Best EDTalksMN Podcasts (2024)

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EDTalks: Transforming Education For A Changing World 38:24

6M ago38:24

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EDTalks: Transforming Education For A Changing World by EDTalksMNBy EDTalksMN

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EDTalks: What High School Debate Can Teach Us about the Power of Abolitionist Education 20:07

9M ago20:07

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This EDTalk features Sandy Bolton Barrientos is community coach for the South High School debate team and member of the Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL) community, where they focus on curriculum design. An abolitionist organizer in South Minneapolis, they are a studio trainer for REP MN, where they teach workshops that build networks of commun…

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EDTalks: Change their Minds, Change Their Lives on the Court and in the Classroom 21:13

9M ago21:13

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This EDTalk features Coach, author and educator Larry McKenzie. Larry is the first coach to win four straight state titles in the 100-year history of Minnesota State Boys Basketball, and the first coach in Minnesota high school basketball history to lead two separate schools to multiple titles. But beyond the trophies and medals, Coach McKenzie has…

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EDTalks: What’s Keeping Teachers of Color Out of Minnesota Classrooms and How We Can Fix It 28:55

12M ago28:55

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Although Minnesota has started to move the needle on teacher diversity, we still have a very long way to go. Over the past few years, policymakers have created a variety of incentives to increase the numbers of teachers of color in our state—along with some changes to teacher preparation and licensure systems—but too many obstacles remain.This EDTa…

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EDTalks: Shifting the Narrative About the Teaching Profession 29:00

12M ago29:00

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Despite the critical role educators play in shaping our young people, the teaching profession in the U.S. has been losing respect and admiration, with negative messages perpetuating an unflattering and incomplete image of a viable and impactful profession. Increasing teacher diversity is a critical component in the effort to elevate the teaching pr…

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EDTalks: Confronting a Potential Financial Crisis for Minneapolis Public Schools 29:55

1y ago29:55

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As a central player in Minneapolis’ vibrant and complex community, Minnneapolis Public Schools serves over 35,000 students each year and requires sufficient resources to create truly welcoming and safe spaces where all young people have the resources and support they need to thrive both in and out of the classroom and beyond graduation.Minneapolis …

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EDTalks: Teachers and Parents: An Unstoppable Team 19:17

1+ y ago19:17

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In this EDTalk, Paula Cole discusses opportunities for educators and families to collaborate, advocate and ultimately hold school districts and legislators accountable for the wellbeing and academic success of young people. She argues that we need to change the narrative around parent engagement, particularly for lower-income and BIPOC families, an…

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EDTalks: The Power of Informed Parents 23:53

1+ y ago23:53

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In this EDTalk, Rosie Lais and Natty B. Hels share information on new guides Great MN Schools developed to help families better understand what their kids should be learning each year in English language arts and math. They share what they have learned from beta testing with nine community organizations and over 250 Minneapolis families. Families w…

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EDTalks: Addressing Ableism in Education 19:18

1+ y ago19:18

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In education, nonprofit and government spheres there is much discussion today about diversity, equity, and inclusion – but relatively few conversations that address disability or its intersections with race. In her EDTalk, Maren Christenson Hofer identifies how ableist ideas inform our educational systems and discusses the profound impact education…

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EDTalks: Youth Artistic Expression and Social Change 38:50

1+ y ago38:50

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As a spoken word artist and educator, Frank Gardner has seen first-hand the power of young people who are harnessing artistic expression as a tool for social change, interpersonal reflection and community building. In his EDTalk he explores how young people are processing the tumultuous years of COVID quarantine and the murder of George Floyd throu…

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EDTalks 10th Anniversary Event 1:29:34

1+ y ago1:29:34

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In celebration of our 10th anniversary season of EDTalks, Achieve presented this special event where five past EDTalks speakers gathered in conversation around our 2022-23 season theme, “What’s Next? Where does education go from here?" Speakers reflected on their past EDTalks topics in light of the present day: What has or has not changed? What are…

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EDTalks: Teacher-Powered Schools: Sharing Power with Educators, Students and Families 21:52

2y ago21:52

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This EDTalks is titled “Teacher-Powered Schools: Sharing Power with Educators, Students and Families” Our featured speaker is Amy Junge. Amy is the director of Teacher Powered School at Education Evolving, a Minnesota-based nonprofit working to improve public education. Amy supports educator teams across the country through teacher-powered governan…

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EDTalks: Supporting Our Educators in a Post-COVID World 18:43

2y ago18:43

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This EDTalks is titled “Supporting Our Educators in a Post-COVID World” Our featured speaker is Dr. Tim Brown. Dr. Brown is principal at the American Indian Magnet School in Saint Paul. A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Dr. Brown has spent 26 years working in Twin Cities public schools. He has also served on the board of regents for St. M…

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EDTalks: Strategies for Rediscovering Our Common Humanity 19:47

2y ago19:47

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EDTalks is a lively series of community conversations about public education and related issues that impact our young people.Each EDTalks features two compelling, short presentations by cutting-edge educators, youth advocates, students, artists or community leaders.EDTalks is supported by a generous grant from the Bush Foundation.This EDTalks is ti…

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EDTalks: Joy as Catalyst: Utilizing Healing Centered Practices for Adaptive Change 31:28

2y ago31:28

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EDTalks is a lively series of community conversations about public education and related issues that impact our young people.Each EDTalks features two compelling, short presentations by cutting-edge educators, youth advocates, students, artists or community leaders.EDTalks is supported by a generous grant from the Bush Foundation.This EDTalks is ti…

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EDTalks: Uncovering Indigenous Models of Leadership 32:29

2+ y ago32:29

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In 2007, Dr. Jon Peterson began the long and long-awaited journey back to his homeland of Samoa to reconnect with his roots, his homeland, his family and himself. Through this process, he discovered what it means to both love and live leadership, both as an educator and as a human, and developed a theoretical model for Indigenous Leadership that ca…

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EDTalks: Kids Changing Education Systems vs Education Systems Changing Kids 18:30

2+ y ago18:30

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Presenters: Kyra, Jamya and Octivious, Young Leaders, St. Paul Youth Services’ YouthPowerMN Leadership InstituteAs a young person, if you were handed the mic, what would you say to the adults in your life? In their EDTalks, young leaders Kyra, Jamya and Octivious of the St. Paul Youth Services’ YouthPowerMN Leadership Institute will join us to desc…

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EDTalks: How Young People Can Co Lead the Education Transformation We Need 14:51

2+ y ago14:51

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Presenter: Walter Cortina, President and Co-founder, BridgemakersBy the time Bridgemakers co-founder and president Walter Cortina reached the age of 13, he had experienced poverty, trauma, homelessness, the murder of his best friend, and the deportation of both of his parents. In his EDTalks, Walter will draw on his personal and professional experi…

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EDTalks: Creating Anti Racist Third Spaces In and Out of the Classroom 15:29

2+ y ago15:29

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Presenter: Jeannine Erickson, Writer's Room Manager, 826 MSPJeannine Erickson from the arts education nonprofit 826 MSP discusses the importance of creating anti-racist and anti-oppressionist “third spaces” to support students in the classroom and other settings, such as the organization’s Writer’s Room at South High School. The creation of “third …

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EDTalks: Zero Debt College: A New Reality for Fosters 22:22

2+ y ago22:22

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Presenter: Hannah Planalp, Program Manager, Foster AdvocatesPeople who have experienced foster care face a unique set of education challenges for both K-12 and postsecondary school. Even though only 41% of Minnesota Fosters are able to graduate from high school, over 80% still want to go to college. For Fosters who are moving out of the child welfa…

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EDTalks: Reframing Music Education: The Key to Closing Minnesota's Opportunity Gap 21:34

2+ y ago21:34

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Almost every area of the human brain is required to engage in music-making. Student musicians do better in school, have higher attendance, graduation and test rates, and learn key 21st century workplace skills. It’s time to stop treating music education as optional and understand its critical importance in every child’s development, especially thos…

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EDTalks: Exploring the Loss of Language and Identity in Education 22:59

2+ y ago22:59

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Presenter: Laichia Vang, High School Student and Activist, Roseville Area High SchoolOur cultural identity is strongly intertwined with our native language. So what happens when that language gets lost or diminished? High school activist Laichia Vang (she/they) is a native Hmong speaker who experienced the erasure of her native Hmong language while…

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EDTalks: PSEO As a Bridge from High School to College 16:14

3y ago16:14

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This EDTalks is titled “PSEO As a Bridge from High School to College” Our featured speaker is Maria Wright. Maria is director of dual enrollment at St. Cloud State University. Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) – also known as dual enrollment – provides an affordable way for high school students to experience college and earn college credit by…

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EDTalks: How PSEO is a Game-Changer for High School Students 13:57

3y ago13:57

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This EDTalks is titled “How PSEO is a Game-Changer for High School Students” Our featured speakers are Asiya Browne and Zeke Jackson. Asiya Browne is a sophomore at the University of Minnesota, where she’s studying sociology of law, criminology and deviance, and Asian and Middle Eastern studies with a focus in Arabic. She serves on the board of Peo…

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EDTalks: The Wide-Reaching Impacts of Philanthropy in Education 18:55

3y ago18:55

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Presenter: Amal Karim, Impact Officer, The Constellation Fund | December 8, 2021Philanthropy and education is a complicated mix that has a tremendous impact on education equity and access. More than a quarter of charitable giving by wealthy donors goes to education causes, from childhood to postsecondary, and education is very popular among all don…

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EDTalks: How Parent Fundraising Perpetuates Racial Disparities in Minneapolis Public Schools 14:43

3y ago14:43

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Presenter: Sara Spafford Freeman, Consultant, SFF Strategies and community organizer | December 8, 2021Sara Spafford Freeman is a community organizer, parent and author of "Apartheid in Minneapolis: Racial Disparities in Five Local Systems." Sara has extensively studied PTAs and parent fundraising within Minneapolis Public Schools and argues that c…

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EDTalks: Youth Perspectives on Reimagining Equitable Youth Work 21:52

3+ y ago21:52

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These four young speakers from the Youth Leadership Initiative (YLI) believe in a youth-centered world where young people are excited to learn, be themselves and transform their communities. They will share how creating a youth-centered space through an equity lens requires three things: first, a shift in framework from youth as recipients of servi…

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EDTalks: How to Lead So Adults Will Listen (and Other Lessons from Young People) 24:06

3+ y ago24:06

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Mikisha Nation carries a deep cultural understanding of the wisdom of youth voice that's influenced both by her personal experience of migrating from Jamaica to the U.S. as well as her role in leading youth development programs for low-income students, BIPOC and Indigenous students, and students from immigrant, multilingual and first-generation bac…

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EDTalks: Education and Technology Access - Jim Crow in the New World Order 19:52

3+ y ago19:52

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Presenter: Ini Augustine, Founder, Project Nandi | May 4, 2021.Technology was designed by and for white people to the detriment of BIPOC people and experiences in all areas of life. Ini Augustine will discuss white supremacy in the technology field and how it impacts education, particularly for children of color. She’ll share her lived experiences …

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EDTalks: The Power of Education in Disrupting Generational Poverty 15:35

3+ y ago15:35

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Presenter: Chastity Lord, President & CEO, Jeremiah Program | May 4, 2021.Generational poverty is perpetuated by an ecosystem of unjust policies and correlating structures that disproportionately impact communities of color. Chastity Lord will share her insights on the connections between generational poverty and systemic racism, and how communitie…

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EDTalks: Cultural Responsiveness In and Out of the Classroom 15:51

4y ago15:51

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Dr. Courtney Bell-Duncan, a passionate educator, education consultant and founder of Courtney S. Bell Consulting LLC, works to co-create educational equity solutions with PreK-12 educational institutions. While serving as a classroom teacher, she witnessed the power of caring relationships and high expectations for children. She later went on to be…

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EDTalks: Let's Talk About Race in Schools 24:12

4y ago24:12

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This EDTalks is titled “Let’s Talk About Race in School” Our featured speaker is Derek Francis. Derek Francis is a passionate and experienced school counselor who approaches his work from a proactive and equity-based space. He currently serves as the manager of counseling services for Minneapolis Public Schools, where he specializes in helping stud…

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EDTalks: Developing an Equity Leadership Identity 11:21

4y ago11:21

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This EDTalks is titled “Developing an Equity Leadership Identity” Our featured speaker is Dr. Lanise Block. Dr. Block is a highly experienced educator who has served as a teacher, program coordinator, content lead for K-12 social studies, technology integration specialist and strategic project administrator. She is currently an adjunct professor at…

