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We Got This with Cornelius Minor
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Connect with Cornelius Minor
Website: kassandcorn.com | Twitter: @MisterMinor | Book: We Got This
Connect with Vrain Waves
Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb
Links & Show Notes
- Cornelius’ Introduction & Background (02:05)
- Working through and reflecting on failure; teacher imagination (03:45)
- We Got This, the book, and the Teacher-as-Hero Narrative (05:59)
- Jamal Eigel, illustrator
- Why is the Teacher-as-hero narrative problematic? (07:40)
- People as humans not heroes; allies, not saviors
- Heinemann Podcast w/ Mr. Minor - Building Better Heroes
- We all want better (09:52)
- Teaching in the contemporary political moment
- We are pro-kid - to help them create opportunities for themselves
- “Anything that abridges opportunity is my enemy.”
- Challenge: How do we actualize ‘better’
- How do we navigate the contemporary political moment? (12:05)
- Everything is iterative
- Story about Cornelius & his soccer team
- Bringing it back to the classroom - what it means to be a member of a community - advocacy & activism (16:10)
- The world hands you a curriculum - if you’re observant & you listen, you can do really powerful things
- How can we all help surface and solve those stories? (17:55)
- Racism, ableism, classism - Who should be working to solve it?
- Empathy is a really powerful tool
- Decolonize school by trying to understand each other
- Get to know our students better by listening - “Where is the poetry in this person?” (21:04)
- Spend our time observing (22:35)
- Labels are necessary shorthand but we have to avoid getting trapped in those (23:08)
- Disability spread - the spread effect (23:57)
- Hip Hop Ed (24:31)
- #hiphoped
- Art vs. product (25:08)
- At the heart of hip hop is innovation / engineering / iterative design
- Fearless around the act of creation
- Hip hop came out of the Bronx
- Can’t teach without the crowd
- How can we be more fearless in our creation? (28:36)
- What is school?
- True creation is messy & noisy - where are we leaving space for that during the school day?
- Embrace approximation (instead of perfection) (30:12)
- How do we create space for learning from each other? (31:45)
- Be deliberate about it
- Ms. Disbrow as Cornelius’ mentor
- Watching specific teaching moves, going into each other’s classrooms at least once a week - specific, scheduled time to watch, then specific, scheduled time to practice the learning
- Practices in literacy instruction (35:49)
- Students and book selection - craft independence
- “We’re here to create book culture.”
- Independent reading time in class (37:51)
- Agency for students (39:05)
- Modeling in writing (39:52)
- Lucy Calkins / Reading & Writing Project
- Readers Workshop / Writers Workshop
- Writing essays - “Essay is a journey of thought.” (39:50)
- Is our own ability a ceiling on our kids’ progress?
- Letting go of power without letting go of control (44:27)
- Physics of human relationships
- Create multiple points of investment / sharing power
- “How can I raise a kid’s status in front of their peers?”
- How to teach with deep community engagement (48:18)
- Parents & teachers need to see each other as experts
- How can I labor to understand each student in order to give them the best possible experience?
- To learn more from Cornelius Minor:
- Kassandcorn.com
- Heinemann.com - We Got This
- Loads of Free Resources from the Book!! Graphic organizers for your own Action Research to support your reflection & iteration
- @MisterMinor on Twitter
- @CorneliusMinor on Instagram
- Wrap Ups & Take Aways (52:21)
84 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 265024537 series 2713601
Content provided by St. Vrain OPD, Suzy Evans, and Shane Saeed. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by St. Vrain OPD, Suzy Evans, and Shane Saeed or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
Connect with Cornelius Minor
Website: kassandcorn.com | Twitter: @MisterMinor | Book: We Got This
Connect with Vrain Waves
Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb
Links & Show Notes
- Cornelius’ Introduction & Background (02:05)
- Working through and reflecting on failure; teacher imagination (03:45)
- We Got This, the book, and the Teacher-as-Hero Narrative (05:59)
- Jamal Eigel, illustrator
- Why is the Teacher-as-hero narrative problematic? (07:40)
- People as humans not heroes; allies, not saviors
- Heinemann Podcast w/ Mr. Minor - Building Better Heroes
- We all want better (09:52)
- Teaching in the contemporary political moment
- We are pro-kid - to help them create opportunities for themselves
- “Anything that abridges opportunity is my enemy.”
- Challenge: How do we actualize ‘better’
- How do we navigate the contemporary political moment? (12:05)
- Everything is iterative
- Story about Cornelius & his soccer team
- Bringing it back to the classroom - what it means to be a member of a community - advocacy & activism (16:10)
- The world hands you a curriculum - if you’re observant & you listen, you can do really powerful things
- How can we all help surface and solve those stories? (17:55)
- Racism, ableism, classism - Who should be working to solve it?
- Empathy is a really powerful tool
- Decolonize school by trying to understand each other
- Get to know our students better by listening - “Where is the poetry in this person?” (21:04)
- Spend our time observing (22:35)
- Labels are necessary shorthand but we have to avoid getting trapped in those (23:08)
- Disability spread - the spread effect (23:57)
- Hip Hop Ed (24:31)
- #hiphoped
- Art vs. product (25:08)
- At the heart of hip hop is innovation / engineering / iterative design
- Fearless around the act of creation
- Hip hop came out of the Bronx
- Can’t teach without the crowd
- How can we be more fearless in our creation? (28:36)
- What is school?
- True creation is messy & noisy - where are we leaving space for that during the school day?
- Embrace approximation (instead of perfection) (30:12)
- How do we create space for learning from each other? (31:45)
- Be deliberate about it
- Ms. Disbrow as Cornelius’ mentor
- Watching specific teaching moves, going into each other’s classrooms at least once a week - specific, scheduled time to watch, then specific, scheduled time to practice the learning
- Practices in literacy instruction (35:49)
- Students and book selection - craft independence
- “We’re here to create book culture.”
- Independent reading time in class (37:51)
- Agency for students (39:05)
- Modeling in writing (39:52)
- Lucy Calkins / Reading & Writing Project
- Readers Workshop / Writers Workshop
- Writing essays - “Essay is a journey of thought.” (39:50)
- Is our own ability a ceiling on our kids’ progress?
- Letting go of power without letting go of control (44:27)
- Physics of human relationships
- Create multiple points of investment / sharing power
- “How can I raise a kid’s status in front of their peers?”
- How to teach with deep community engagement (48:18)
- Parents & teachers need to see each other as experts
- How can I labor to understand each student in order to give them the best possible experience?
- To learn more from Cornelius Minor:
- Kassandcorn.com
- Heinemann.com - We Got This
- Loads of Free Resources from the Book!! Graphic organizers for your own Action Research to support your reflection & iteration
- @MisterMinor on Twitter
- @CorneliusMinor on Instagram
- Wrap Ups & Take Aways (52:21)
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