Third Space with Jen Cort

Imana Legette discusses women of color in school leadership. Imana is the current Head of Episcopal Academy Middle School, previous Director of Diversity at William Penn Charter School with a Masters from Pepperdine University

Harper B. Keenan is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Leadership in Teacher Education at Stanford University. He will join the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia as the Quartermain Professor of Gender & Sexuality Research in Education in September 2019. His work has been accepted at peer-reviewed academic journals like the Harvard Educational Review, Teachers College Recor...

Deborah Roffman joins Third Space to discuss her insights on understanding gender, gender identity, gender expression, talking about sexuality with kids and more. Deborah is one of Time Magazine's 16 top parenting experts for the 21st century, author, tv and radio guest, teacher, speaker, and founder of http://sexandsensibility.net/ .

Penny Evins is currently in her sixth year as head of St. Paul’s School for Girls in Baltimore and will be the incoming head for Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia (July 2019). Penny worked with lower, middle, and upper schools before becoming Head of School. Penny serves on the boards of NAIS, The Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education, Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust, Interschol...

Jamila Sams founder of "Go To Ms. Sams" and Blake Kohn, Director of National Network of Schools in Partnership share the import of student mentorships and school to school partnerships. Blake Kohn, Executive Director of National Network of Schools in Partnership, is a lifelong educator who has spent time in schools as a teacher, counselor and administrator. At NNSP she works to connect educators o...

Allowing individuality and identity to shine. Lavonna Roth focuses on students and teachers being seen and heard, being their unique selves, in order to explore and celebrate their unique identity. Thousands of educators are exiting the field of education every year, exhausted and burnt out. Frustrated by this crisis that hurts our students, LaVonna set out on a worldwide mission to serve educator...

Supporting identity development and underscoring the importance of affinity groups. Phyllis is the school counselor at Sheridan School in Washington, D.C., a therapist at The Chrysalis Group, an author of Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond--- and How Parents Can Help. Phyllis is also a journalist who writes columns for The Washington Post, PDK,...

Middle School students share how parents and teachers can broach topics such as race, gender, and technology with them in the first part of Third Space. In the second part, teachers and an administrator share their thoughts on the same topics.

Jeff Ransom begins our series focusing on athletic programs and equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice. Jeff Ransom Is the Director of Athletics at Wilmington Friends School. Jeff was formerly was a physical education teacher, and head of the varsity lacrosse and golf programs at Sidwell Friends School. Jeff holds a Master of Education, and Bachelor of Science from Salisbury State University, w...

Vrishank "Shank" Subramani is a Senior Marketing Analyst at Merkle Inc. and an Assistant Basketball Coach at Paul Public Charter School. In his ,spare time he can be found watching and performing comedy or discussing the latest and greatest in the sports world on twitter. Shank is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. He currentl...

Randolph Carter and Blake Kohn offer strategies for setting up student leadership and faculty professional development conferences. Randolph is the director and founder of EastEd and Blake is the director of National Network of Schools in Partnership.

Esteemed speaker and celebrated author, Debbie Silver shares dives into the topic of helping teachers see and hear children while helping children learn to be visible and heard in ways that work for them

Peter and Paul Reynolds discuss how to help students feel seen and heard in the classroom, clarifying misunderstandings around the complexities of creativity, and suggestions for teachers to reach their students.

Joan L. Green is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, technology specialist, published author, speaker, and mother of 4 young adults. Her mission is to help families and professionals learn how to get the most out of their computers and mobile devices using uniquely effective and engaging strategies to improve communication, cognition, literacy, and learning.

Lauren Brownlee and Melanie Cort answer the question "How can adults and middle schoolers be truly equal partners and voices in developing diversity programs? As they provide a model which can be easily replicated.

In this episode, Jennifer Bryan speaks with us about how schools can and should advance the conversation about transgender and non-binary students with practical ideas and thought provoking insights. Dr. Bryan is known for her breadth of knowledge, humorous insights, and ability to foster a non-threatening dialogue about topics that are complex and highly personal. In addition to gender and sexual...

In this episode, Jen Cort speaks with Courtney Peterson and Carolyn Miller about Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion in our hiring practices. Courtney is Director of Human Resources at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, and Carolyn is the Director of Human Resources at Sandy Spring Friends School in Maryland.

In this episode, Jen Cort welcomes Philip McAdoo to this Third Space. Philip served as the former Director of Equity, Justice, and Community at the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. He is a proud father and author of two books: Every Child Deserves and Independent Queers: LGBTQ Educators in Independent Schools Speak Out. He is currently the Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Philip McA...

Elizabeth Denevi, PhD, is the associate director of East Ed, a non-profit agency that works with schools nationally to increase equity, promote diversity pedagogy, and implement strategic processes for growth and development. She has served as both a classroom teacher and senior administrator in several PreK-12 schools. She is also the co-founder of Teaching While White, a blog and podcast series...

Dr. Stephanie Akoumany, Founder and CEO of Bloom, helps businesses, nonprofits, and public, charter, & independent schools build communities they love through online and in-person courses, news, events, podcasts, and social media that explores Education, Play, & Wellness, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Fitness & Food As Medicine, Self-Care & Mindfulness, Tech for Change, how to Bloom & Inspire othe...

Season 1- Episode 3 "Opening the Conversation", Rodney Glasgow talks about how to begin conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Rodney is the Head of Middle School and Chief Diversity Officer at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, MD. He is a member of the board of trustees for Sheridan School in Washington, D.C., Chair of the National Association of Independent School...

Season 1- Episode 2 "Opening the Conversation" Rosalind and Tré talk about how to begin conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Rosalind is the founder of Cultures of Dignity, the author of the curriculum Owning Up: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice and a multiple New York Times bestselling author including Queen Bees and Wannabes: He...

Season 1- Episode 1 "Opening the Conversation" Rosetta Lee talk about how to begin conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Rosetta Lee works at the Seattle Girls' School as an educator and a school-based consultant. She works with K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and nonprofits on topics such as cross-cultural communication, identity development, implicit bias, inclu...

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