More Than a Seat at the Table Podcast

The episode features a conversation with Vince Marigna, CEO of the Breakthrough Collaborative, and Zaniya, one of the program's graduates, discussing how giving college students a robust summer teaching experience that includes professional development and mentoring can lead to a diverse teaching workforce.   Vince Marigna is CEO of Breakthrough Collaborative, a national network of 25 affiliates d...

Listen to Co-Director Romie Robertson as she describes the work that Journey into Education & Teaching (JET) does, building paraeducator-to-teacher pipelines to diversify the educator workforce so that school faculty reflect the students and families they serve.

In this episode, we sit down with Tammy Warner ( Distinctive Success Solutions ), Lisa DiMartino ( the Rhode Island Foundation ), Betzabel Vazquez, and Simona Simpson-Thomas ( Freedom Dreams ). These four individuals and their organizations are engaged in a collective impact approach to increasing the diversity of the educator workforce in Rhode Island.  Tammy, Lisa, Betzabel, and Simona will shar...

In this episode, we welcome Jalene Tamerat, educator, leader, and advocate for teacher sustainability. As a faculty member at Boston University Wheelock College of Education, she leads initiatives supporting leadership and teacher diversification. Jalene is also co-author of Education Across Borders and a consultant for the MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. Today, we explore h...

Join us as we interview guests Pema Latshang and Jawad Brown of Teach Western Mass .  Teach Western Mass builds and bolsters a diverse, sustainable educational workforce by providing alternative pathways to classroom careers and transformative educator opportunities to achieve educational equity in the Western Massachusetts region. Through their certification program and ongoing support, they work...

This is the second and final episode featuring a live panel of five powerful voices who are leading DEW work across New England. This episode continues to build off last week’s, delving into the topics of leaders of color, teacher fellowships, and coalition building. Listeners will leave this episode with concrete ways to support leaders of color, as well as both logistical and theoretical things...

This is the first of two episodes that features a live panel of five powerful voices who are leading DEW work across New England. The panelists introduce themselves and their work and discuss initiatives they are leading in their school districts, communities, and states. You'll hear about paraprofessional to teacher pathways, legislative work related to equitable pay for paraprofessionals, coalit...

This episode features Dr. Día Bryant, former executive director of the Education Trust New York and current partner with Context Matters Strategy Group . In this episode Dr. Bryant brings new light to the often talked about topic of teacher diversification, including how to support teacher diversity through fostering both the psychological well being of staff members as well as removing barriers t...

Today’s episode features Dr. Peter Lancia, who is currently the superintendent of Westbrook Public Schools . In this episode, Dr. Lancia talks about Westbrook's Future Teachers Academy Program, which focuses on cultivating the interest of high school students in the teaching profession.  This audio was recorded during a presentation from Dr. Lancia during a DEW Community of Practice session. If yo...

Today’s episode features Robert Hendricks III, the Founder and CEO of He Is Me Institute . This nonprofit organization focuses on ensuring that Black male teachers have lifelong access to resources, experiences, and opportunities that support them as they are recruited, retained, and retire as teachers. Today, Robert will share about how He Is Me programs support current and aspiring Black male ed...

Today’s episode features Jess DeCarolis, who is currently the Division Director of Student Pathways at the Vermont Agency of Education . In this episode, Jess shares the work of the New England Secondary School Consortium (NESSC) Task Force on Diversifying the Educator Workforce and their creation of the Increasing the Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistic Diversity of the Educator Workforce . The report...