Education should not be a way out of your neighborhood. It should be a tool for improving it. Dr. Christopher Emdin Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy as articulated by Django Paris offers insight into what it looks like to teach in a Read more…
Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. Wilma Rudolph When I arrived on campus at the University of Mississippi in Fall of 2011, I had a meeting with my boss, Dr. David Rock, Dean of the Read more…
How do you get done the things that need to get done? The purpose of this episode of the podcast is to share how I am getting stuff done during this time of social distancing when online instruction and shelter Read more…
Click here to access office hours (through Google Meet) for portfolio development that I am offering all of The University of Mississippi School of Education teacher candidates on Fridays from 10AM – 11AM, starting Friday, April 3rd, 2020. If you Read more…
What is the role of technology in the creative process? When I sat down to watch Sound City, the documentary created by Dave Grohl about the music studio in California where Nirvana recorded Nevermind, I was astounded to learn that Read more…
How do we respond through our teaching during COVID-19? In episode 19 of the Amidon Planet Podcast, Tom Andres talks about how circumstances can determine your attitude…if you let it. The basic message, and one that we gleaned from the Read more…
How do you choose to respond? Imagine getting up way before the crack of dawn, chilled to the bone and being surrounded by foul smelling fish…doesn’t quite sound like a recipe for inspiration. But through the story of a business Read more…
It can never hurt to ask. When the first birthday of the Amidon Planet Podcast was approaching I knew that I wanted to ask Gloria Ladson-Billings (President of the National Academy of Education and Professor Emeritus from the University of Read more…
You want to go to Kenya? Yes, yes I do. To be honest, I was a little overwhelmed at the thought of going to Kenya to visit the schools and the communities that partner with The 410 Bridge. What did Read more…
Teachers are called to be teachers. They are not called for money or for fame, but an unshakeable desire to care for children. To love them. Mathematics teacher educators are called to move in the field toward promoting and enacting Read more…
