Equity Talks Discovery Education
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Discovery Education Equity Talks is a webinar and podcast series featuring our nation’s top education leaders as they discuss cultivating equity and excellence for all. Season 3 is back with new sessions each month for the 2021-22 school year.
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S2 #3 | Affinity Groups and Why They Matter
Many of us belong to affinity groups centered on our backgrounds, interests, or demographics such as gender or ethnicity through professional organizations or through our workplaces. In education, these groups play a critical role in fostering female school leaders and leaders of color, which positively affects academic achievement and social and emotional learning for all students.
FEATURING:
Dr. Maria Armstrong
Executive Director, ALAS
Dr. Luvelle Brown
Superintendent, Ithaca City Schools, NY
James Hiu
Superintendent, Gresham-Barlow School District, OR
Episode Recorded on December 8th, 2022 -
S2 #2 | Building Our Future Workforce Together with the STEM Careers Coalition
During this special edition of Equity Talks: STEM Careers Coalition Executive Roundtable, a panel of America’s top-level executives, education leaders and decision-makers, will share how they are joining forces to exponentially grow STEM workforce readiness and ensure all students are provided with opportunities to develop skills that allow them to participate in the evolving workforce.
FEATURING:
Jade Grieve - NYC Department of Education, Chief of Student PathwaysAlexis K. Holmes - US Department of Education, Executive Director, Initiative for Educational Equity & Excellence for Black AmericansTamar Thompson - AstraZeneca, Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs of AlexionAsha Varghese - Caterpillar Foundation, President
Episode Recorded on Thursday, November 17, 2022 -
S2 #1 | Cultivating an Equitable and Highly Responsive Early Learning Culture
As a result of the pandemic, young learners are entering our schools having had fewer opportunities to socialize with peers, develop agency and grow fundamental numeracy, early language and literacy skills. During this Equity Talks, join Los Angeles School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, and Sesame Workshop Vice President of Media and Education, Akimi Gibson to learn why it’s imperative for education leaders to think beyond helping kids prepare for school, by helping schools prepare for kids. Together, we will explore key opportunities to scale research-based strategies that ensure our nation’s most vulnerable young students are met with developmentally appropriate whole-child support that promotes greater academic success and life outcomes.
Speakers:
Alberto Carvalho
Superintendent
Los Angeles School District, CA
Akimi Gibson
VP & Educational Publisher, Media & Education
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S1 #7 | Equity in Rural Education
Moderated by Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City School District, these 45-minute segments focus on how school leaders are cultivating equity and excellence in education. This month the discussion focuses on equity in rural education.
Speakers:
Richard J. Heffernan
Assistant Superintendent and Principal
Palisades School District, PA
Dr. Gerri M. Maxwell
Professor & Chair Educational Leadership
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi
Aaron Sadoff
Superintendent
School District of North Fond du Lac, WI
Dr. Melissa Sadorf
Superintendent
Stanfield Elementary School District 24, AZ
Moderators:
Dr. Luvelle Brown
Superintendent
Ithaca City School District, NY
Dr. Christina Kishimoto
Founder and CEO
Voice4Equity, HI
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S1 #6 | Women's Power & Voice for Women's History Month
Moderated by Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City School District, these 45-minute segments focus on how school leaders are cultivating equity and excellence in education. This month the discussion focuses on Women Power & Voice for Women’s History Month.
Speakers:
Dr. Minerva Garcia-Sanchez
Superintendent
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428, IL
Dr. Tawana Grover
Superintendent
Grand Island, NE
Dr. A. Katrise Lee-Perera
Superintendent
Lancaster Independent School District, TX
Deidra Parrish Williams
Leader, Global Corporate Citizenship
Trane Technologies
Moderators:
Dr. Christina Kishimoto
Founder and CEO
Voice4Equity, HI
Dr. Luvelle Brown
Superintendent
Ithaca City School District, NY
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S1 #5 | Black History Month Celebration: National, State, and District Strategies for Equity
Moderated by Dr. Luvelle Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City School District, this month's episode celebrates Black History Month! Join the nation's top education leaders as they discuss strategies for reaching equity on the national, state, and district levels.
Guests:
Dr. LaTonya Goffney
Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District, TX
Dr. John B. Gordon III
Superintendent, Suffolk Public Schools, VA
Monique Toussaint
Senior Advisor, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
Rashard J. Wright
Chief of Staff, Newport News Public Schools, VA
Register for Upcoming Sessions: https://www.discoveryeducation.com/learn/equity-talks/