[Podcast S1E25] For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood.. An Interview with Dr. Christopher Emdin

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For fifteen years Franchesca taught English/Language Arts in two urban districts in Atlanta, Georgia, and Memphis, Tennessee. Increasingly frustrated with decisions being made about public education from people who were not in the classroom, in 2012 she decided to start a blog about what it was really like to teach in public schools. In the last four years, The Educator's Room has grown to become the premiere source for resources, tools, and strategies for all things teaching and learning. To learn more about Franchesca Warren's work, please visit www.franchescalanewarren.com.

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Introduction

Welcome to Episode 25 Season one of The Educator's Room podcast! In this episode, Franchesca interviews, Dr. Christopher Emdin, founder of #hiphoped and #Science Genius.

This year we are going around the world to talk to educators who are doing awesome things- just like you. Starting the school year is always tough for teachers to engage in the curriculum in meaningful ways. Dr. Christopher Emdin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College. Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of Science Education at the Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education.

Listen to the podcast here.

During this podcast we will discuss:

his experiences with working in inner city schools and how the philosophy has to shift to educate our students.
how his movement of #hiphoped is empowering educators to incorporate the Hip Hop culture in their class.
Why his book, "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood" is also for African-American teachers.

Resources discussed in the podcast

Chris' website: www.chrisemdin.com

To buy a copy of his book, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood--and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy