CTU Speaks!

Chicago Teachers Union

CTU Speaks! is a production of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Episodes

  1. Teachers Teaching Teachers

    06/20/2023

    Teachers Teaching Teachers

    On this episode of CTU Speaks!, co-hosts Andrea Parker and Jim Staros bring a crew into the studio from the We Care New Teachers/Clinicians Coaching and Mentoring Program, which is a union-led, CTU initiative in partnership with CPS. We Care provides mentoring and support to educators in their first three years to help them navigate the various challenges that come with starting out in a new profession. Virtual instructional coach Tiffany Watkins and her mentees Lynne Taylor and Duwuana Buice are joined by Tara Stamps, who sometimes co-hosts this podcast but in this case is also a guest, since she’s the CTU staffer who oversees the We Care program. We Care’s aim is to help educators improve their practice while also helping them steer clear of the burnout that drags down too many of us. Check out this episode to find out more about what the CTU is doing to help train and retain a new generation of teachers.

    43 min
  2. Schooling Paul Vallas About Black History

    03/31/2023

    Schooling Paul Vallas About Black History

    On this episode of CTU Speaks!, co-hosts Tara Stamps and Jim Staros invite David Stovall, professor of criminology, law, and justice at the University of Illinois-Chicago, into the studio for a discussion of the outlandish things Paul Vallas has said about teaching Black history. This is an informative deep dive into the explicit and not-so-explicit appeals to white supremacy that Vallas employs and the larger meaning of these attacks on teaching Black history.

    54 min
  3. Paul's Path of Destruction

    03/29/2023

    Paul's Path of Destruction

    On this episode of CTU Speaks!, co-hosts Tara Stamps and Jim Staros welcome three out-of-town guests to our Chicago studio to discuss the devastation that Paul Vallas wrought in the cities where they live. Shakeda Gaines is an education activist and advocate from Philadelphia, Melissa Francis is a parent union organizer with Step Up for Action in New Orleans, and Troylynn Sledge is also an activist with Step Up for Action. They share their accounts of what Paul Vallas did to their schools and communities when he came to town.

    36 min
  4. From the Seventh Grade to the Fifth Floor

    03/22/2023

    From the Seventh Grade to the Fifth Floor

    In this episode, co-hosts Andrea Parker and Tara Stamps dive into Brandon Johnson’s past by interviewing three of Mr. Johnson’s former 7th grade students — Shakyra Williams, Malik Savage, and Dequandre Williams — and his former co-worker Pat Wade. Along with Tara, they were all at Jenner Academy for the Arts when Brandon taught there. Together, they remember way back when Mr. J had the same cheeky sense of humor but much longer hair.

    31 min
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About

CTU Speaks! is a production of the Chicago Teachers Union.

Information

  • Creator
    Chicago Teachers Union
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    CTU Speaks!