K-12 Public Education Insights: Empowering Parents of Color — Trends, Tactics, and Topics That Impact POC

"Send me a Text Message!" Want to make learning more engaging and enjoyable for your kids? Join me in exploring the world of gamification in the classroom in this episode of K-12 Education Untangled! I'll be discussing how incorporating games into children's daily lives at home can enhance their learning experience. We'll dive into the challenges and benefits of implementi...

"Send me a Text Message!" Are you struggling to maintain your well-being and nurture healthy relationships with your children? It's time to set boundaries! I, Dr. Kim Fields, former corporate manager turned educational researcher and advocate, share my insights on the crucial role boundaries play in maintaining our well-being, fostering personal growth, and living a life that aligns...

"Send me a Text Message!" Getting a child’s attention in order to focus on learning can be a daunting task, especially given the amounts of technological distractions that exist in their environment. Attention-training applications have shown minimal promise for increasing attention; likewise, decreasing digital multitasking is an ongoing issue. I discuss the research in these key areas...

"Send me a Text Message!" The school district is an education system consisting of many layers. It’s important to know the roles and responsibilities of each of these layers when seeking answers to questions, concerns or issues. I examine the key areas of a school district in order to discover the nuances within each layer and I highlight those findings — as well as specific actions to t...

"Send me a Text Message!" The popular consensus seems to be that smaller class size is better. Parents, teachers, and administrators as well as teacher unions support the idea of smaller classes; however, empirical evidence and research on class-size are decidedly mixed. I delve into the studies and discussions to uncover the essence of class size on this episode. Love my show? Consider...

"Send me a Text Message!" School closures is a widely-researched topic that continues to get public attention. It affects students, families, and communities, and the closures are due to several factors. I explore these factors, with specific examples, on this episode. Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the sho...

"Send me a Text Message!" Your attitude determines the quality of your health and your life. In part two of this discussion, I address the effects of your attitude toward life, helping/serving others, what you say on this episode.   Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the show  Thanks for listening! For more inf...

"Send me a Text Message!" Season 2 is starting soon! Here's a preview of what's coming… Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the show  Thanks for listening! For more information about the show, episodes, and ways to support, check out these websites: https:// k12educationinsights.buzzsprout.com or https...

"Send me a Text Message!" Teachers are valuable resources in our learning experiences. What would our learning look like had it not been for dedicated and professional teacher? No doubt, teachers open our minds to different perspectives and expose us to new information. I examine a teacher’s worth based upon teacher salaries, teacher evaluations, and teacher tenure on this episode. Love...

"Send me a Text Message!" Bullying has definite effects on health, finances, relationships — years after bullying occurs. Emotions seem to be at the heart of bullying. I discuss topics such as the role of personal biases, the role of emotional intelligence, and specific parental actions to build resilience in your children on this episode of the podcast. Love my show? Consider being a re...

"Send me a Text Message!" Bullying is one of the greatest health risks to children in the US society today. Bullying prevention as well as school safety is a top national priority and a key area of academic research. I discuss topics such as its effects on academic performance, role in school climate, and strategies and procedures for prevention on this episode of the podcast. Love my sh...

"Send me a Text Message!" Your attitude could very well be classified as your accomplice that directs your perspective on a daily basis. It is important to be mindful of your attitude toward everything from your relationships to your work and more. I address the impacts of attitude toward others and toward your work on this episode covering part one of this topic.   Love my show? Conside...

"Send me a Text Message!" This is the tenth installment of my review of a book that is on the K-12 public education banned book list. The book spotlighted this time is Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison. I provide a summary/review of the book on this episode as well as my overall impressions.  Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .&nbs...

"Send me a Text Message!" The flipped-classroom technique basically centered around swapping homework for class work. Some educators are on board with it, while others aren’t. I discuss the genesis of the technique, its criticisms, and its impact on student achievement on this episode of the podcast.   Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podc...

"Send me a Text Message!" The learning loss that occurred during the three years of the pandemic is a serious, widespread issue. I discuss the implications of this type of learning loss as well as some practical actions to take to help close the gap in information and abilities that were lost on this episode of the podcast.   Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to...

"Send me a Text Message!" The American public education system receives over 90% of the funding from state and local governments. I discuss how these funds are used as well as whether these funds are distributed equitably to all K-12 public schools. I also address funding from alternative sources on this episode of the podcast.   Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go...

"Send me a Text Message!" Asking for help is sometimes difficult, and yet sometimes you just need help for mental sanity, for assistance in getting a task completed quicker, or to advance in your career. I address asking for help in four specific areas on this episode of the podcast.  Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport . ...

"Send me a Text Message!" This is the ninth installment of my review of a book that is on the K-12 public education banned book list. The book spotlighted this time is The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater. I provide a summary/review of the book on this episode as well as my overall impressions.  Love my show? Consider being a r...

"Send me a Text Message!" We’ve all heard about climate change. There is sufficient evidence to indicate that it is a real thing; there are definitely changes in the climate that are noticeable. The question to address here is: how does climate change impact K-12 schools? I’ll explore the very real ways in which climate change affects schools and the students who attend them on this epis...

"Send me a Text Message!" While technology utilized in the classroom does have benefits, there are also downsides and it’s important to be aware of what those are. I’ll address the good, the bad, and ugly of technology in the classroom from the teacher perspective, the student perspective, and the parent perspective on this episode of the podcast.  Love my show? Consider being a regular...

"Send me a Text Message!" Sometimes, we all have to do things we may not like but are what’s required. I discuss my thoughts on doing what’s required — whether that’s the smooth running of a household, a business, or a family unit — in this episode. Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podcastsupport .  Support the show  Thanks for listen...

"Send me a Text Message!" This is the eighth installment of my review of a book that is on the K-12 public education banned book list. The book spotlighted this time is Heavy: An American Memoir by Keise Laymon. I provide a summary/review of the book on this episode as well as my overall impressions.  Love my show? Consider being a regular subscriber! Just go to https://tinyurl.com/podca...

"Send me a Text Message!" Equity matters in schools. It matters because it improves schools as well as assists students in achieving academic success. The focus on this episode will be on issues of race, racism and ethnicity in K-12 U.S. public schools within this broad category of equity and diversity. I discuss these issues from a multidimensional perspective: that of the student, the...

"Send me a Text Message!" Common Core State Standards… we’ve probably all heard about these. But, do you know what’s actually involved in the standards? Do these standards apply to all children? I will be discussing what Common Core State Standards are from a high level, who created them, and how they address the achievement gap for children of color on this episode of the podcast. Love...

"Send me a Text Message!" The end of the year is usually a time of self-reflection, of self-evaluation as we move into goal setting for the new year. In order to accomplish those goals — moving beyond New Year’s resolutions — is the necessity of applying discipline, a self-efficacy each day, each week, each month in the coming year. I reveal my thoughts on why these three areas are essen...