beyond the curriculum

Aaron Blackwelder
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Jean Piaget has suggested that the principal goal of education should be to create learners who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other in the past have done; but rather people who are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. This the essence of progressive education. Beyond the Curriculum is a podcast dedicated to promoting progressive education. Each episode will feature an educator who will share practical approaches listeners can immediately use in their classrooms. Guests will explain how they promote creativity, innovation, and compassion.

  1. Inclusive Design: Dr. Jan Wilson | Season 3 Episode 5

    03/09/2021

    Inclusive Design: Dr. Jan Wilson | Season 3 Episode 5

    "We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." - Maya Angelou Jan Wilson is a Wellspring Associate Professor of Gender Studies and History at the University of Tulsa. She is the author of the book Becoming Disabled:  Forging a Disability View of the World and the articles “‘Who Has a Better Story Than Bran the Broken?’ Game of Thrones and the Power of Disability Narratives” and “Reimagining Disability and Inclusive Education Through Universal Design for Learning.” She is the recipient of The University of Tulsa Outstanding Teaching Award, 2013 In this episode, Jan will share how schools are innately ableist and how UDL can break down those barriers to create more inclusive spaces in education. This is the final episode in our series on inclusion. Throughout this season, we have learned about how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We have learned from teachers and advocates who have helped us gain a perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We have discussed common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our learners… beyond the curriculum. Publications: “Reimagining Disability and Inclusive Education Through Universal Design for Learning.” The Women's Joint Congressional Committee and the Politics of Maternalism, 1920-30 Jan's TED Talk

    42 min
  2. Inclusive Schools: Kristen Uliasz | Season 3 Episode 4

    03/02/2021

    Inclusive Schools: Kristen Uliasz | Season 3 Episode 4

    “The more you learn, the more you want to learn.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Kristen Uliasz is an Inclusion Specialist at Da Vinci Charter Academy & Emeritus Faculty with PBLWorks.org. Kristen will share her experience with schoolwide PBL that connects schools to the greater community by engaging learners of all abilities. Kristen’s vision of inclusion centers around engaging all learners in authentic activities that connect students to the greater world. She challenges students and teachers in her school to build bridges between the classroom and the community through project-based learning. In this season we are looking at inclusion and how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We will be learning from teachers and advocates who will help us gain perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We’ll find out about common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our learners… beyond the curriculum. Follow: Twitter Instagram Website Resources: Da Vinci Charter Academy Inclusive Special Ed Learning PBL Works

    31 min
  3. Inclusive Classrooms: Kimberly Eckert | Season 3 Episode 3

    02/22/2021

    Inclusive Classrooms: Kimberly Eckert | Season 3 Episode 3

    “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” — Mark Twain Kimberly Eckert is the 2018 Lousiana State Teacher of the Year, 2020 ASCD Emerging Leader, 2020 Global Teacher Prize Finalist, 2019 NEA Social Justice Activist of the Year National Finalist, and a National Center for Learning Disabilities Expert Teacher. Kimberly’s vision of inclusion starts with building inclusive spaces in the classroom. She challenges all of her students (both in general education and special education) to become advocates for inclusion. In this season we are looking at inclusion and how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We will be learning from teachers and advocates who will help us gain perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We’ll find out about common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our learners… beyond the curriculum. Follow: Twitter Instagram Resources: Teaching in the Global Pandemic On Changing the World “I Became a Teacher” via NEA.org

    29 min
  4. Inclusive Communities: Karen Krejcha | Season 3 Episode 2

    02/15/2021

    Inclusive Communities: Karen Krejcha | Season 3 Episode 2

    “When everyone is included, everyone wins.”  — Jesse Jackson  Karen Krejcha is the founder of Autism Empowerment--a nonprofit organization that advocates for the autistic community, host of the Autism Empowerment Podcast, and the editor and columnist of Spectrum Life Magazine. Besides this, she is the mother of two boys on the autism spectrum and an autist herself. Karen’s vision of inclusion goes beyond the four walls of the school building. She sees inclusion through the lens of community and uses her position to create more inclusive environments in the neighborhoods surrounding the school. In this season we are looking at inclusion and how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We will be learning from teachers and advocates who will help us gain perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We’ll find out about common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our learners… beyond the curriculum. Follow: Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube Resources: Spectrum Life Magazine Autism Empowerment Website

