Best super dope Podcasts (2024)

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Survey Shows Broad AAPI Support for Teaching About Racism and History - Passing Period #127 47:04

19d ago47:04

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This Week: As we conclude AAPI Heritage Month, today we dig into some new data from AP-NORC showing that a massive majority (71%) support the teaching of honest history about racism, slavery and segregation in our K-12 public schools. A similar super majority supports the teaching of AAPI culture and history in the US as well. This data flies in th…

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#114 - Fighting Back Against the Attacks on Public Education w/ Dr. Heather Harding! 1:23:24

1M ago1:23:24

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From the CRT hysteria to the current targeting of university DEI efforts, we’ve seen an escalating right wing attack on public education in this country. Often under the guise of “parental rights,” these attacks have targeted teachers, LGBTQ+ students, books, curriculum, SEL, and equity-mined programming. Dr. Heather Harding, the executive director…

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The Confederacy is Back in Style in Virginia - Passing Period #126 30:43

1M ago30:43

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This Week: The Shenandoah County Schools have gone completely off the white supremacist ledge this week, as the school board voted 5 to 1 to reinstate -- yes you heard that right -- reinstate the names of confederate warmongers on two of their schools that were renamed early in the period of the racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd…

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#113 - The Promise and Dangers of A.I. in Education with Priten Shah! 1:14:25

2M ago1:14:25

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It seems like everywhere we turn right now there are bold statements being made about AI in education. Some claim it must be embraced and that it will take our profession to new heights of learning and achievement. Others claim it’s undermining the most basic elements of ethics and academic integrity. To help us unpack the promise, dangers, and unk…

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Campus Uprisings and the Age Old Question: to Become an Administrator, or Not to Become an Administrator? - Passing Period #125 1:05:19

2M ago1:05:19

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This Week: As student activism comes to life on college campuses across the nation and around the world in protest of institutional complicity in the genocide and apartheid in Palestine, colleges crack down with violent police responses, suspensions, and even cancellation of graduation ceremonies at USC. Meanwhile, the youth are definitely leading …

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USC and Ronny D, Leading the Way In White Supremacist Nonsense This Week - Passing Period #124 1:09:18

2M ago1:09:18

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This Week: This week has been a doozy in education. The University of Southern California chose its valedictorian, a hijab wearing south Asian woman who minors in resistance to genocide, and then took away her right to speak because she opposes Israeli genocide… or because of “security concerns.” Then, notorious FL governor Ron Desantis (and his bu…

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#112 - The Way Forward for PLCs with Dr. Anthony Muhammad! 1:26:41

2M ago1:26:41

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There’s no shortage of ideas in education where the concept looks one way and the actual reality looks…different. This is especially true when it comes to professional learning communities (PLCs), a popular school reform effort that many schools claim to have in place yet few actually execute with fidelity. What are folks getting wrong? And why is …

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Catching up with Wendy Otway Fire Sprinkler International 2024-Dublin-see you there! 17:24

2M ago17:24

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Catching up with Wendy Ottway. We talk the various sprinkler organizations within Europe, the Fire Sprinkler International 2024 (in Dublin, which I will be attending this year!) and what it is. We talk the event, the educational value, and how to get registered!By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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The Benefits of Black Teachers and Chicago Reverses Course on Per Pupil Funding - Passing Period #123 1:06:51

3M ago1:06:51

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This Week: The interwebs were all ablaze with discussion about the news from AERA that two scholars’ research has shown that Black students, particularly boys from low income backgrounds, are less likely to be enrolled in special education services if they have Black teachers. Big surprise, right? Also, Chicago Public Schools reverses its decade-lo…

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Hose Monster History with Michael Anderson-Director of Operations at Hose Monster 17:40

3M ago17:40

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This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast was my conversation with Michael Anderson, Director of Operations at the Hose Monster Company. We discuss the history of Hose Monster, creation of the the various flow testing equipment, and flow testing in general! Enjoy!By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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Data Shows Benefits of Reading Banned Books, and Learning Loss = $31 Trillion - Passing Period #122 1:02:34

