Black Lives Matter Archives - Trending in Education

December 28, 2020April 3, 2023 Trending in Education Adi Hanash, Angela Siefer, Black Lives Matter, David Meerman Scott, digital inclusion, Frank Britt, Gartner, Helen Lee Bouygues, highlights, Hype Cycle, Live Online, March Madness, Rich Milner, Zachary Davis

Trending in Education 2020 Highlights Show

To bring 2020 to a close, we’ve compiled highlights from the 10 most downloaded episodes of Trending in Education this year. We begin with Angela Siefer talking about Digital Inclusion before hearing Adi Hanash’s perspective on how to be a great live online instructor. Then we listen to Dr. Rich Milner talk about the importance of grace in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the challenges of teaching in 2020. From there, we hear from Helen Lee Bouygues, Zachary Davis, Frank Britt, Bryan Alexander, and David Meerman Scott and reflect back on our March Madness Tournament, the Gartner Hype Cycle, and much more.

Diversity Running It Back

August 31, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education activists, Baseball, basketball, Black Lives Matter, Bubble, history, Jacob Blake, Milwaukee Bucks, MLB, NBA, race

NBA Walkout Emergency Edition

In this emergency bonus episode of Running It Back, Tarlin and Mike dive into the transformative events of the past week beginning with the shooting of Jacob Blake and culminating in the walkout of NBA players led by the Milwaukee Bucks.

As these actions set off a cascade of similar actions in Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and elsewhere, how can we put this into a broader historical context? We run through the long history of athletes as activists who have asserted their power by choosing not to play. Some have set off movements by pulling in others to follow. Others have been ostracized and mostly forgotten.

Running It Back

August 28, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education basketball, Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, HIV, Jacob Blake, Magic Johnson, NBA, Wisconsin

Running It Back – Magic Announces He Has HIV – Bonus Content

We open with a quick note on the Jacob Blake incident in Wisconsin and the ripple effects across our culture. It’s something we’ll continue to cover.

Then, in this bonus episode from the soon-to-launch podcast, Running It Back, we transport ourselves back to November 7th, 1991 when Magic Johnson first announced that he had HIV.

Education

August 24, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Black Lives Matter, career, diversity, Kristin Kearns-Jordan, public education, The Urban Assembly

Advancing Social Mobility Through Public Education with Kristin Kearns-Jordan

Kristin Kearns-Jordan, the CEO of The Urban Assembly, joins Mike this week to describe the career-themed approach to public education that is driving social mobility in 23 schools in New York City. We begin by hearing Kristin’s origin story and career arc which has led to her current role with The Urban Assembly.

Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There

Diversity

August 10, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, diversity, Harvard Education Press, mindset, opportunity gaps, Rich Milner, teacher education

Understanding Diversity, Opportunity Gaps, and Teaching in Today’s Classroom with Dr. Rich Milner

This week Dr. H. Richard Milner, Professor of Education at Vanderbilt University, joins Mike to explore how he is thinking about issues of diversity, opportunity gaps, and the mindsets that must be overcome to effectively engage diverse students and classrooms. Rich’s book, Start From Where You Are, But Don’t Stay There was just reprinted by Harvard Education Press to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of its initial printing in 2010.

Diversity

July 10, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Black Lives Matter, corporate world, George Floyd, higher education, Liz Leiba, race, racial divide

Becoming Active as a Black Professional after George Floyd with Liz Leiba

Liz Leiba, an education professional, teacher, and podcast host, joins Melissa and Mike to discuss her personal response to George Floyd’s death. In response to this travesty, Liz has become much more active on LinkedIn and on her podcast, The Ed Up Experience, telling her personal story as a black woman in higher ed and the corporate world.

Diversity

June 18, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education Adunola Adeshola, awkward conversations, Black, Black Lives Matter, Chalkbeat, Dan Strafford, education, Forbes, George Floyd, Melissa Griffith, race, UPenn

Black Lives Matter Protests and Awkward Conversations About Race

Melissa and Mike begin with a frank conversation about how we’ve been responding to the Black Lives Matter protests and related civic and personal upheaval in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis.

Running It Back

June 8, 2020March 20, 2022 Trending In Education Adam Silver, Ahmaud Arbery, Black Lives Matter, Blackballed, Breonna Taylor, Chris Paul, civil unrest, Doc Rivers, Donald Sterling, George Floyd, Los Angeles Clippers, Matt Barnes, Quibi, race, social justice, Tarlin Ray

Running It Back – Blackballed – The 2014 Clippers and Donald Sterling

For today’s show, we’re releasing an upcoming episode of Running It Back with Tarlin Ray and Mike Palmer where we break down Blackballed, the new Quibi short-form docuseries about the 2014 Los Angeles Clippers and the Donald Sterling scandal.