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The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation

The GR Project is Oakland"s innovation education podcast. We seekto amplify the voices of a diverse range of educatorsand school changemakers. Their work is local, but their stories have national relevance.

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Episode #13.1: Strike That

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2019/05/06

Four previous GR Project guests come back to speak openly and directly about how they are thinking about moving forward after the latest Oakland teachers' strike.The group discusses timescales for change, alignment of action to those timescales and how to balance the need to survive with the desire to thrive.

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01:47:29

Episode #12: Paula Mitchell: Maker Agent on Special...

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2019/01/30

Paula Mitchell has incorporated hands on learning from the beginning of her 25+ year career as an Oakland educator. Paula believes in fostering equity and providing access to high quality educational STEAM programs to historically underserved and underrepresented populations through a focus on culturally responsive making and authentic inclusion for students with disabilities. She is delighted that her job as a Teacher on Special Assignment for Maker-Centered Learning at Grass Valley Elementary

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01:46:02

Episode #11: LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Who Do We Want To...

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2018/08/22

LaShawn Routé Chatmon is the founding Executive Director of the National Equity Project, leading the organization’s transition from the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES). Under her leadership, the National Equity Project has become one of the leading voices in a movement to change the conversation and approach used to achieve racial equity in education. LaShawn previously served as a coach and director of the high school redesign initiative, where her team pioneered new school

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01:43:24

Episode #10: Trustee Amber Childress, #KidsNotPolitics

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2017/12/12

Amber Childress is a marketing techie, public speaker, and community advocate. She was raised in Oakland and has spent the majority of her life in the East Bay, attending Oakland public schools and Mills College. From her school-age years through adulthood, Amber has benefited from programs like Upward Bound, A Better Chance, and the Oakland Mayor’s Summer Jobs Program which fueled her desire to fight for quality education and opportunities for all students. The support she received in school and

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01:54:51

Episode #9: Dr. Susie Wise, Weaving in the Shadows

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/09/29

Dr. Susie Wise is the founder of the K12 Lab Network at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (a.k.a. the d.school at Stanford). She founded the K12 Lab in 2007 to investigate the role that design thinking could play in the education sector. This work helped catalyze a national movement to use design thinking as an approach to project-based learning and a toolkit for ed sector innovation. Since 2012 she has led the team to create innovative personal and professional development experiences for

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01:47:17

Episode #8: Cliff Hong, Principles of a Principal

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/09/21

In this episode, we talk with Cliff Hong, who has been the Principal of Roosevelt Middle School in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) since the 2010-11 school year. Before that, he worked as an Assistant Principal at Edna Brewer Middle School in OUSD. Cliff taught middle and high school for six years in the South Bronx, Syracuse and in Oakland. In 2015, he was selected to be one of a handful of Executive Principals in OUSD. He is an ardent advocate for public education, which he sees as

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01:25:15

Episode #7: Mirella Rangel, Organizando Conexiones

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/09/14

Mirella Rangel is a Xicana mother living and working in Oakland, and a daughter of immigrants who organizes for a more connected world where people value themselves, others and the earth. She is currently Director of Community Organizing for GO Public Schools, and has worked for the past 20 years in and around Oakland schools as a teacher and administrator and in the non-profit sector. Mirella just launched GO's 1Oakland campaign this month, working with families and community to change policies and

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02:09:56

Episode #6: Dr. César Cruz, Abolitionist...

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/08/21

Dr. César A. Cruz is a true Oakland education innovator. From marching 76-straight miles, to hunger striking for 26 days, César has dedicated his life to fighting for justice. He was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México and migrated to the U.S. at a young age with a single mother and grandmother. He grew up in South Central L.A. and moved to the Bay Area to study. César graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in History. He has been an educator for 23 years, in positions of leadership for the last 17

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01:31:17

Episode #5: Seth Hubbert, Perpetual Santa Claus

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/07/26

Seth Hubbert is the Executive Director of Tech Exchange, a nonprofit that provides equitable technology access and support to the East Bay through refurbishing donated computers. Before joining Tech Exchange, Seth served as an educator for 10 years. Beginning in the classroom as a Teach for America Physics and Chemistry teacher in New York City, Seth developed a passion for how technology can support and enhance student learning. As a Director of Academic Technology at French American International

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02:04:39

Episode #4: Claire Shorall, Equity Engineer

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/07/15

Claire Shorall, Manager, Computer Science, works on implementing a district-wide vision to ensure Oakland Unified School District's students receive high quality CS education. She supports curricular and teacher professional development and partners with public, private, and nonprofit entities to expand work-based learning and extracurricular opportunities. Prior to leading CS for the district, Shorall taught Biology, Calculus, and Computer Science at Castlemont High School, where she still

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01:45:25

Episode #3: Kennan Scott, Engineering Success

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/06/15

Kennan Scott is an urban father, husband, planner and PLTW engineering teacher at West Oakland Middle School. He is laser-focused on creating the next generation of tech leaders and critical thinkers. The Founder of @CODEdAcademy, in this episode, Kennan talks about his own education upbringing, his experience as a black engineer and thoughts about how to better support engineers of color, as well as two different schools he's involved in launching in Oakland. Along the way, Kennan also shares

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01:55:40

Episode #2: Charles Cole III, Energy Convertor

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/06/03

Charles Cole III is an entrepreneur, doctoral candidate in Education Leadership, a former social worker and an experienced leader, having worked in a wide range of organizations including the Oakland Unified School District and Teach For America. In this episode, Charles speaks his truth powerfully. He tells numerous stories, all contributing to illustrating an unrelenting focus on improving the education and future opportunities for all children, but specifically for children of color. In our

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01:37:29

Episode #1: Dr. Brian Stanley

The GR Project: Oakland Education Innovation ·

2017/05/25

Dr. Brian Stanley is an Oakland resident, the Executive Director of the Oakland Public Education Fund and a member of the Oakland Unified School District's Executive Cabinet. In our very first podcast, we speak at length with Brian about a wide range of topics including how the research he did for his Ph.D. informs his current work, why a Truth and Reconciliation process in Oakland might not be enough to overcome the issues that divide us in education, why education isn't all about kids, how the Ed

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