3M ago1:02:34

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This Week: Finally, we get some data from a new study out of North Carolina showing the many benefits for students who read “disturbing” banned books. It’s about time! The data shows kids are more empathetic, happier, and lead to read better, among other benefits. And, the learning loss hawks have reached new levels of wild predictions. A new paper…

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A Security Blanket for Your Sprinkler Pipe? Ray Fremont Jr. Talking Vapor Shield from General Air 31:04

3M ago31:04

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This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast is my conversation with Ray Fremont Jr. about General Airs new Vapor Shield technology. Vapor Shield is like a security blanket for your sprinkler piping that lines the piping with a 1 molecule deep barrier to protect the piping from corrosion. We discuss the history, industry it came from, and other appli…

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Taking the Podcast to New Heights with Ali Khalid Al-Khatib from Naffco 14:18

4M ago14:18

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My conversation with Ali Khalid from Naffco. Naffco is a major manufacture of fire protection and fire fighting equipment. We discuss the history of the company, his involvement, and the growth of Naffco throughout the middle east and the world. At the end of the episode, I was able to convince Ali to take me for a trip up the tower truck they had …

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Is Erasing School Attendance Zones the Path to Liberation, or the New Tool to Undermine Public Education? - Passing Period #121 59:57

4M ago59:57

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This Week: We begin with what can only be described as a hit piece that came out this week in the NY Post that cited Manuel as a great purveyor of the neo marxist conspiracy that is CRT, which is, apparently, destroying all of the fabric of America and along with it, all of western civilization. You should read it. It’s as crazy as it sounds. We al…

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Childhood in Gaza, Black Hair in TX Schools, and the Right Wing Chilling Effect on Teachers- Passing Period #120 1:08:29

4M ago1:08:29

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This Week: We begin with a moment of reflection on the children of Palestine, particularly in Gaza, where American weapons are being used to steal the childhood of a generation of children. Then, we catch up with a Texas judge’s ruling that a Houston area school district did not discriminate by suspending a Black boy for wearing his natural hair. T…

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“Surprising” Data about Emergency Credentialed Teachers and Teacher Mental Health - Passing Period #119 56:37

4M ago56:37

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This Week: New data from NJ and MA shows that teachers who entered the profession through alternative certification programs, particularly following shortages in recent years, show similar gains in test scores and similar performance in teacher evaluations to their peers who were trained in traditional teacher prep programs. But, are we surprised? …

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Double Dose of Dartmouth - Unionized Athletes and Bringing Back the SAT - Passing Period #118 1:14:32

4M ago1:14:32

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This Week: Jeff’s alma mater, the Big Green, hit the headlines twice this week with big news about the NLRB recognizing their men’s basketball team as employees -- the first ruling of its kind that may pave the way for seismic change in college athletes nationally. Dartmouth emailed its alumni this week to notify them that they’re tossing aside the…

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$2B CA Settlement To Address Learning Loss Is A Good Thing, Right? - Passing Period #117 58:00

5M ago58:00

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This Week: A massive legal settlement coming as the result of litigation that began back in 2020 commits the state of CA to spending $2 billion on addressing learning loss among its most marginalized student populations (LA Times, CalMatters, Ed Source). Citing evidence that the state did not do enough to address digital redlining, lack of instruct…

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Fewer Cops in Schools… For Now - Passing Period #116 58:13

5M ago58:13

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This Week: New federal data shows that our nation’s schools have seen a modest decline in the presence of police, for now at least. In the aftermath of the 2020 uprisings and the movement to defund the police a number of school systems partially defunded, or cut school based police. But, fewer took that step than you might think, and with the ongoi…

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My First Podcast of 2024 10:39

5M ago10:39

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This is a quick update for the new year as I embark or creative a new in-home podcast studio for my creative needs. enjoy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/entrepreneur4life/support

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Sending Homeless Students “Home” in CA - Passing Period #115 1:03:49

