39 episodes
A Dash of SaLT Podcast: Fresh discussions on Society and Learning Today Shelli Ann Garland, PhD
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- Society & Culture
STAY TUNED! Season 3 of A Dash of SaLT coming soon!: SaLT Fresh discussions on Society and Learning Today, presents a global perspective that considers the multifaceted aspects of living and learning in this 21st Century, seasoned with just the right touch of experts in education, and a dash of sociological imagination.
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S2 Ep 36 Connection in the Classroom: Building relationships with students by bringing home into classroom through student storytelling and family culture sharing.
In this episode, I speak with educator and author, Kiran Gaind.
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Kiran is a former high school history teacher at Mission High School in San Francisco who decided to write a novel commemorating the life of one of her black students who was killed by gang violence. We talk about the background and inspiration for her book ‘Finding My Song in the Fillmore’ as well as the redevelopment era and issues in the education sector, today. Come #ListenAndLearn
Instagram:
@kirangaindauthor
LinkedIn:
KiranGaind
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S2 Ep35: You Got This Homeschool Thing! A conversation on the success of homeschooling and empowering families to teach their children without institutional barriers and limitations.
In this episode of A Dash of SaLT, I speak with Dr Carline Crevecoeur. Dr Crevecoeur is a Haitian American,board-certified obstetrician and gynaecologist raised in Brooklyn, NY.
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After 20 years of medical service in New York and Pennsylvania, Carline gave up her career to raise and homeschool her five African American children. We talk about the rise of homeschooling options since the pandemic, her memoir ‘Pressure Makes Diamonds: From Homeschool to the Ivy League’, why she decided to leave her profession to homeschool her children, and her experiences with learning along the way.
Email:
crevey@msn.com
Website:
www.carlinecrevecoeur.com
Book:
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S2 Ep34: 424,000 Garbage Bag Suitcases and Counting: The journey through foster care is often messy and traumatic. It’s time to change the outcomes for kids in the foster care system.
In this episode I speak with Shenandoah Chefalo, national advocate for ‘the missing youth in foster care’ who have been institutionalised, trafficked, mislabeled and lost.
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Shenandoah, a survivor of the national foster care system, is also author of her memoir The Garbage Bag Suitcase. Our discussion covers her own experiences of abuse as a child, child welfare systems, adverse childhood experiences, trauma informed/implemented science, advocating for the lost children in the foster care system, and how we learn from our life journey to find those aha moments that become teach-points for others. May is foster care awareness month. As a community, we have an important role to play in supporting children, youth, and families. Come #ListenAndLearn #FosterCareAwareness
Website: https://www.garbagebagsuitcase.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shenandoah.chefalo/
Twitter: @ShenChefalo @ChildWelfareGov
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hesnandoahchefalo/
Email: shen@garbagebagsuitcase.com
Link to Book: Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir -
S2 Ep 33 Silent No Longer: Championing voice for sexual assault and abuse victims as a process for healing and societal change.
The content of this discussion is sensitive and may have a trigger effect for you. We discuss:
rape
sexual assault and abuse
victim blaming
historical societal interactions related to domestic and sexual abuse and assault, sex trafficking and victim blaming.
Please take a moment to consider opting out if you think this topic may negatively affect you. Please reach out to SilentNoLonger.com if you need to talk to someone about your own experiences.
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In this episode I speak with Greta McClain, a former police officer and survivor of rape, about her own experiences, what she learned from it, and how it has impacted the way she now advocates and interact with others. A very necessary discussion to have in light of the #MeToo movement, the rampant problem with sex trafficking around the world, and the overall degradation of a paternalistic society where safety and body autonomy is at an all-time low. Come #ListenAndLearn
Website: www.silentnolongertn.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silentnolongertn/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silentnolongertn1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/silent_no_longe
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S2 Ep32: Facing The Poverty FEAR: Face Everything And Rise. Triumphing over adversity and finding the way out of deep poverty and welfare through advocacy and anti-poverty programs.
In this episode, I speak with Pamela M Covington.
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Pamela is a speaker, author, and an anti-poverty advocate from Atlanta, GA. Pamela experienced first hand, deep poverty, navigating the welfare system, triumphing over adversity, and finding a way to passionately advocate for anti-poverty programs. We talk about society, stigma, and the power of getting a hand up, not a hand out. Pamela is a wonderful and compelling storyteller who wisely says ‘stories are sticky stuff’ and she is spot on! Come #ListenAndLearn.
Website:
http://www.pamelamcovington.com
Email:
pamela@pamelamcovington.com
Twitter:
@PMCovington
Get her book:
A Day at the Fare: One Woman's Welfare Passage
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S2 Ep 31 Have You Asked Your Doctor How They’re Doing? Doctors are People Too: Addressing physician burnout, embracing post traumatic growth, and forging the future ‘new normal’ in healthcare.
In this episode I speak with Dr Joe Sherman, a board-certified pediatrician and master physician development coach about professional identity, burnout, misplacement, and the journey healthcare professionals have had on the front lines during COVID.
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Embracing post traumatic growth, promoting the ethos of being valued and having a common mission and forging the future ‘new normal’ in healthcare moving forward. We are ALL in this together!
Contact Dr Joe Sherman
joe@joeshermanmd.com