Educating African-Americans for the 21st Century
By Inward Journeys Consulting
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Podcast Description
Inward Journeys Consulting is committed to providing educational media that fosters reflection, encourages dialogue, and motivates people to work toward improving the quality of K-12 education for all students. This radio podcast provides lectures, discussions, interviews, and presentations related to the following areas of interest: teacher professional development, parent education, educational technology, STEM education, early childhood development, and educational leadership.
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - The Process of Academic Success | This podcast features Dr. Christopher Harrison as he discusses the importance of approaching the concept of "academic success" as a process rather than employing quick gimmicks to achieve desired educational outcomes (GPA, test scores, learning habits, content mastery, etc.). In order for students to achieve academic success, schools must establish a learning and schooling process that is sound, consistent, and grounded in Dr. NNeka Harison's "trajectory of ethical caring in education". | 5/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanFeaturing Dr. NNeka Harrison: Excerpt from Teacher PD on Home-School Partnerships | This podcast features Dr. NNeka Harrison as she provides a snapshot of some of the barriers to successful partnership between parents and teachers. Selected myths and misunderstandings that often interfere with authentic home-school partnerships are addressed in this presentation. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanBridging the Achievement Gap-or Not: An interview of Dr. Chris Harrison & Fluke Fluker | This podcast features Fluke Fluker, founder of the Village Nation, and Dr. Chris Harrison, co-founder of Inward Journeys Consulting, in an interview as they discuss their ideas and work related to addressing the achievement gap in education for African-American youth. The interview was produced and created by Donny Lumpkins (content producer) and Malcolm Marshall (senior editor) at YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. | 10/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - Online Learning & Thinking in Science: STEM Education in Practice | This podcast features Dr. Christopher Harrison as he delivers an informative and thought provoking, research-based presentation for teachers and school administrators on how students build knowledge while learning science in a web-based learning environment. In this audio presentation, Dr. Christopher Harrison explains how students develop their metacognitive thinking about science while learning with the teacher, learning with technology, and learning in collaboration with their peers. This presentation will inspire teachers to reflect on their practice while integrating technology into their classrooms, regardless of their content areas. | 8/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. NNeka Harrison - A Parent Story & Implications for Strengthening Parent-School Relations | This podcast features Dr. NNeka Harrison as she discusses her research findings on a study she conducted which provides a framework for surveying the experiences of parents at the primary and secondary school levels. The implications of this study offer educators and other stakeholders an authentic context for defusing the underpinning social tensions among schools and parents--an ethic of care. | 8/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDrs. NNeka & Chris Harrison - An interview featured on "Education is the Best Medicine” | This podcast features an in-depth interview with Dr. Chris Harrison and Dr. NNeka Harrison on the following key topics in education: parental engagement, academic achievement, home-school-community partnership, and school reform. In this interview, George Y. Pearson, of “Education is the Best Medicine”, facilitates an analysis of their book titled, How to Help Your Child Achieve Academic Success in School: Educating Your Child During the Elementary, Middle, and High School Years. This book can be purchase by visiting their website at: www.ijcbooks.com. | 1/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - Rebuilding Our Communities Through Education & Moral Leadership | This lecture acknowledges the condition-state of the education of African-American youth in public school settings and draws connections between community-building, the need for moral educational leadership, and the charge to raise the standard of high expectations for African-American children. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - Toward a Standard of Excellence in Education | This lecture provides a discussion on academic excellence with respect to teaching, learning, parenting, administrating, policy-making, and school reform. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - The Purpose of Education for African-Americans in the 21st Century: A Discussion of Fair & Equitable | This lecture calls attention to issues in education related to equity and fairness, the achievement gap, and the need to re-define the purpose of education for African-American children. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanDr. Christopher Harrison - A Healthy Home Produces A Scholarly Student | This lecture discusses the role parents can play (at the home-front) in cultivating scholarly habits in their children. | 1/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
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