Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Apollo 13'ing it with Zaretta Hammond

Episode Summary

Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, joins Becky and Ben to discuss the importance of true collaboration with families during this time of shutdown, what relationship-building really means, and how growing independent learners may well be our most important charge as educators.

Episode Notes

Connect with Zaretta Hammond

Twitter: @Ready4Rigor | Website: crtandthebrain.com | Book: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

Connect with Vrain Waves

Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb

• Intro
  • Ryan Holiday, Stillness is the Key, Stoicism, Blog post about habits
• Zaretta’s Current Conversations (05:05) 
  • Covid webinars
  • Apollo 13 (09:47) 
• Family / Parent Relationships (11:13) 
  • Trust Generators (other resources from the book here!)  
• Only learners learn (19:42) 
  • Ron Ritchhart, Project Zero, Making Thinking Visible
  • Ready for Rigor Framework
  • School of Rock movie
• The achievement gap (28:11) 
• Minimize threat, maximize connection (32:57) 
  • Standing, Certainty, Control, Connection, Equity
  • Collectivist culture / Individualistic culture
• Relationship-building (39:02)
• Jim Knight - Zaretta Hammond webinar on Facebook