Episode 101 | Navigating Classroom Tensions During an Election Year w/ Lorena Germán
Today, we are going to listen to a reflection by Lorena Germán as she dives deep into the intersection of education and the current political climate. With the upcoming school year coinciding with another intense election cycle, Lorena calls on educators and caregivers alike to prepare for the emot…
Episode 125 | Navigating Immigration Challenges w/ Lorena Germán
On today’s episode of Our Classroom, we invite you into an intimate and profound conversation about the realities of the immigrant experience in the United States. Lorena Germán shares her personal immigration journey—from her childhood in the Dominican Republic to growing up bicultural in the U.S.…
Episode 127 | Transforming Classrooms Toward Equity and Justice w/ Wade Kelly and Lorena Germán
In this episode of Our Classroom, we dive deep into what education truly means—beyond just what happens in schools. In this engaging conversation, host Wade Kelly is joined by Lorena Germán, co-founder and academic director of Multicultural Classroom, and author of Textured Teaching: A Framework fo…
Episode 133 | Shaping the World w/ Yuyi Morales and Lorena German
In this episode of Our Classroom, titled "Shaping the World," Lorena Germán invites us to a vibrant conversation with renowned author and illustrator Yuyi Morales. Recorded as part of the Latinx Kid Lit Book Festival, this episode dives into the transformative power of children's literature and how…
Episode 136 | What Book Banning Really Means — and Why the Language Matters
In this follow-up to “The Difference Between Harmful Books and Harm-Exposing Books,” host Roberto Germán responds to a public comment on Lorena Germán’s recent post — a comment that reflects a common misunderstanding about book banning and access.
In this episode, Roberto unpacks the language used…
Episode 138 | When the Work Reaches Places You've Never Been
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán shares a powerful testimony from community member Justin Luttrull about a moment that unfolded in a breakout session at Calvin University.
A professor teaching about book bans and the difference between harmful books and books that expose harm cited…
Episode 143 | When “Misbehavior” Isn’t Misbehavior at All w/ Lorena Germán
When we label student behavior as “misbehavior,” whose norms are we actually using — and who gets left out of that definition? In this episode of Our Classroom, Lorena Germán joins to help us explore how behavior, SEL, race, and power intersect, and what becomes possible when educators move from ma…
Episode 155 | ELA Isn’t Dead. We Just Forgot What It Could Be.
ELA isn’t dead.
It just needs to be revived, reimagined, and remembered differently.
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán reflects on why imagination, joy, speculative thinking, and culturally relevant literacy practices matter now more than ever in ELA classrooms.
This conversation …
Julia Torres and #DisruptTexts
English teachers took note when Penguin Young Readers invited #DisruptTexts to create a discussion guide for Amanda Gorman’s inauguration poem, "The Hill We Climb." But it was not surprising. Teachers who want to expand the range and diversity of literature in their classrooms have looked to the #D…
Episode 175 | Are We Creating Readers or Just Providing Books?
Rethinking Age-Appropriate Texts, Representation, and Reading Environments
Having books available to children is important. But is access alone enough to cultivate a love of reading?
In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán reflects on a visit to a children's library in Santo Domingo, Dom…
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