5M ago1:03:49

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This Week: We begin discussing Manuel’s experience as a mentor teacher this year, and the importance of that role in a new teacher’s development. Then, a new study out of UCLA shows a sharp increase in out-of-school suspensions for CA’s most marginalized students -- homeless and foster youth, particularly those of color. Why is this happening, and …

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New Years Ed News Roundup: Harvard Pres, AI, Cops Banning Books, and Ed Dept Resignation Over Gaza - Passing Period #114 1:15:52

6M ago1:15:52

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This Week: Happy New Year to the AOTA family. Manuel and Jeff are back in the studio post winter break and doing a roundup of lots of headlines since we’ve last been with you. We got the insanity coming out of Harvard with them chasing a Black, woman president out over racist nonsense. We got a new survey showing that teachers are feeling better ab…

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AI and DEI: Oklahoma Bans DEI in Schools, and Stanford Study Says AI Doesn’t Increase Cheating - Passing Period #113 52:40

6M ago52:40

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This Week: It’s alphabet soup this week! The State of OK bans DEI in schools, using the 14th Amendment and made up ideas about promoting one race as superior to another, and pronoun mandates. And a new study out of Stanford says that our concerns about AI causing an increase in student cheating are not supported by their data, which shows student c…

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#111 - Justice, Hope, and Teaching Fiercely w/ Kass and Cornelius Minor! 1:18:36

7M ago1:18:36

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There is so much work to be done to create the type of joyous and just schools that our students deserve, and each day seems to bring yet another trauma or challenge to contend with. To help us unpack and find a path forward during these challenging times, we chat with Kass and Cornelius Minor, two titans of dope teaching who together lead the Mino…

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What's up in the Attic? Talking Attic Sprinklers with Karl Wiegand 48:01

7M ago48:01

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This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast is my conversation with Karl Wiegand. We discuss Attic sprinklers. When to use them, how to use them, the benefits....all things attic! Great conversation with a lot of information....Enjoy!By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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Christianity and Big Oil Intrude on Science Textbooks, and Silencing Teachers on Palestine - Passing Period #112 59:59

7M ago59:59

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This Week: Oh Texas… sigh. Will we ever get good news about education coming out of the Lone Star State? Today is not that day. The TX Board of Ed approves new science textbooks, but only after clear modifications to the curriculum that include bending to the oil and gas industry’s propaganda around the uncertainty of climate change, and right wing…

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The Growing Importance of College, and CA Now Requires Teaching Kids to Recognize Fake News - Passing Period #111 53:23

7M ago53:23

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This Week: By 2031 nearly 3 in 4 jobs will require some postsecondary education. What does this mean for public education? And a new law in CA makes it one of a handful of states requiring teachers to integrate media literacy into instruction to spot fake news. But with no money for training, and no additional resources for training, librarians and…

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#110 - The Palestinian Experience in U.S. Schools Today w/ Dr. Sawsan Jaber! 1:27:21

8M ago1:27:21

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The crisis is ongoing and our students are seeing the horrific videos of death and destruction in Gaza. To address this issue with care and provide some much needed perspective, we invited teacher extraordinaire and former AOTA Show guest Dr. Sawsan Jaber back on the show. The daughter of Palestinian refugees, Dr. Jaber is a National Board Certifie…

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#109 - School leadership in today’s climate w/ UCLA’s Dr. Tonikiaa Orange! 1:17:39

8M ago1:17:39

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Being a school administrator has never been easy, but today’s education climate has made the work of many school leaders downright unsustainable. With ongoing narratives of so-called learning loss, a return to test-centered teaching, political shenanigans at local school boards, and the apparent deprioritizing of culturally responsive teaching and …

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How We Talk About Palestine and Israel in School, and a New Law Requiring Cursive Instruction in CA - Passing Period #110 1:02:01

8M ago1:02:01

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This Week: We got some great feedback from the audience after our last episode about Palestine, Israel, and the manufactured controversy around ethnic studies. In particular today we’re responding to comments from a Jewish member of the AOTA family who had some great questions for us. It’s a reminder that we may not always agree, but we can do so f…