    38 min
  5. What is Inclusion? Amy Campbell | Season 3 Episode 1

    02/08/2021

    What is Inclusion? Amy Campbell | Season 3 Episode 1

    Amy Campbell is the 2020 Washington State Teacher of the Year and a special ed teacher at Helen Baller Elementary in Camas, WA. As Washington State Teacher of the Year, Amy uses her title to promote more inclusion. She believes that schools are microcosms of our world and by promoting more inclusion in schools we build a more inclusive community. Each one of us has a gift to offer and creating spaces where all members of the community are embraced and included helps our community grow. In this season we are looking at inclusion and how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We will be learning from teachers and advocates who will help us gain perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We’ll find out about common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our learners… beyond the curriculum. Follow Amy Campbell: Twitter Resources: #2020WAToY​ Video Series: 2020 Washington Teacher of the Year Amy Campbell

    31 min
  6. INCLUSION: Season 3 Trailer

    SEASON 3 TRAILER

    INCLUSION: Season 3 Trailer

    In November 2018, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg posted a tweet in which she questions the traditional use of the word “inclusion” by explaining how she views it as a minimum and challenges us to go further. She says: It’s not about inclusion or even celebration. It’s about expansion. Our culture is better when disabled folks expand its ideas about embodiment. "Our culture is better when centering POC shifts its paradigms. Our culture is better when nonbinary & trans ppl uproot its gendered BS. Inclusion = you’re allowed to be here. Celebration = your being here is great!! Expansion = we will grow and change because of what you offer. She goes on to say she is “grateful for all the visionaries pushing for a more expansive and radical way of being in the world today.” Welcome to Season 3 of Beyond the Curriculum. During this series, we will hear from visionaries who will share their ideas about “inclusion” and the way they push for a more expansive and radical way of being in the world today. We will be looking at inclusion and how creating more inclusive environments provides spaces where all learners can thrive. We will hear from teachers and advocates who will help us gain perspective on what inclusion means and how educators can be intentional as they create more inclusive environments. We’ll find out about common barriers that prevent inclusion, some ways inclusion is done well, and how general education teachers can partner with both special education teachers and community members to take our students, schools, and communities…  beyond the curriculum.

    2 min
  7. The Pointless Classroom with Gary Chu | Season 2 Episode 6

    01/12/2021

    The Pointless Classroom with Gary Chu | Season 2 Episode 6

    “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”    — Albert Einstein Gary Chu is a high school mathematics teacher in a racially and culturally diverse suburb outside of Chicago. He is passionate about disrupting inequities. You can follow him on Twitter at @mrgarychu. Gary contributed a chapter to the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learn (and What to Do Instead) titled “The Pointless Classroom: A Math Teacher’s Ironic Choice Not in Not Calculating Grades”. Throughout this series, I will be interviewing the contributors to this book to help gain a better understanding of what Ungrading is and how it can be applied. In this episode, Gary will discuss how he engages his students in deeper learning, promotes relationships, and provides students feedback that helps students gain a better understanding of the ways mathematics can be used beyond the four walls of the school. This the sixth episode and final episode of this series where you will hear from the chapter authors themselves who will help us dive deeper into their ideas about assessment and its impact on teaching and learning allowing us to go beyond the curriculum. Follow Gary Chu: Twitter Blog Resources: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (2020)

    26 min
  8. A STEM Ungrading Case Study with Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh | Season 2 Episode 5

    01/05/2021

    A STEM Ungrading Case Study with Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh | Season 2 Episode 5

    Clarissa Sorenesn-Unruh teaches chemistry and statistics full-time at Central New Mexico Community College. She is a Ph.D. student in learning sciences, a Councilor for the Division of Chemical Education in the American Chemical Society, and a panelist for a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine symposium. Clarissa contributed a chapter to the book Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learn (and What to Do Instead) titled “A STEM Ungrading Case Study: A Reflection on First-Time implementation in Organic Chemistry II.” In this episode, Clarissa will discuss her first experience with ungrading and pushing her students’ metacognition not only made an impact on her students but also herself as a teacher. Follow Clarissa Sorensen-Unruh: Twitter Blog Book YouTube Resources: Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) (2020)

    28 min
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Jean Piaget has suggested that the principal goal of education should be to create learners who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other in the past have done; but rather people who are creative, inventive, and inquisitive. This the essence of progressive education. Beyond the Curriculum is a podcast dedicated to promoting progressive education. Each episode will feature an educator who will share practical approaches listeners can immediately use in their classrooms. Guests will explain how they promote creativity, innovation, and compassion.

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  • Creator
    Aaron Blackwelder
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    28
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    © Aaron Blackwelder