Speaking of Education

Speaking of Education

Welcome to Speaking of Education…where we delve into the stories of those who are making a positive difference in the lives of students and their communities as we all navigate the rapidly changing landscape of education. Do you want a deeper understanding of how the critical issues of today may be impacting the future of education? Join educators Marilyn Llewellyn, PhD; Patricia McMahon, PhD; and Maria Piantanida, PhD, as we host conversations about the complexities of education. As friends and colleagues with extensive experience in teaching and practice-based inquiry, they examine, discuss, explore, and share stories from those whose lives are touched by education.

Episodes

September 25, 2023 6 mins

In this episode we experiment with a different format. Co-host Dr. Maria Piantanida offers a review of The Tyranny of Metrics...

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This episode features our conversation with Josie Barnes who is beginning her junior year in high school. The school

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From an early age, Duncan Barnes has had a passionate interest in animals. Emerging from this passion has been a desire to pursue a career in veterinarian medicine. During this episode, we talk with Duncan about his interest and what he has been doing to prepare himself to study veterinarian m...

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This episode features Tyler Samstag who jointly is the director of Remake Learning and also leads transformED Read more

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This episode features the work of the PEAL Center, a statewide organization Read more

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This episode features Paige Joki, a staff attorney at the Pennsylvania Education Law Center. After graduating from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washin...

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This episode features Dr. Susan Moore Johnson, author of the book, Wher...

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This episode features Deborah Gordon Klehr Read more

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Currently an Associate Adjunct Professor in the School of Education of the University of Pittsburgh with a particular focus on social and political dynamics of education, Read more

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This episode features returning guests, Ryan and Camden Banks. In April 2022, these students shared their experience of learning when school...

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This is the third of a continuing conversation about team teaching at Corbett Prep, a non-profit, private preK3 -8 school.  During the last episode we heard from a number of teachers about the rewards and challenges of teaching with colleagues in the classroom. One teacher, Samantha

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In this episode we continue our conversation about teacher teaming within the context of Corbett Prep, a non-profit, private preK3-8 school. In the previous episode we heard the story of how team teaching came to define Corbett’s structure and heard an administrative perspective on the value of teaming. In this episode, we hear directly from teachers w...

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In this episode we explore the concept of teaming within the context of Corbett Prep, a non-profit, private preK3-8 school. Dr. Karolyn Snyder offers a brief history of teaming as developed in collaboration with Dr. Robert Anderson. Dr. Kristen Snyder describ...

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This episode features our conversation with Sis...

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This episode features Maura McInerney, Legal Director at the Education Law Cent...

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This episode features our returning guest, curriculum scholar Dr. William Schubert

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This episode features Dr. Robin Grubs, Associate Professor of Human Genetics in the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health. During our conversation, we discuss the nature of genetic counseling and how the field is expan...

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This episode features Dr. Aisha White, Director of P.R.I.D.E., a program within the Office of Child Development, which is part of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. This organization promotes positive racial identity development...

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This episode features Deborah Peterson, Emerita Professor at Portland State University.  Dr. Peterson received the 2022 David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award from CPED. CPED is a consortium of...

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This episode features our conversation with long-time friend and colleague, Dr. Helen Hazi, Professor Emerita at West Virginia Univers...

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