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Palestine, Israel, the Manufactured Controversy Around Ethnic Studies, and Where We Go From Here - Passing Period #109 1:08:16

8M ago1:08:16

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This Week: As graphic images and stories of the march towards ethnic cleansing in Palestine and Israel saturate the largely one-sided American media landscape, we dig into the weaponization of accusations of antisemitism against the expansion of ethnic studies here in California. Whose stories get told in America’s schools, and whose don’t? How do …

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The Super Soaker of Cold Storage? JCI's Quell Sprinkler Systems Ft. Melissa Rodriguez 19:32

9M ago19:32

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This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast is my conversation with Melisa Rodriguez. Melisa Discusses the high piled storage sprinkler system that has been available from Tyco/JCI for a a years, Melisa was brought on on to help push the storage market for JCI. We discuss the certifications required to install the Quell systems, the process to get c…

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#108 - Dope teaching and doctoral work w/ LaMar Timmons-Long! 1:12:26

9M ago1:12:26

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Brooklyn’s in the house!! This week we talk to high school English teacher, NYU doctoral student, and NCTE diversity committee member LaMar Timmons-Long about how he cultivates a vibrant classroom experience that stands firmly in the intersection of justice and joy. How does one navigate the multitude of oppressive systems and bring justice-oriente…

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Virginia “compromise” shows us what we really get from bending to right wing intrusions into public education - Passing Period #108 54:16

9M ago54:16

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This Week: As a federal government shutdown looms, we dig into the often overlooked potential impacts on the education landscape, from Head Start Programs to student loan repayments. Also, in a fascinating profile of “compromise” that stands in contrast to the total insanity of what’s happening in places like Florida, Virginia recently passed new S…

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What's up with AFSA? ft. Bob Caputo 23:15

9M ago23:15

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This episode of the fire sprinkler podcast was recorded live at the AFSA42 Conference/expo in Orlando Florida! I sit down with president Bob Caputo to discuss the conference, the direction AFSA is heading, and discussed a few records held by various sprinkler organizations... Enjoy!By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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#107 - Unearthing joy amid troubling times w/ Dr. Gholdy Muhammad!! 1:26:39

9M ago1:26:39

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Back for a second time! The illustriously dope Dr. Gholdy Muhammad comes back to All of the Above today to fill us in on all the wonderful things that she’s been up to since her first appearance a few years ago. Then, she serves up a lesson on the importance of joy in education! Gholdy breaks down her latest work, Unearthing Joy, and helps us explo…

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Should Kids be Punished for Following Dangerous Social Media Accounts? - Passing Period #107 50:47

9M ago50:47

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This Week: An NYC principal threatens to punish students with suspension, cancellation of social activities, and more, if they follow dangerous social media accounts. The Instagram accounts contain bullying, threats against students, and other racist and humiliating messages specific to the school. It raises big questions about the ethics and const…

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UC Profs Clap Back and Teachers Forced to Choose Between District Policy and State Law - Passing Period #106 1:05:15

10M ago1:05:15

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This Week: Last week we talked about the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing nature of the CA Gov’s letter to school leaders with “guardrails” for Ethnic Studies curriculum. This week we discuss the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council’s clap back letter, and the raw truth it tells about the right wing, anti-Arab intrusion into ethnic studies. Also, as conservat…

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Discussing The Meyerfire University Platform and Changing the way the Industry Trains People 32:01

10M ago32:01

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Discussing the Meyerfire University Training Platform. The different ways it delivers its content and how it differs from other platforms. Joe is a Fire Protection Engineer who founded Meyer Fire, an online blog to share fire protection information and start the industry conversations in a public forum that we all have. visit www.meyerfire.com or m…

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Toxic Equity and the CA Gov (sort of) Supports Ethnic Studies - Passing Period #105 1:06:22

