Anette On Education

Anette muses on all the connections she's made over the years, and shares a bit about the various organizations or types of boards she's had the honor to either be involved with or serve on. How can you build connections in the days of disconnection? Reach out, and reconnect! Shout out to my friend, Diane Wyzga, author of the Stories of Women Who Walk podcast, for the inspiration for today's episo...

Anette visits with long-time educator and friend, Dr. Brian Woods, superintendent of Northside ISD in San Antonio. His perspective of running a large, diverse, urban district, now during the Covid crisis, demonstrates the many challenges faces by districts across the nation. As Brian says, multi-year remediation will be required for many students going forward. Article discussed is here .   Dr. Br...

Everyone needs more politics in their life right now, and who better to explain Texas politics than Anette's friend, Ross Ramsey, of The Texas Tribune? Ross is executive editor and co-founder of The Texas Tribune , the only member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. He...

In honor of the Halloween season, Anette visits with her Infectious Disease husband, Dr. Taylor Carlisle, about things many folks find spooky! Learn some things and overcome fears by understanding these interesting creatures! Happy Halloween! Enjoy the creative editing by Darwin Carlisle of First Class Reels !

Anette visits with Dr. Charlie Johnson again, head of Pastors for Texas Children , about a recent online event with Diane Ravitch. Dr. Ravitch is interviewed by Evan Smith of the Texas Tribune about her most recent book, Slaying Goliath , and how privatization and expansion of charter schools is hurting public education, students, and our democracy. For more info, check out Diane's blog . 

In this episode, Anette visits with public ed advocate and follow-the-money pie-chart guru, Chris Tackett. Chris' expertise is bringing complex public data from the Texas Ethics Commission to regular citizens through easy-to-understand graphics and clean language. Chris is respected by Republicans, Democrats, and Independents for his non-partisan approach to the truth of campaign finance in Texas....

Texas public ed advocates visit with Anette about the changes that have occurred at the Texas Education Agency (TEA) since Commissioner Morath was appointed. Tracy Fisher, Kristi Hassett, and Mason Moses all serve as school board members in their ISDs, and share their personal concerns regarding the changes in behaviors and reach of the TEA.

Maybe the first actual interview I did over a year ago when first learning through The Podcasting Fellowship, listen to the ever-interesting Craig Constantine. He was one of our All-Star helpers for newbies like me, and a generous contributor for the class and beyond! A student of Art du Déplacement, podcaster, blogger, avid reader, casual mountain-bike cyclist; Programmer, system administrator, p...

Anette reads an article Celebrate Education, an effort to promote educational attainment in the Texas Panhandle that partnered with Panhandle Twenty/20 and others. May the big skies of the Texas Panhandle inspire you!

Anette visits with Patti Everitt about charter schools in Texas. They explore how charters operate and are funded in Texas, the systems and protocols in place to approve them, and the increasingly concerning growth in number of charters and tax dollars spent on them. Patti Everitt is a consultant on state education policy with a focus on the impact of charter schools on public education.  She coll...

Anette talks with Dr. Estela Bensimon about equity in education and beyond. Estela Mara Bensimon is Dean’s Professor in Educational Equity at the USC Rossier School of Education and the Founding Director of the Center for Urban Education (CUE). Known for her creation of the term "equity-minded," Dr. Bensimon has worked tirelessly to normalize racial equity, helping higher education leaders, facult...

Seventeen years ago, Panhandle Twenty/20 officially launched in a community event attended by several hundred community leaders and others. Today, Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart serves as guest-host to interview Anette about those beginnings, and the journey they have been on together since. Special intro from an incredibly relevant blogpost written by Seth Godin.

Anette shares the sound of summer cicadas in the Texas Panhandle! Enjoy!

Anette shares her recent op-ed about what she considers overreach by the current commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. First picked up by the newspaper in Denton, this editorial then got highlighted by Diane Ravitch on her blog. Links to the CRPE Report and Texas Tribune interview provided, and Anette strongly encourages public ed advocates to become acquainted with this information. Photo c...

Anette visits with her friend, America Adame, who shares her inspiring story of how education and hard work helped her move out of poverty and into success. Anette first met America when she was a single mom of two young children while taking 21 hours of coursework in summer school at Amarillo College. America is an amazing young lady, so please enjoy her honesty in sharing her journey so far.

Anette met Dr. Peter Hammer through a webinar he presented, and immediately identified with much of his work and the overlap she saw with her work through Panhandle Twenty/20. Dr. Hammer was gracious enough to agree to be on the podcast, and had lots of great insights, and provided new lenses through which to view our complex adaptive systems.  Peter J. Hammer was named the A. Alfred Taubman Profe...

Anette's sound and video magician son, Darwin Carlisle, talks all about the importance of sound and storytelling through podcasting in this episode. Check out his knowledge here, and his work at First Class Reels . 

In another Summer Short, Anette visits the ghost town of Oil Hill, Kansas, where her grandmother had once lived. Enjoy!

In another Summer Short, Anette explores the wonders of nature, a lifelong passion of hers! Enjoy!

For this week's Summer Short, Anette shares a bit of Texas history about the namesake of her street, and about the use of practicing a podcast using 60 second recordings!

This summer short brings you sounds and mental images of Mother Nature's fireworks in honor of the Fourth of July holiday! Anette enjoys sharing the sounds of a thunderstorm from her front porch in Amarillo, Texas! Enjoy!

Yes, she knows she is long past 40 years old, but after 40 podcast episodes, Anette decided it was time to provide an overview! She attempts to categorize the various podcasts, though that is a challenge, as there is so much overlap! She has had the opportunity to interview an amazing variety of leaders in education, policy, and more, but is more amazed to call these folks her friends. Listen up t...

For Father's Day, all three boys interview their dad about learning, reading, his favorites (of many things), and rehash their childhood story time around the bedroom "campfire." Walker leads the conversation with their dad, Taylor Carlisle, and Darwin and Everett join in. Get some book recommendations, medical perspective, the story characters he told the boys about, and find out what he thought...

Anette has a conversation with her inspirational friend and educator, Glenda Moore, about Glenda's passion for children, education, and helping others, including folks in war-torn Ukraine. Glenda is an educator and missionary. Glenda has given her heart to education, children, and the war on poverty. She not only is an assistant principal by day, she also runs a nonprofit to raise money for the fu...