unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

Ashanti Branch - Taking Off The Mask
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unMASKing with Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male. This gender gap has serious ramifications for male students who often face disproportionate disciplinary action. This podcast is for male educators who want to create emotionally safe spaces for the next generation of male students. Listeners will leave with actionable lesson plans, inspiring stories, and a renewed sense of purpose. The US Surgeon General says the mental health of youth is the "crisis of our time." Male educators are uniquely positioned to address this. Join our community: "Advocates for Young Men" at Skool.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

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    #3 | How to avoid teacher burnout and fall in love with being in the classroom - w/ Ray Swann

    This is essential listening, especially for first-year educators. To be honest, the first year will have you questioning your career choices. So this episode is packed with advice and tips to keep you connected with your male students in ways that make teaching sustainable. In Ray’s words, BEFORE you do anything, tend to the soil, the garden that is your classroom. AND tend to your own personal garden - your personal well-being. Build trust and safety through gameplay. In this episode, we cover Fun and easy things outside of school that will make you a better teacher How good teaching starts and ends with a five-letter word that starts with T (not “teach”!) What is the soul of teaching? (0:00) Class in session (2:45) Get to know Ray and his teacher mask (11:00) Being liked as a teacher is the wrong pursuit (13:00) Early teacher milestones we all hit, and the teacher persona - how students read you (15:00) Providing self-love as educators (18:00) Year one burnout; safety is more important than entertainment. Paolo Freire’s power over vs. power with (21:00) Culture, climate, and belonging - setting the weather in the classroom and how personal wellness/self-care affects this (29:00) Safety and trust through games, before any curriculum (33:00) The soul of teaching (36:00) Smartphones in schools, kids forgetting how to read, and practicing curiosity and getting intel from students --- Connect with Ray Swann: Website: http://www.positivemasculinity.org.au Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrayswann/  Theater Company: www.identitytheatre.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-swann-6673531b/?originalSubdomain=au --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    57 min

  2. 13 NOV.

    #2 | Ban Phones from Classrooms? Attention Spans, Teachers, & How to Redesign Schools to Reach 21st Century Students - w/ Jerome Hunter

    Here’s a dirty little secret: Every educator, even the master teachers, are struggling to keep their students attentive and engaged. And research shows our male students are paying the heaviest price for it. In the era of the smartphone, how do we combat decreased attention spans? Design. In this episode, we cover How to redesign schools to keep pace with a rapidly changing world How teachers can create enough excitement to match the dopamine hits students are getting from their phones Some restorative justice practices you can implement in your school What helicopter parents and phones in schools have in common Techniques Jerome uses with Black and brown male students that can be applied to all students - now that students are carrying more anxiety than ever before (0:00) Class in session (1:50) Get to know Jerome’s teacher mask (13:40) Phone addiction and dopamine (17:25) Relationships, and restorative justice/restorative practices in schools (25:30) Design, architecture, spaces, and reimagining classrooms (34:00) Academic Stamina/Should we ban phone usage in schools and classrooms? (46:15) Helicopter parents (50:30) Techniques Jerome uses with Black and brown male students in the classroom that can be applied to all students --- Connect with Jerome Hunter: https://www.jeromeleehunter.com/ https://www.instagram.com/seatownstorycollective/ --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Attend our Young Men’s Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw6tfn3lZrkBxZRqSqHjTTeygRNIgwk0KKgHRcwlclaS1xag/viewform  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    57 min

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    Trailer - Unmasking Male Educators: Creating Emotionally Safe Classrooms & Schools for Male Students

    Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male. As a male at your school site, it gets lonely. And just think about the ramifications of this gender gap for your male students - walking the halls daily, acting out, and experiencing disproportionate levels of discipline - male students who just want to feel understood. Sound familiar? This is a show for male educators - male educators who want to be more understood by their community and want to create emotionally safe classrooms and schools for the next generation of male students. Listeners leave this show equipped with tangible, actionable lesson plans and techniques to engage their male students; nourished by stories and experiences from male teachers and educators at their school sites; and fired up to improve students’ learning and well-being with the sense that, as a male educator, they are not alone. As US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy noted, the mental health of our young people is the “crisis of our time.” As more and more of our young boys fill this void with extreme thoughts and ideas - ideas from the likes of Andrew Tate, Jordan Peterson, etc. - we, as male educators, are uniquely positioned to stop this dangerous trajectory our students are on. Because real men teach. Join our community of listeners. Join our community, Advocates for Young Men: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345 Attend our Young Men’s Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw6tfn3lZrkBxZRqSqHjTTeygRNIgwk0KKgHRcwlclaS1xag/viewform  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

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  4. 6 NOV.

