In this episode, we are privileged to have Berwick Augustin as our special guest, discussing his compelling new book, The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village. This insightful piece delves into the potential of parents, policymakers, educators, students, and the community to shape the future of education, inspiring hope and change.

Berwick Augustin is an educational consultant, author, and speaker. With a career spanning over a decade, he has taught Haitian Creole, reading, and writing. His extensive portfolio includes several books, spoken word albums, and plays. He is also the visionary behind Evoke 180 Publishing, a literary and performing arts organization.

Berwick Augustin's Website: https://www.berwickaugustin.com

New Book: The Education Formula: Maximizing the Village

In this compelling episode, we engaged in an insightful conversation with Michelle Mitchell, Professor and Disability Learning Specialist at Lehigh Carbon Community College, who shared her invaluable insights on the various challenges faced by students with disabilities while transitioning from high school to college. One of the most pressing issues that we will tackle in this episode is the lack of support services available to these students and highlight the SEED (Success, Engagement, Education, Determination) Program, which is a collaborative effort between the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living and Lehigh Carbon Community College. This program provides comprehensive support to students with disabilities in higher education, which is crucial in ensuring their academic success and overall well-being.

Our discussion also focused on the need for policies and practices that promote more inclusive education and job training programs and the significance of fostering empathy, understanding, and acceptance within schools to ensure that all students feel included and valued.

SEED PROGRAM LINK

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Festus Obiakor about his new book, Reducing Hate Through Multicultural Education and Transformation. Dr. Obiakor shares how identifying and eliminating hate and educating from a place of love can transform education. For more information on his new book, click this link.

Dr. Festus E. Obiakor is the Chief Executive Manager of Sunny Educational Consulting located in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Dr. Obiakor is not only a teacher (professor) but also a renowned scholar and leader in the field of general and special education with a particular emphasis on African American and other culturally and linguistically diverse learners. His contributions to the field have been recognized through multiple awards, and he has authored over 200 publications, including books, chapters, articles, and commentaries. Dr. Obiakor has presented more than 300 papers at national and international conferences and currently serves on the editorial boards of several reputable nationally and internationally refereed journals. Notably, he is the Founding/Executive Editor of Multicultural Learning and Teaching (MLT).

In this episode, we talk with Dr. James Wright, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University. Dr. Wright recently published a new book titled “Heirs of The Great Migration: How the Past Became the Future,” a narrative biography based on his family’s migration from Jim Crow-era sharecropping in North Carolina to manufacturing jobs in the industrial Northeast and his personal journey of overcoming many obstacles to succeed.

Books Mentioned in the episode:

• Heirs of The Great Migration: How the Past Became the Future by James Wright
• The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
• When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor by William Julius Wilson
• Race Matters by Cornel West
• Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism by Cornel West
• Cultural Collision and Collusion: Reflections on Hip-Hop Culture, Values, and Schools by Floyd D. Beachum & Carlos R. McCray

In this episode, we explore an alternative career pathway for graduates of education-related doctoral programs with Dr. Tashina Khabbaz, a graduate of Lehigh University. Dr. Khabbaz explains what User Experience (UX) Research is and shares her experiences in the field and the steps to take to work in UX research.

We also discuss how the skills developed through Lehigh's Doctorate in Education Leadership degree transfer to other occupations and careers outside of education.

UX Research Resources Discussed in the Show:

1. Coursera UX Design Courses
2. Universal Methods Design: 125 Ways to Research Complex Problems, Develop Innovative Ideas, and Design Effective Solutions
3. It's Our Research: Getting Stakeholder Buy-in for User Experience Research
4. A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Krista Leh, owner of Resonance Educational Consulting, about social-emotional learning (SEL) in k-12 education. https://www.resonanceed.com/

Our talk focuses on understanding what SEL is, the importance of SEL for student development, and what school leaders should consider when implementing SEL programs in their districts. We also discuss the national political debate about SEL.

Dr. Leh is a graduate of Lehigh University's Educational Leadership program.

Our guest, Dr. Chance Lewis, my graduate assistant and co-host, Yalitza Corcino-Davis, and I discuss post-pandemic educational challenges, teacher preparation programs, education and politics, and future educational opportunities.

Dr. Chance Lewis, Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Executive Director of the Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Lewis has over 100 publications, including more than 70 refereed journal articles in the leading academic journals in the field of urban education, and has authored, co-authored, or co-edited 30 books.