Building an Equitable, Culturally Responsive Community: The Perspectives of Students and Educators

We spoke with Spanish Teacher Chris Rogers about his passion for inclusive messages about language and culture in the classroom. 

Arshiya Shaikh and Jahnyse Wilson talk about being teachers and issues of equity that draw them to the profession.

Zacharia Mohammed, educator from Ghana pursuing a PhD at University at Albany tells the inspiring story of his determined pursuit of education and evolving career in teaching. 

Gavin, Emilia and Zora, middle school students in a mall urban community discuss teacher's action, microaggressions, insults and influencers and eradicating microaggressions through education and teacher action.

Rue leads Mr. Irvin and Eva   in a discussion of implicit biases, microaggressions and social constructions of identity and their experiences in schools. 

In this podcast introduced by Dr. Tammy Ellis-Robinson, 7th grader Emilia Eng interviews UAlbany undergraduate Rafayah Murray and Ph.D. candidate Vanessia Wilkins about their dreams for themselves and their dreams for education. 

Kewsi a middle school English Teacher and Hannah a 7th grade student talk about adult mindsets and how they impact schooling experiences for young people. 

Emilia Eng, 7th grader and tells Dr. Tammy Ellis-Robinson about her experiences with "-isms"