S3 E9: Music is Healing with 2023 Grammy Music Educator of the Year, Pamela Elizabeth Dawson
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
11/13/23
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Pamela Elizabeth Dawson innovates and inspires as the 2023 Grammy Music Educator of the Year. As choir director, her mission to share the healing power of music has had a tremendous impact on the lives of her Desoto High School Choir students. In this episode, Pamela shares stories about her Grammy win experience, her students, and her hopes for the future of fine arts and music education. Listeners have the privilege of hearing Pamela’s choir performance ofI Thank You God.
Episode Mentions:
- Desoto High School
- Grammy Music Educator of the Year Award
- Texas Music Educators Association
- Armistice 1918 (performance)
- Berklee College of Music
- Gwyneth Walker - I Thank You God
- Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program
Connect and Learn with Pamela:
- at pamelaelizabeth.org
- on Instagram @ Desoto High School Choir & Pamela Elizabeth
- on Facebook
- on LinkedIn
#grammywinner #grammymuseum #musiceducatorawardwinner #desotohschoir #desotoisdeagles #musicishealing #musicisjoy #musiceducation #music #teachers #teachersfollowteachers
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Stephen Noonoo is an editor and journalist who's covered education for more than a decade. Now a tech editor at Edutopia, he was previously the K–12 editor for EdSurge and has also worked at eSchool News, THE Journal, CUE, and SmartBrief. Stephen created the Warning Bell Substack to look honestly at today's teaching profession. He is dedicated to cataloging the stresses & problems that teachers face. In this episode, Stephen illuminates the driving forces behind the very real teaching shortage and offers solutions to change course. Educators and supporters of public education will leave the conversation feeling seen and heard for all they do.
Episode Mentions:
- Schooutions S2E37: Maracujá: Giving Kids the Time and Space to Discover Who They Are with Rebekah Macden
- EWA - Education Writer's Association
- Randi Weingarten - American Federation of Teachers President
- Becky Pringle - National Education Association President
- Economic Policy Institute
- USA Today - Alia Wong
- Edutopia
- Emily Tate Sullivan
- EdSurge / The New Republic
- Daphne Gomez - Teacher Career Coach
- Linda Darling-Hammond - Learning Policy Institute
- Chalkbeat - Matt Barnum
- Coalition for Community Schools
- EL Education - Community Faces - Humanizing the Immigrant Label: A Better World Project
- UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Sir Ken Robinson
- Schoolutions S1E7: Going Beyond Diverse Representation of Race & Identity in Our Libraries w/ Morgan Jackson
- Cris Tovani
Connect w/ Stephen:
- at warningbell.substack.com & Edutopia
- on Twitter
- on LinkedIn
#warningbell #teachershortage #TEACHers #EDUcators #teachersfollowteachers
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Ever wonder what it feels like to be a teacher who has to worry about being inclusive and ensuring all children feel safe within their classroom? Teacher Katie Rinderle sure does. As an American former elementary school teacher in Cobb County, Georgia, Katie is the first known public school teacher fired under Georgia's 2022 student protection laws for reading aloud Scott Stuart’s book, My Shadow is Purple, to her students. Join Katie, Scott, and Dr. Roberta Price Gardner as they share their hopes for the global future of inclusive education impacting the lives of our children, public education systems, and higher education.
Episode Mentions:
- My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart
- Southern Poverty Law Center (article)
- My Shadow is Pink by Scott Stuart
- Morgan Jackson - Schoolutions Episode S1E7
- Stacey's Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams
- Board Meeting Where Beth Hudson Speaks
- Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl
Connect and Learn with Teacher Katie Rinderle:
Connect and Learn with Dr. Roberta Price Gardner:
Connect and Learn with Author Scott Stuart:
#teachinclusion #teachinclusive #inclusiveeducation #standwithkatie #myshadowispurple #myshadowispink #teachersfollowsteachers
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