The Evolving Education Project

Send a text This episode is inspired by Drs. Carla España and Luz Yadira Herrera’s book, En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students .  I am in conversation with Dr. Tracey T. Flores of Somos Escritoras, a creative space for Latina girls in grades 6-8 that invites them to share and perform stories from their lived experiences using art, theater, and...

Send a text This episode is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games .  I am in conversation with Anthony Pierce and Da'Von McCune of The Wakanda Alliance Program in Buffalo, NY. They share their work with youth and families in reenvisioning what it means to read comics. . Support the show

Send a text This episode marks the beginning of our series, “Liberate Your Imagination: The Dark Fantastic and Black Characters in Fairy Tales, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi" which is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games . For this gathering, I am in conversation with my friends, Richmond Wills, Dr....

Send a text In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Toliver joins me as co-host in our interview with Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas about her critically acclaimed book and inspiration for this series, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games. Support the show

Send a text This episode is inspired by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas' recent book, The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games .  I am in conversation with DQ Abduwali Grant and John Washington of The Wakanda Alliance Program in Buffalo, NY. They share how the program started, the concepts behind it, and their vision for the future. Support the show

Send a text For this impromptu episode that responds to anti-Asian racism and the resurgence of anti-Asian violence, I am in dialogue with the following Asian and Asian American women who I consider to be my sisters in the struggle: Drs. Grace D. Player, Dr. Josephine Pham, Tairan Qiu, and Dr. Wei-Ling Sun. Through this dialogue, we learn about the many nuances of the anti-Asian racism that is hap...

Send a text In this episode, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds joins me as co-host in our interview with Dr. April Baker-Bell about her award-winning book and inspiration for this series, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy. Support the show

Send a text This episode is inspired by Dr. April Baker-Bell’s recent book, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy . Dr. Aja D. Reynolds joins me as co-host in our interview with Ms. Silver Moore of Classroom Clapback. Ms. Moore shows us the everyday work of what has been discussed throughout this series. Support the show

Send a text In our very first episode, our host, Dr. Tiffany M. Nyachae, shares what The Evolving Education Project is about and what we hope it can be. We also share what will happen on the podcast. We are joined by Dr. Grace D. Player, the artist of our graphic, who tells us about the inspiration behind and meaning of the beautiful artwork she created for us. We end with a poem that describes wh...

Send a text This episode marks the beginning of our series which is inspired by Dr. April Baker-Bell’s recent book, Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy . For this gathering, I am in conversation with my friends, Dr. Aja D. Reynolds, Dr. Teaira McMurtry, and DQ AbdulWali Grant. We share our candid thoughts and memories about our love of Black language.  Support the...