Speaking of Education Podcast

Dr. Marilyn J. Llewellyn, Dr. Patricia L. McMahon, Dr. Maria Piantanida

Welcome to Speaking of Education…where we delve into the stories of those who are making a positive difference in the lives of students and their communities as we all navigate the rapidly changing landscape of education. Do you want a deeper understanding of how the critical issues of today may be impacting the future of education? Join educators Marilyn Llewellyn, PhD; Patricia McMahon, PhD; and Maria Piantanida, PhD, as we host conversations about the complexities of education. As friends and colleagues with extensive experience in teaching and practice-based inquiry, they examine, discuss, explore, and share stories from those whose lives are touched by education.

  1. 09/04/2023

    Remake Learning: Thinking Boldly About Education with Guest Tyler Samstag

    This episode features Tyler Samstag who jointly is the director of Remake Learning and also leads transformED, an initiative at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit that supports schools in starting, scaling, and sustaining transformational change. During our podcast Tyler discusses the mission of Remake Learning and also provides information about the Moonshot Grants and the Tugboat Grant and much more. Their work encourages educators to think radically, dream big, and inspire a better future.   Tyler started his career as a special education teacher in New York City, implementing research-based literacy interventions in both traditional and alternative academic settings. Later, while living in Boston, Tyler completed an internship with the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), a nonprofit education R&D organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning and was a member of the IDEO Bits + Blocks LAB at the Harvard Innovation Lab, a program to develop new ventures around the technologies inspired by Bitcoin and blockchain. Interested in applications of human-centered design in education and nonprofit sectors, Tyler has facilitated an array of interactive workshops on design thinking and rapid prototyping at Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and MIT.  Tyler is a Pittsburgh Public School graduate, an AmeriCorps alum, holds a master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in English Education, and graduated from the Mind, Brain, and Education program at Harvard University, where he was an Urban Scholars Fellow.  For additional information about Remake Learning as well as the Tugboats and Lighthouses report visit https://www.remakelearning.org.

    51 min
  2. 08/21/2023

    Black Girls Education Justice Initiative with Guest Paige Joki

    This episode features Paige Joki, a staff attorney at the Pennsylvania Education Law Center. After graduating from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, Joki was selected as an NAACP LDF Earl Warren Fellow and a Temple University Beasley School of Law Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow. In recognition for her notable contributions to public service at Temple University and for pursuing a legal career in social justice, Joki received the Beth Cross Award.  Since joining the Education Law Center in 2017, Joki has focused on eliminating individual and systemic barriers to quality education for students experiencing homelessness in the Philadelphia region as well as providing "Know Your Rights" training for students, parents, providers and organizations serving students experiencing homelessness. Most recently, she has led the Law Center's Black Girls Education Justice Initiative. In collaboration with a number of groups advocating for more just social conditions for Black girls, the Law Centered conducted five focus groups with students attending school in the Philadelphia area. Emerging from these group discussions were eight principles for ameliorating the individual and systemic racism faced by Black girls. A copy of the report generated through this initiative can be accessed from the Education Law Center's website:   https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FINAL-Supportive-Spaces-for-web.pdf

    46 min

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Welcome to Speaking of Education…where we delve into the stories of those who are making a positive difference in the lives of students and their communities as we all navigate the rapidly changing landscape of education. Do you want a deeper understanding of how the critical issues of today may be impacting the future of education? Join educators Marilyn Llewellyn, PhD; Patricia McMahon, PhD; and Maria Piantanida, PhD, as we host conversations about the complexities of education. As friends and colleagues with extensive experience in teaching and practice-based inquiry, they examine, discuss, explore, and share stories from those whose lives are touched by education.