Equitable Minds: A podcast on K-12 education Dr. Floyd Beachum

In this episode, we are privileged to have Berwick Augustin as our special guest, discussing his compelling new book, The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village. This insightful piece delves into the potential of parents, policymakers, educators, students, and the community to shape the future of education, inspiring hope and change.Berwick Augustin is an educational consultant, author, and speaker. With a career spanning over a decade, he has taught Haitian Creole, reading, and writing. H...

In this compelling episode, we engaged in an insightful conversation with Michelle Mitchell, Professor and Disability Learning Specialist at Lehigh Carbon Community College, who shared her invaluable insights on the various challenges faced by students with disabilities while transitioning from high school to college. One of the most pressing issues that we will tackle in this episode is the lack of support services available to these students and highlight the SEED (Success, Engagement, Educ...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Festus Obiakor about his new book, Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation. Dr. Obiakor shares how identifying and eliminating hate and educating from a place of love can transform education. For more information on his new book, click this link. Dr. Festus E. Obiakor is the Chief Executive Manager of Sunny Educational Consulting located in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Dr. Obiakor is not only a teacher (professor) but also a renowned sc...

In this episode, we talk with Dr. James Wright, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University. Dr. Wright recently published a new book titled “Heirs of The Great Migration: How the Past Became the Future,” a narrative biography based on his family’s migration from Jim Crow-era sharecropping in North Carolina to manufacturing jobs in the industrial Northeast and his personal journey of overcoming many obstacles to succeed.Books Mentione...

In this episode, we explore an alternative career pathway for graduates of education-related doctoral programs with Dr. Tashina Khabbaz, a graduate of Lehigh University. Dr. Khabbaz explains what User Experience (UX) Research is and shares her experiences in the field and the steps to take to work in UX research. We also discuss how the skills developed through Lehigh's Doctorate in Education Leadership degree transfer to other occupations and careers outside of education. UX Resear...

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Krista Leh, owner of Resonance Educational Consulting, about social-emotional learning (SEL) in k-12 education. https://www.resonanceed.com/Our talk focuses on understanding what SEL is, the importance of SEL for student development, and what school leaders should consider when implementing SEL programs in their districts. We also discuss the national political debate about SEL. Dr. Leh is a graduate of Lehigh University's Educational Leadership progr...