30 episodes
Education for Sustainable Democracy Brett Levy
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5.0 • 32 Ratings
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This show explores how we can prepare the next generation for informed civic engagement, environmental stewardship, and the development of a more just and peaceful world. Host Brett Levy is a researcher of civic and environmental education and an associate professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Episodes feature interviews with leaders, innovators, and scholars in civic and environmental education. Please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or listen from your computer. For information about upcoming episodes, guests, and more, please visit www.esdpodcast.org. Thank you!
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Creating "Brave Spaces" for Learning, with Dr. Kewsi Burgess (Hackett Middle School, Albany, NY)
How can literacy learning support civic engagement? How can educators best support the literacy learning of young African-American males? On this episode, Brett speaks with Kewsi Burgess, a veteran middle school teacher in the City School District of Albany. Dr. Burgess recently earned his doctoral degree at the University at Albany, and his dissertation closely examined how one seasoned African-American educator supported the literacy learning of the black boys in his classroom. In this interview, he explains how literacy learning is intertwined with civic education and how teachers can create a positive classroom culture that encourages broad and meaningful participation. Kewsi also discusses his personal and professional journey and how he is using what he learned in his dissertation study.
Episode Resources
Article about Kewsi Burgess
Video featuring Kewsi Burgess
E. Moje on Adolescent Literacy
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Related Episodes of ESD
The Civically Engaged Districts Project, with Beth Rubin (Rutgers) and NJ District Administrators (New Brunswick Public Schools)
Helping Youth Become Critical News Consumers, with John Silva and Miriam Romais (News Literacy Project)
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Best of ESD: Learning to Care for Our Community Environments, with Dr. Ethan Lowenstein (Eastern Michigan University & Southest Michigan Stewardship Coalition)
How can we help young people learn to care for their local communities and their natural environments? Ethan Lowenstein believes that a big part of the answer is place-based education - a method that enables youth to explore, analyze, and begin to address local challenges. Lowenstein is a professor at Eastern Michigan University and the director of the Southeast Michigan Stewardship (SEMIS) Coalition, which has built a broad network of educators and local organizations to foster place-based education in Michigan and beyond. In this "Best of ESD" episode, first published in 2021, Lowenstein tells Brett about how the principles of place-based education have driven the SEMIS Coalition's sustained success, growth, and sense of community.
Resources Related to SEMIS:
Southeast Michigan Stewardship (SEMIS) Coalition Site
Article about Ethan Lowenstein
SEMIS in the News
SEMIS Coalition Facebook Page
More on Related Topics:
Place-Based Education Videos, by Edutopia
Brett Levy's Paper on "Civic Science Education"
Brett Levy's Paper on Environmental Political Participation
Brett Levy's Other Open-Access Research Articles
Place-Based Teacher Preparation Program at Eastern Michigan University
ESD Resources:
ESD Episode on Mikva Challenge (mentioned by Ethan)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page
ESD YouTube Channel (Please subscribe!)
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Best of ESD: Integrating History and Current Events & Creating an Open Classroom Climate, with Amber Joseph (East Side Community School, NYC)
This is a re-broadcast of one of ESD's most popular episodes. Amber Joseph, a public school social studies teacher in New York City, discusses how teachers can create safe spaces for discussing controversial public issues and how they can guide students to explore potentially emotion-laden current events, such as police shootings. We also consider how history teachers can integrate current events into their curricula.
Ms. Joseph currently teaches 8th grade history and civics at East Side Community School in Manhattan. Enjoy hearing from this dynamic and wise educator.
Resources Related to this Episode
Video Highlights of this Episode (15 min)
Webinar on Discussing Controversial Issues in Classrooms, featuring Amber, Brett, & Others (Democracy Ready NY Coalition)
Amber's Article on Pandemic Teaching (New York Review of Books)
Brett Levy's Article on Generating Dynamic Classroom Discussions (The Social Studies)
Brett Levy's Other Open Access Research Articles
Education for Sustainable Democracy Site
ESD Facebook Page (Please like!)