10M ago1:06:22

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This Week: An elementary school in Florida puts all the Black kids in an assembly to talk about the problem with their data, start a competition to get test scores up, and win McDonalds. How could this go wrong? It’s a fitting example of what can happen when the pressure to close equity gaps in test scores meets race-neutral policies absent any his…

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Discussing johns history in the industry, and his current role with reliable! 0:43

10M ago0:43

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This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast is my conversation with John Corcoran from Reliable. John is the Marketing Director at Reliable, and has been a huge help in helping with the Fire Sprinkler Podcast. We talk about how we met years before the podcast, his history in the industry, and more at the NFPA conference and expo in Last Vegas!…

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Self-Inflicted Wounds: Principal Autonomy and Conditions for Success - Passing Period #104 59:21

10M ago59:21

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This Week: The school year has begun in much of the country, and for the rest, the gears are turning on all that infamous beginning-of-year PD and meetings to launch the work. We dig into an article by Chalkbeat Chicago looking at the impact of principal autonomy on student achievement, and expand the convo to a broader look at the conditions for s…

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Talking the NFPA Expo with the Dope and Tape Boys 0:05

11M ago0:05

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This episode of the #firesprinklerpodcast was recorded at the 2023 NFPA Conference and Expo. It was their first time at the NFPA Conference, so it was awesome to see the energy coming off of these guys! Check out the Dope and Tape Show !By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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White Supremacist Historical Fantasies and a “Crisis” of Teacher Quality? - Passing Period #103 1:04:32

11M ago1:04:32

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This Week: States across the country are banning the teaching of truthful history, and replacing it with the likes of the white supremacist, historical fantasy, propaganda videos we saw go viral this week from Prager U. These patently offensive videos feature a blue eyed Columbus excusing slavery as something to be seen as "no big deal," and a Sant…

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A week of right wing insanity, and what we should do about it - Passing Period #102 57:52

11M ago57:52

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This Week: In just the last 8 days there have been so many utterly insane stories capturing the escalating right wing attacks on public education and the marginalized communities our nation’s schools serve, it’s hard to know where to begin this week. To start, here’s the 9 most egregious stories (and there’s more!) we mention in this week’s episode…

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Talking the Conference, NFPA Link, and Lithium Ion with Brian O'Connor! 15:15

11M ago15:15

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Another Episode recorded live at the NFPA Conference and Expo in Las Vegas! Another NFPA Alum, we discuss the problems with Lithium Ion, whats good with NFPA Link, and the Conference as a whole! Enjoy!By Fire Sprinkler Podcast

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#106 - Certification, Credentialing, and Finding Community w/ Dr. Christopher Davis! 1:14:06

11M ago1:14:06

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Cultivating high-quality teachers of color doesn’t begin and end with recruitment. From revisiting credentialing practices to creating spaces for BIPOC teachers to pursue National Board Certification, the effort to diversify the teaching profession is complex and ongoing. This week we explore such efforts with Dr. Christopher Davis, a Teacher Repre…

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Discuss NFPA 915 and His History in the Industry Ft. Terry Victor 22:18

11M ago22:18

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This conversation took place at the NFPA convention at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. This is a long overdue conversation with Industry Legend Terry Victor. We got over his career, how many NFPA committees he sits on, and his involvement in NFPA 915. It was a great conversation and look forward to the next one. Enjoy!…

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The Best Way to Teach - Passing Period #101 53:10

11M ago53:10

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This Week: A study out of the UK suggests that the “best” way to teach might look differently from subject to subject. Shocker, we know. But the interesting part is that the results might be counterintuitive in this era of common core math, and more progressive pedagogy aimed at achieving college readiness for all. Also, this week the Biden adminis…

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What's the UL Fire Safety Research Institute think of Lithium? Ft. Steve Kerber 12:25

12M ago12:25

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This is my conversation with Steve Kerber from the UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute from the 2023 NFPA Convention in Las Vegas! We discuss what the Research Institute is doing to reduce the damage and injuries that come from Lithium Ion batteries. What’s the future for Lithium, and how are they testing current products available, and more.…

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