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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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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.

    S2 #3 | Affinity Groups and Why They Matter

    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

    • 53 min
    S2 #2 | Building Our Future Workforce Together with the STEM Careers Coalition

    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

    • 1 hr 8 min
    S2 #1 | Cultivating an Equitable and Highly Responsive Early Learning Culture

    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
    Sesame Workshop

    • 52 min
    S1 #7 | Equity in Rural Education

    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

    Register for an upcoming Equity Talks session, here!

    • 50 min
    S1 #6 | Women's Power & Voice for Women's History Month

    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


    Register for an upcoming Equity Talks session, here!

    • 57 min
    S1 #5 | Black History Month Celebration: National, State, and District Strategies for Equity

    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/

    • 57 min

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