
Bonus Episode: Liquid Courage
The Liberated Educator
03/10/22 • 10 min
Since we have all been traveling, we just picked up the phone and just chopped it up over what we were looking at. This conversation just happened to be a reaction the the Juwan Howard, the Head Coach Basketball Coach at Michigan, being suspended for... well, you'll have to look it up.
Chaos, Perturbed, Trouble in the water
The Liberated Educator
12/22/21 • 34 min
Where do you draw the line?
Resident host, Victoria Thompson joins Dee and Ken to have a CPT convo on
Chaos, Perturbed, and Trouble in the water.
Victoria also provides some tips to help you step away for a bit to put yourself in your own calming room.
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Season 2 Opener: CRT Part Two - The Over Conflation of CRT
The Liberated Educator
10/29/21 • 39 min
Part Deux or Due of Season 2 opening CPT conversation, CPT Part Two. This part of the conversation, Dee and Ken look at the conflation of CRT as many mix Critical Race Theory with Culturally Responsive Teaching with the dubbed Chris Rufo Theory.
Take a ride around the globe as the brothers use language to tie in the part 2 discussion.
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Back To School Edition
The Liberated Educator
08/28/21 • 32 min
It's that time of year, back to school season is happening across the country and Ken and Dee would like to welcome all educators back to the journey toward liberation.
This is the next to last episode of Season 1, so let's see if you can pick out the CPT in the conversation. Hint, one maybe Toxic Positivity. 🤷🏾
Competition, Policy and Teacher of The Year
The Liberated Educator
03/25/21 • 38 min
Ladies and gentle, right out the gate please welcome back Fernando Chavez for Part 2, this time while Dee is in the booth as well. Together with Ken, the fellas have a really engaging CPT convo over:
C: Competition - Exposing the unfair competition in education and calling our the setup that it is.
P: Policy - Not being conducive for those who will speak up against the inequities and that's why they'll never be...
T: Teacher of the Year - It's truly an unfair competition and not meant to truly identify those who start from way behind the line in a staggered start to the 100-yard dash.
But remember this work towards liberation is a marathon, not a sprint.
Fernando Chavez, MA, NBCT
Born in Los Angeles, California, and growing up in what is considered a low-income/at-risk community section of the San Fernando Valley, overcoming systematic obstacles has been at the forefront of Fernando’s empowerment. Being a child of undocumented immigrants, Fernando used education and a vehicle to access, equity, and empowerment. After graduating from UCLA with a BA in Sociology, he decided to pursue his passion which was (and continues to be) empowering, inspiring, and motivating traditionally marginalized youth. He received a credential in Exceptional Needs and a MA in Multicultural/Multilingual Education from California State University, Northridge. Concurrently with his masters, he became a National Board Certified Teacher. As a teacher of Diverse Learners (Special Education and ESL), Fernando has empowered and motivated scores of students to see their true potential. He has taken his experiences academically and professionally to develop students of diverse backgrounds, support his colleagues, and champion positive change both locally and nationally. His keynote centered around understanding the contemporary diverse learner. He speaks to challenges students face and pushes the thinking of educators by having them reflect on their implicit bias and pedagogical approach.
Email: [email protected]Twitter: @uclafernMusic: The Musical Hermit
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How many episodes does The Liberated Educator have?
The Liberated Educator currently has 55 episodes available.
What topics does The Liberated Educator cover?
The podcast is about Black Lives Matter, Society & Culture, Equity, Voice, Podcasts and Education.
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The average episode length on The Liberated Educator is 37 minutes.
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Episodes of The Liberated Educator are typically released every 7 days, 23 hours.
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The first episode of The Liberated Educator was released on Oct 8, 2020.
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