Category Archives: Pushing Praxis

Pushing Praxis · Javier Payano & Elaina Huang: Humanizing Our Students And Ourselves Through Music For Social Change Just a few years ago, Javier Payano was Elaina Huang’s music teacher. In this interview, we learn about how Javier invited Elaina and their peers to bring their authentic selves into the music classroom through the lensContinue reading “Javier Payano & Elaina Huang: Humanizing Our Students and Ourselves through Music for Social Change”

Pushing Praxis · S2, #3 Tiffany Childress-Price and Dr. Mindy Chappell: Youth Participatory Science & Student Power Tiffany Childress-Price and Dr. Mindy Chappell discuss their learning around using Youth Participatory Science in their classrooms for the past five years. What role does history play when students dig into how heavy metals such as lead impactsContinue reading “Tiffany Childress-Price and Dr. Mindy Chappell: Youth Participatory Science & Student Power”

Pushing Praxis · S2, #2 Jhoanna And Anna Black Panther Party & Curriculum Circles At Sustainable Community Schools In this conversation, Jhoanna Maldonado and Anna Acosta orient our work in curricular questions that are deep and community-centered. Where is radical love in our schools? Who’s represented in our units? How do we search for answersContinue reading “Jhoanna and Anna: Black Panther Party & Curriculum Circles at CPS Sustainable Community Schools”

Pushing Praxis · Season 2 Teaser: Delayed but close! A quick check-in from your hosts about the status of season 2. Get excited, y’all!

Pushing Praxis · S2, #1 Nina & Celeste Are Back Hopes And Dreams For Season 2 Nina and Celeste are back for season 2. In this episode, we talk about where we’ve been, where we’re at now, and what we need from this season to sustain ourselves as teachers in unprecedented times. We’ll talk aboutContinue reading “Nina & Celeste are back: Hopes & Dreams for Season 2”

Pushing Praxis · #5 Nina and Celeste Debrief their Praxis (Episode 5) After our first season of conversation with our three incredible guests, Celeste and Nina reconnect to debrief what we’ve learned from Jessica, Corey, and Andrea. We discuss what we’ve changed in our classrooms, what we’ve struggled with this year, and how we wantContinue reading “Nina and Celeste Debrief their Praxis”