Age of Awareness Podcast

We end 2023 with a wonderful conversation with Dr. Carter Berry discussing her work at her organization, Brownicity and her work as an author. We discuss her recent work, "Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators and Parents" and how it lays down the steps for the "how-to" of implementing such initiatives in ones classroom. It was amazing to hear how her efforts started in the community and through such grassroots actions to grow into something so needed it today's world of education. I really enjoyed this conversation and found myself feeling revived and renewed as I went back to listen again during the editing phase. I also want to share that we have a new host, Alina Kaye, joining us for this conversation and for many more in the future.

Thank you for all of your support in 2023! Have a great end of the year and happy 2024!

Links to connect with Dr. Carter Berry and her works:

• Instagram
• Brownicity
• Recent book

Navigating the Ethical Horizons of AI with Prof. Casey Fiesler

Join us in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor Casey Fiesler from the University of Colorado - Boulder, as we delve into the intricate intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, technology, and the world of education. We look into the role of AI in education and gain insights on staying informed in this rapidly evolving landscape. Professor Fiesler, now known for leveraging her massive social media presence to educate on AI ethics, shares valuable perspectives on responsible technology use. Tune in for an exploration of the ethical dimensions of our AI-driven future and how educators can frame their approach with such technology - enjoy!

Be sure to check out our past episodes here and check out our publication, Age of Awareness here - we appreciate your support!

Links to connect with Professor Fiesler:

• TikTok
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Webpage
• caseyfiesler.com
• Medium (blog)

We have our 5th Coffee Chat and part 3 of our conversation with Professor Stephen Mulkey. We chat about warming in the North Atlantic and its impact on ocean currents, changes in hurricane systems, geoengineering projects and why fossil fuel companies support them, how global agriculture will have to change in the face of our current climate crisis. Thank you for tuning in!

Where to find Mulkey online:

• Twitter
• Wikipedia
• His Blog: The Environmental Century
• And be sure to check out his works on Medium.com

Check out our past episodes at: aoapodcast.com

Here is part 2 of 3 of our Coffee Chat conversation with Professor Stephen Mulkey. We chat about the concept of degrowth and how it fits in addressing climate change, the current state of carbon capture technology, and end with the Amazon Rainforest. Be on the lookout for part 3 of 3!

Some articles were mentioned in this chat. I will link here:

• Working Group III Mitigation of Climate Change
• AR 5 - Fifth Assessment Report

We also want to highlight two upcoming episodes that we are really excited about: we will be having University of Colorado Boulder Professor Casey Fiesler on to discuss AI ethics and we will be having author/educator Dr. Lucretia Carter Berry on to discuss her book "Teaching for Justice and Belonging."

We hope you enjoy!

Music credit: Ascent of Sham by krackatoa

In this Coffee Chat we have a familiar guest back on, Professor Stephen Mulkey. We discuss current climate change issues, we work to clear up some confusion on 'wet bulb temperature' and dive deep into one of Professor Mulkey's new course: Communities and Climate Change. We discuss how climate justice and community-based initiatives play a vital role in how we move forward with addressing climate change. This is part one of two of the conversation so be sure to be on the lookout for the second half!

We also want to highlight two upcoming episodes that we are really excited about: we will be having University of Colorado Boulder Professor Casey Fiesler on to discuss AI ethics and we will be having author/educator Dr. Lucretia Carter Berry on to discuss her book "Teaching for Justice and Belonging."

We hope you enjoy!

Music credit: Where Life Goes (Man Kid Remix) by Daniel Birch

We have finally gotten around to sharing the second half of this wonderful conversation with professor and environmental scientist Stephen Mulkey. This is our second Coffee Chat (CC) and we are hoping to post more of these in addition to our episodes. We talk about divestment opportunities, teacher tips (really for all levels), and the future of science education - with fun stories mixed in. We hope you enjoy!


Find him online at:

• Twitter
• His blog: The Environmental Century
• His University of Florida profile: link

Addressing food insecurity in schools was actually one of my main focuses as a first year teacher many years ago as an environmental educator. I was overly enthusiastic and naive about the promise of schoolyard vegetable gardens solving all food insecurity among the 10+ million children living in hunger in the US.  Years later it is still a focus of mine but I have learned so much along the way.

This conversation with author and professor Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower helped shed much more light onto the school lunch situation here in the US. I find it to be especially relevant with over 30 states cutting food stamp benefits, federal aid ending for free school lunches for all, and then in the other direction states making free lunches for all students no matter their income. There is a lot of food news in the cycle as of lately and Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower helps pull back the curtain on much of it. We hope you enjoy!

Where to find Marcus online: 

• Website
• His new book "Unpacking School Lunch"
• Other works

Tune into a fun conversation with author and professor Renee Hobbs. Renee first got on our radar with he recent book and winner of the 2021 PROSE Award, "MIND OVER MEDIA: Propaganda Education for a Digital Age." We discuss her book and how she first got into media literacy. This conversation helped reframe how I saw "screen time" and how my students could communicate their grasp on my class content.  We hope you enjoy! 

Links to connect with Renee Hobbs:
Recent book - Mind Over Media
Twitter
Wiki
Media Education Lab
 

We are happy to share with you an engaging conversation for your Thanksgiving Break! In this episode we had the privilege to chat with keynote speaker Principal Kafele. We cover how schools can better support their administrators, specifically their assistant principals, so they can better support their schools, what it means to push for equity in a learning environment, and how administrators can work to change or alter their school culture in a sustainable manner. We hope you enjoy! 

Links to connect with Principal Kafele:

• Website
• Twitter

Music credit:
Neptunea by Scanglobe

We are excited to kick off our second season of episodes with a conversation with author and lecturer Alfie Kohn.  This was a shorter conversation but we covered a lot of ground. Like many of our other conversations here, I think everyone from parents to students, teachers to administrators, and activists to policy makers can get something out of this conversation.

We chatted about the topics such as the myth of learning loss, why we should be pushing back against standardized testing, and a quick reflection on his insights and experiences with education reform over the years. We hope you enjoy the conversation!

Where to find Alfie online:

• Twitter
• Website