Critical Talk
A space for conversations and ideas about critical pedagogy and ways to meaningfully create liberatory teaching and learning environments.
Episodes
Far too often, queer youth experience bullying at school and in other spaces merely for existing and expressing their authentic selves. Unfortunately, another queer teen has passed away after experiencing bullying at school for being non-binary. This episode is dedicated to Nex Benedict, an Indigenous, nonbinary youth who should not have had to endure the bullying that I believe caused their death. In this episode, we explore how d...
A teacher's document banning slang from their classroom recently went viral on social media. Some people viewed this as language oppression, and in this episode, Julio discusses this topic with two educators - Vany Miramontes Marquez, the Assistant Principal at Charles M. Schenck Community School, and Alma Martinez, a 3rd Grade ELA-S Teacher and Senior Team Lead at Cowell Elementary School. They share their insights on what lan...
Many educators are familiar with the terms "culturally responsive" or "culturally relevant" when it comes to their teaching methods. However, the concept of being "culturally sustaining" may not be as well-known. In this episode, Julio and Liliana Flores Amaro, who is a Senior Instructor/Alternative Licensure Instructor at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado-Denv...
Critical digital pedagogy can help us achieve a more humanizing and liberating educational experience, but what does all of that really mean? Join host Julio Alas for the first Critical Talk to grapple with these issues, with a focus on what they may mean for the field of early care and education. This podcast was informed by the people and research cited below.
References
Appleton, N. S. (2019, February 4). Do Not ‘Decolonize’ . ....
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