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EDTalks: Where is Mental Health in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Work? 21:42

4y ago21:42

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This EDTalks is titled “Where is Mental Health in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Work?” Our featured speaker is Jamil Stamschror-Lott. Jamil is a mental health professional who practices psychotherapy with individuals, hosts community healing sessions, and works with businesses to incorporate mental health, diversity and inclusion through a therap…

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EDTalks: From "Adequate" to "Quality" 54:15

4y ago54:15

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EDTalks: From "Adequate" to "Quality" by EDTalksMNBy EDTalksMN

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EDTalks: Learn to Read, Learn to Lead 17:19

4y ago17:19

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There’s a clear connection between academic failure, delinquency and crime. Students who aren’t proficient in reading by fourth grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school. And students who drop out of high school are over three times more likely to be arrested in their lifetime. When 85% of children in our juvenile court system are…

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EDTalks: Changing Outcomes for Black Males 15:03

4y ago15:03

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Too often our education systems work to “fix” black male students rather than recognizing the systemic racism inherent in these systems and the tremendous harm they inflict on students. The Minneapolis Public Schools Office of Black Student Achievement (OBSA, formerly Office of Black Male Student Achievement) was created in 2014 to address our city…

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EDTalks: The Stars and The Blackness Between Them - Writing About Queer Young Black Love 21:20

4+ y ago21:20

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EDTalks: Creating Pro-Girl Environments 26:41

4+ y ago26:41

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EDTalks: How Debaters Will Save Democracy and Change the World 22:53

4+ y ago22:53

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EDTalks: Igniting Civic Engagement Through Service Learning 26:49

4+ y ago26:49

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Dave Eisenmann: How to Raise Tech-Healthy Kids 24:25

5y ago24:25

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Erin Walsh: Students, Social Media and Mental Health 24:01

5y ago24:01

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EDTalks: Washburn Blackbox Theatre - Creating Change In and Out of the Classroom 23:08

5y ago23:08

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Artistic expression can be a powerful catalyst for social change and a source of personal power for young people and their families. Since 2008, Washburn Blackbox Theatre has provided a safe space for students from a wide range of backgrounds to make visible the all-too-often invisible voices and stories of urban youth. Student actors engage in a r…

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EDTalks: The Voices Framework - How Student Stories Can Transform Schools 30:18

5y ago30:18

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Student voice is an essential element for school health, vitality and success. The Voices Framework project team interviews students about key issues such as diversity, race, safety and school culture, and creates videos reflecting these voices and stories. The videos are then presented to school leaders, followed by facilitated conversations that …

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EDTalks: The Power of Strong Relationships for Student Success 20:50

5+ y ago20:50

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Salma Hussein, M.S.W., L.I.S.W., is a school social worker at South High School who works with students and families from a wide variety of countries. Drawing on her own experiences as an immigrant and her work with her students and their families, she will share how creating strong home-school partnerships, celebrating diversity and building authe…

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EDTalks: Storytelling as a Tool to Empower and Build Empathy 26:21

5+ y ago26:21

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Tea Rozman Clark is co-founder and executive director of Green Card Voices, a nonprofit that utilizes storytelling to share personal narratives of immigrant youth and adults to foster tolerance and establish better understanding between immigrant and non-immigrant communities. Born in Yugoslavia, Tea has interviewed more than 400 immigrants from ov…

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EDTalks: Creating Gender Inclusive Schools 26:41

5+ y ago26:41

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This EDTalks focuses on “Creating Gender Inclusive Schools” Our featured speaker is Jason Bucklin. Jason is the LGBTQA+ Program Coordinator for Minneapolis Public Schools and has served the district’s students, families and staff for seven years. With over 15 years of experience in LGBTQA+ youth advocacy, Jason has overseen the development and impl…

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EDTalks: Creating Inclusive Classrooms, What Success Looks Like 22:42

5+ y ago22:42

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This EDTalks focuses on “Creating Inclusive Classrooms: What Success Looks Like” Our featured speaker is Jennifer Sommerness. Jennifer is the Executive Director of Inclusive Schools at Kids Included Together (KIT) and an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas. A nationally recognized leader in disability inclusion, she brings over 25 yea…

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