    #1 | The Only Black Male Educator at My School

    Have you ever felt ISOLATED at your school? Whether it be socially? Over a particular issue? Approach? In your own classroom? Any honest individual will answer YES to this question. It’s human! Once we acknowledge our shared humanity as teachers, staff, and students, the faster we can build a safe culture and climate at our school site. In this episode, we cover The gender demographics for educators, as we move through elementary, middle, and high school A story about being the only Black educator at my school site, and how empathy toward others’ identities can create a culture of belonging in your school community (0:00) Welcome and intro (4:00) Storytime (13:15) Closing --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Attend our Young Men’s Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw6tfn3lZrkBxZRqSqHjTTeygRNIgwk0KKgHRcwlclaS1xag/viewform  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    15 min
  5. 212. WE’LL BE BACK on November 5th; and, what to do when someone says, “I hate myself”

    24 SEPT.

    212. WE’LL BE BACK on November 5th; and, what to do when someone says, “I hate myself”

    The new chapter of the podcast, TALKING TO TEACHERS, begins on November 5th, 2024. Meanwhile, we’ll be IN THE LAB creating it! Plus, learn more about our upcoming Young Men’s Conference, on November 16th, 2024. Topics include: getting in fights at school, self-talk, negative self-talk, our Young Men’s conference (0:00) Welcome (1:00) Getting in fights, and me being “the best (or worst) of the bad students” (4:40) Esparto High School - what happens when people laugh at someone saying “I hate myself.” (11:00) Learn about our Young Men’s Conference --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Attend our Young Men’s Conference: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdw6tfn3lZrkBxZRqSqHjTTeygRNIgwk0KKgHRcwlclaS1xag/viewform  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    17 min
  6. 211. Former Student, Future Educator - with Camren Stepter, Aspiring Educator from Kentucky State University

    18 SEPT.

    211. Former Student, Future Educator - with Camren Stepter, Aspiring Educator from Kentucky State University

    *APOLOGIES FOR SOME OF THE AUDIO TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES In this episode, Ashanti is joined by Camren Stepter, a college student from Kentucky State University with aspirations of becoming an educator and eventually a principal. Camren's journey is deeply rooted in community service, volunteering, and mentoring youth, driven by his passion for making a positive impact on future generations. Topics include: being the class clown, turning your life around, self-improvement, community service, mentoring, leadership, college campuses, aspiring to be an educator and principal, breaking out of cycles, getting unstuck (03:34) Front of Ashanti’s Mask (05:56) Front of Camren’s Mask (07:54) Ashanti, Camren, and Camren’s DAD’s origin story (09:19) Back of Ashanti’s Mask (11:25) Back of Camren’s Mask, and Camren’s upbringing (16:00) Tech Difficulties (22:00) Camren’s on campus community, Brothers Redefining the Odds --- Connect with Camren Stepter: Camren’s Instagram/full inspirational story: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_IyxAqxIrW/ --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    26 min
  7. 210. What I Learned from 20 Years of Teaching About School Shootings

    11 SEPT.

    210. What I Learned from 20 Years of Teaching About School Shootings

    Expressing sadness over the events that took place at Apalachee High School last week. Topics include: Apalachee High School, school shootings, Colt Gray, Colin Gray, Ricky Pearsall, Union Square San Francisco, parents being charged for children’s actions during school shootings, bodycam footage of Colin Gray, school shooting data, the Second Amendment (0:00) Welcome (2:00) Honoring the victims of a senseless act, and two more shootings have occurred since (5:30) Making trauma-informed and student-centered decisions (8:20) Parker Palmer’s books, specifically The Courage to Teach (11:20) The US Surgeon General’s Advisory about parents (15:30) Bodycam footage of the police visiting Colt Gray a year before the shooting (24:50) Final thoughts --- Join our Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/efc-young-mens-advocates-2345  Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    29 min
  8. 209. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - with Matt Melvin, Author & Activist

    3 SEPT.

    209. A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison - with Matt Melvin, Author & Activist

    In this episode, Ashanti sits down with Matt Melvin, the author of "Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison." In this book, Matt shares his unique and deeply personal journey and delves into how his identity as a gay Christian and his political beliefs shaped his experiences while incarcerated. (0:00) Welcome (8:55) Matt introduces himself (10:00) Front of Ashanti's mask (12:30) Front of Matt's mask (17:00) Back of Ashanti's mask (19:50) Back of Matt's mask Connect with Matt Melvin: Website, Book, and Social Media: https://www.bulliedbehindbars.com/connect  --- Create your own mask anonymously at https://millionmask.org/  Email us questions and comments at totmpod100@gmail.com  --- Connect with Ashanti Branch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/branchspeaks/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BranchSpeaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/BranchSpeaks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashantibranch/ Website: https://www.branchspeaks.com/ --- Support the podcast and the work of the Ever Forward Club: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support  --- Connect with Ever Forward Club: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everforwardclub Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everforwardclub Twitter: https://twitter.com/everforwardclub LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ever-forward-club/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

    55 min
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Only 23% of K-12 educators in America are male. This gender gap has serious ramifications for male students who often face disproportionate disciplinary action. This podcast is for male educators who want to create emotionally safe spaces for the next generation of male students. Listeners will leave with actionable lesson plans, inspiring stories, and a renewed sense of purpose. The US Surgeon General says the mental health of youth is the "crisis of our time." Male educators are uniquely positioned to address this. Join our community: "Advocates for Young Men" at Skool.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/branch-speaks/support

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