The Lesson Plan Podcast

MJ Seaberry
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From the age old griots to the Native American storytellers to the stoop uncles who teach the neighborhood boys, teachers have raised generations of thought leaders and change makers. 
 It took a world health pandemic for everyone to see that teachers are, indeed, *essential* and should be taken care of. But the world didn’t give us that. So just as always, we have to give ourselves what we are owed. At the end of the day, the students learn the standards we teach, but where are the lesson plans for our self care?

Episodes

  1. 17/06/2021

    "You hold the power. Hone that."

    In today's episode, Dr. Seaberry discusses how power can be honed from childhood to present day. He sits with a true political organizer to discuss and uncover the impact that power has on our community and ourselves, while also providing methods to reflect on, review, and repossess power.  Scholars, please welcome Andre Fields, Political Director of Fair Fight Georgia.

    24 min

  2. 10/06/2021

    "...we have the self fortitude to live with it."

    In today's episode, Dr. Seaberry sits with history as a guide/template for self care. In order to fully be present in our self care journey, we must acknowledge ALL of the historical moments that made us who we are. Scholars, please welcome Dr. Roland Mitchell, Dean of Human Sciences and Education, Louisiana State University.

    22 min

  3. 15/03/2021

    "...How My Body Has Been Held Captive"

    In today's episode, hear Dr. Seaberry discuss how the self care journey cannot be fully experienced unless you include activities that work to free your body. Dr. Seaberry invites his best friends and brothers, For Brothers, to join the conversation and share their thoughts on centering yourself, finding what your body needs for self care, and freeing yourself from societal constraints.  Scholars, please welcome For Brothers: Mr. Donald D. Gilliam, Mr. Brandon J. Stroud, and Dr. Michael R. Williams.

    30 min

  4. 08/03/2021

    Lessons From My Mother and Grandmother

    Many educators give everything they have to the people they serve. We know this to be true because we are aware of the impact on educators finances, time and energy, and mental health. As an educator, Dr. MJ Seaberry knows all too well what it feels like to not fully allow all of your identities to show up in the education space. This has previously cost him in many ways. However, during the worldwide pandemic, Dr. Seaberry took time to dive into what self care truly means and how to navigate all the spaces in which we need to take care of ourselves. These include, but are not limited to, family, body, power, mind, spirit, and voice. In today's episode, hear Dr. Seaberry discuss the importance of family as a grounding tool to anchor yourself during your self care journey. He shares the lessons learned from his grandmother and mother as they join him to discuss what grounds them and how they have remained steadfast in their own journeys to self care. Scholars, please welcome Mrs. Annie Mae Barnes (Grandmother) and Ms. Bernadette Seaberry (Mother).

    22 min

  5. Season 1 Trailer

    Season One Trailer

    The Lesson Plan Podcast is not your ordinary podcast. Here, I am inviting you into my classroom. Here, you don’t need to be perfect. In fact, I want you to let your hair down, take a seat, and work alongside me as we journey towards healing. This healing is for me too. It’s for the dance teacher who stays late in the studio to choreograph to their pain. It’s for the cosmetology teacher who brushes their mistakes away. It’s for the loving uncle who teaches his nieces and nephews how to survive in this world. We are all educators in our own rights. Check out the Season One Trailer and join us in the classroom as we create lesson plans for self care.  Episode One launches on Sunday, March 7 at 8:00pm.

    7 min

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From the age old griots to the Native American storytellers to the stoop uncles who teach the neighborhood boys, teachers have raised generations of thought leaders and change makers. 
 It took a world health pandemic for everyone to see that teachers are, indeed, *essential* and should be taken care of. But the world didn’t give us that. So just as always, we have to give ourselves what we are owed. At the end of the day, the students learn the standards we teach, but where are the lesson plans for our self care?

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