ESD YouTube Channel (Please subscribe!)
Related ESD Episodes
Voice from the Classroom: Teaching the Capitol Riot in a Politically Diverse High School (with Lauren Collet-Gildard, Arlington High School)
Guiding Productive Political Discussions, with Diana Hess (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Teaching Elections & Modeling Political Tolerance, with Wayne Journell (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Engagement & Equity in Civic Education, with Professor Jane Lo (Michigan State University)
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A Research-Practice Partnership for Civic Education, with Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg (CIRCLE) and Mary Ellen Daneels (Illinois Civics Hub)
How can state laws improve civic education, and how can research-practice partnerships support the enactment of these state laws? This episode explores how an ambitious Illinois civic education law, passed in 2015, is being enacted with the help of a research-practice partnership. I speak with Kei Kawashima-Ginsburg and Mary Ellen Daneels, who are leading this partnership, which has helped tens of thousands of educators strengthen their civics-oriented teaching. Kei is the Director of CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, and Mary Ellen is the Director of the Illinois Civics Hub and the Illinois Democracy Schools Network. In our conversation, we discuss how their work is helping teachers enact best practices in civic education, including service learning, simulations, and discussions of controversial issues.
Episode Resources
Illinois Civics Hub
Online Civic Ed Professional Development
CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement)
Research-Practice Partnership Network
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Related Episodes of ESD
Building a Movement for Civic Education, with Michael Rebell (Teachers College, Columbia University)
The Civically Engaged Districts Project, with Beth Rubin (Rutgers) and NJ District Administrators (New Brunswick Public Schools)
Youth Exploring Public Issues & Taking Action, with Jill Bass (Mikva Challenge)
Students Addressing Public Issues through Action Civics, with Scott Warren (Generation Citizen)
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A High School Course on Public Policy, with Tim Northrop (Saratoga Springs High School, NY)
How can high school courses help adolescents learn to carefully analyze public policies and summarize their analyses in writing? In this episode, veteran teacher Tim Northrop explains how his public policy courses foster these important skills. He also discusses how these courses support students' capacities in media literacy and civil discourse - and how these skills could be integrated into other courses.
Episode Resources
University in the High School Program at Syracuse
University in the High School Program at UAlbany
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Related Episodes of ESD
Youth Exploring Public Issues & Taking Action, with Jill Bass (Mikva Challenge)
Students Addressing Public Issues through Action Civics, with Scott Warren (Generation Citizen)
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Three Types of Civically Engaging Pedagogy, with Brett Levy (University at Albany, SUNY)
In this episode, Brett Levy summarizes how concepts of intrinsic motivation, civically engaging pedagogy, and inquiry-based learning can help to strengthen civic and social studies education.
Episode Resources
Brett's Article on Civic Science Education
Brett's Article on Inquiry-Based Learning
New York State Council for the Social Studies Site
ESD Podcast Resources
Brett Levy's Open-Access Research Articles (Free Downloads)
Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (Please Like!)
YouTube Channel for Education for Sustainable Democracy (Please Subscribe!)
Brett Levy's Twitter Page: Handle @brettlmlevy
Education for Sustainable Democracy Homepage
Related Episodes of ESD
Youth Exploring Public Issues & Taking Action, with Jill Bass (Mikva Challenge)
Students Addressing Public Issues through Action Civics, with Scott Warren (Generation Citizen)
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
I’ve really enjoyed listening to this podcast over the past few months. As a former elementary teacher and current doctoral student this podcast helps me stay engaged with what’s happening in the field of education. Brett has conversations with incredible educational scholars who speak to powerful resources and experiences in education. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who is curious about the field of education!
Essential work
Brett is doing amazing job bringing these conversations to us! These podcasts are engaging, cover a diverse range of topics that every teacher and especially social studies educators can learn from. I commend him on this effort! Thank you Brett!
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