Speaking Life Into Our Students with Ashley Tucker

Many discussions on equity often fail to center the needs of special education students. 

In this episode, we sat down with  Ashley Tucker, special educator, Dean, social-emotional learning enthusiast, and Ed Leadership student at Teachers College. On her Instagram she shares anti-racist, trauma-informed resources.  We discuss a variety of techniques and strategies parents and educators can use as they learn emotionally alongside their students.

Follow on Social Media: 

• Ashley Tucker on Instagram: @teacherspayblackteachers
• Ashley Tucker on Twitter: @ashleytuck

Find books, resources, and more:

• Ashley Tucker Linktree - https://linktr.ee/teacherspayblackteachers
• Why SEL Matters Even More in Schools: https://www.6seconds.org/2020/10/09/sel-covid/ 
• Summer Principal’s Academy 2020 Cohort: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/organization-and-leadership/spa-nyc/students/2020-cohort/ 

Looking for more ways to understand and use person-centered language?

• Unhandicap Your Language (Colorado State University) https://disabilitycenter.colostate.edu/inclusive-language/ 
• How to be more inclusive when it comes to developmental disabilities https://www.communityhealthmagazine.com/mind_and_body/social_health/how-to-be-more-inclusive-when-it-comes-to-developmental-disabilities/article_45088c98-70f5-11e9-a1b7-8745d90d6bab.html 

We also share our thoughts on the South Dakota icerink competition that had teachers foraging for $1 bills, Time Person of the Year, and bell hooks and her impact on intersectional feminism.
 

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