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Centering Student Experience in Equity
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Meet Renae Skar, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Renae Skar, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Renae Skar teaches fourth grade at Hockinson Heights Elementary School in the Hockinson School District
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May 14
Meet Kim Newton, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Kim Newton, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Kim Newton teaches third grade at Grant Elementary School in Spokane Public Schools
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May 14
Meet Jennie Warmouth, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Jennie Warmouth, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Jennie Warmouth, PhD, teaches second grade at Spruce Elementary School in the Edmonds School District
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May 14
Meet Jenna Samora, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Jenna Samora, 2024 PAEMST State Finalist
Jenna Samora teaches STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at Fairhaven Middle School in Bellingham Public Schools
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May 14
Meet Sara Rubio, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Sara Rubio, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Sara Rubio teaches math at Robert Eagle Staff Middle School at Seattle Public Schools
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May 18, 2023
Meet Anthony Harris, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Anthony Harris, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Anthony Harris teaches science at Tumwater Middle School in the Tumwater School District
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May 18, 2023
Meet Dave Gamon, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Dave Gamon, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Dave Gamon teaches science at Northwood Middle School in the Mead School District
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May 18, 2023
Meet Rama Devagupta, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Meet Rama Devagupta, 2023 PAEMST State Finalist
Dr. Rama Devagupta, NBCT, teaches science at Southridge High School in the Kennewick School District
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May 18, 2023
About the Hosts of Unsettled: A Practical Guide for the Anti-Colonial Educator
About the Hosts of Unsettled: A Practical Guide for the Anti-Colonial Educator
Jerad Koepp, (Wukchumni) has over 12 years professional experience in Native American Education. He has been recognized as the 2022…
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Oct 4, 2022
Episode 5: The Future of Native Education with guest Ella Sherin (Cowlitz)
Episode 5: The Future of Native Education with guest Ella Sherin (Cowlitz)
Throughout this series we’ve addressed the many problems that arise from consistently historicizing Native people. Only until recently did…
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Oct 4, 2022
Episode 4: Native Studies is Harder Than You Think with guest Alison Hirata (Karuk)
Episode 4: Native Studies is Harder Than You Think with guest Alison Hirata (Karuk)
Indigenizing content is better teaching, but it is not Native Studies. We can’t underscore how important that overlooked distinction is…
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Oct 4, 2022
Episode 3: Cutesy Racism with guest Justin Olmstead (Chumash)
Episode 3: Cutesy Racism with guest Justin Olmstead (Chumash)
Settler colonialism’s work to make Native people invisible is demonstrated in countless school projects. These projects homogenize and…
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Oct 4, 2022
Episode 2: Where Colonization Hides with guest Dr. Mike Smith
Episode 2: Where Colonization Hides with guest Dr. Mike Smith
Native educators are amazing people with incredible skill sets and careers full of resisting and challenging settler education. History…
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Oct 4, 2022
Episode 1: Unsettled Introduction with guest Dr. John Hopkins (Crow Creek Sioux)
Episode 1: Unsettled Introduction with guest Dr. John Hopkins (Crow Creek Sioux)
When I was presented the opportunity to develop our district’s first Native Studies program, I often found myself at a loss for terminology…
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Oct 4, 2022
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 4: Building Community
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 4: Building Community
Goal: To intentionally acknowledge our community as partners and develop authentic relationship, reciprocity of power and co-created goals…
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May 26, 2022
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 3: Behavior & Discipline
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 3: Behavior & Discipline
Goal: To create and implement restorative practices that proactively build relationships and a sense of community to prevent conflict and…
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May 26, 2022
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 2: Grading/Assessment
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 2: Grading/Assessment
Goal: To create a more just way of assessing student progress helping them exercise more fully their rights to their own languages in their…
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May 26, 2022
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 1: Communication
Centering Student Experience in Equity Part 1: Communication
Goal: To center the lived experience of our students/colleagues/community members in the spaces we work to create belonging and connection.
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May 26, 2022
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