Drawing From The Well
Drawing from the Well is back!
Episode 1: Schools in the Next Decade
Episode 1: Schools in the Next Decade
- Fatimah Salahuddin, who reflects on the importance of rest and its relationship to wellness.
- Mama McGee, who shares her experiences of sending her children to schools and what she would've done differently if she knew then what she knows now.
- Scholar activist and educator David Stovall who sits down for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment alongside educators Kenjus T. Watson and Jewell Bachelor to talk about the future of schools.
- Music by Jansen V.
Ethnic Studies
Episode 2: Ethnic Studies
- Manny Martinez, who emphasizes the significance of trusting relationships.
- Lorenzo, who shares about his experiences learning his indigenous language and the healing that came for him and his family.
- Teacher extraordinaire Artnelson Concordia who sits down for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment alongside educators Kenjus T. Watson and Jewell Bachelor to talk about the history of ethnic studies, the challenges of getting it implemented by the State of California and the new direction for it if we are to take it seriously in schools.
- Music by Jansen V.
Ethnic Studies
Episode 3: Culturally Relevant and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
- Laurence Tan, who reflects on his experiences as an educator in bridging culture gaps to develop trust and relationships between himself and his students.
- Youth Expert Leandro, who shares about his experiences with educators helping him to navigate a violent society.
- Professor Patrick Camangian who sits down for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment alongside educators Kenjus T. Watson and Jewell Bachelor to talk about the culturally relevant pedagogies that saved his life and informed his trajectory as a critical educator.
- Music by Jansen V.
Ethnic Studies
Episode 4: Restorative Practices in Education
- Aaron James Nakai, who gives a compelling story about accountability from teacher to student.
- Sheryll McDaniels gives an intimate portrait of an experience she had regarding criminalization in schools and the type of accountability that she wished she would have received.
- Justice on Both Sides author, professor and dean Maisha T. Winn, who sits down for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment alongside educators Kenjus T. Watson and Jewell Bachelor to talk about the roots of restorative justice, what it means to embody and implement its tenets and centering justice.
- Music by Jansen V.
Ethnic Studies
Episode 5: Restorative Practices in Education
- Sharim-Hannegan Martinez, who discussed her implication of trauma-informed pedagogy and her learnings around the significance of trusted, caring and loving relationships.
- Youth expert Tatiana who talks about the role of spirituality in her healing and what it meant for her in dealing with her trauma.
- Educator, counselor, and parent Candice Rose Valenzuela, who sits down for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment alongside educators Kenjus T. Watson and Jewell Bachelor who puts in conversation the significance of trauma-informed pedagogy and healing centered practices.
- Music by Jansen V.
Ethnic Studies
Episode 6: Alternatives to Higher Education
- Kenjus T. Watson, who shares with us his challenges of determining whether or not to pursue the academy and what it meant to him to make that decision.
- An intimate and sacred moment between Kenjus and his 2-year old daughter Ayaan.
- Youth experts Jordyn and Angus, sit down with me for our Mic Check..1,2,3! round table segment and talk about the challenges of schooling, the pressures that come from adults, and what it would mean for them to have a valuable education.
- Music by Jansen V.
How do you define “wellness”? Does that definition change when applied to youth?
Episode 1: Threats to Youth Wellness
- Maestro Jerry Tello of The National Compadres Network, who provides us with a working definition of wellness and guides us through the practice of accessing their cultural wisdom and embracing their sacred purpose.
- Jewell Bachelor, a healing centered educator who provides meditations for meaningful practice during COVID-19.
- Jeff Duncan-Andrade, Ph.D, who provides reflection on issues that arose when attempting to create an institution centered on youth wellness.
- Music by King Most.
WHAT ARE THE THREATS TO YOUTH WELLNESS?
Episode 2: Threats to Youth Wellness
- Professor Kevin Nadal, Ph.D introducing the concept of microaggressions and intersectional trauma to remind of the daily traumas that compromise youth wellness.
- A Q&A with Ashley Monterrosa, a youth activist thrust into activism after the killing of her brother Sean Monterrosa at the hands of the Vallejo Police Department.
- A reflection by Professor Kenjus T. Watson, on schooling, loss, and reclamation of self in community.
- Music by King Most.
WHAT ARE THE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR SUSTAINED YOUTH WELLNESS?
Episode 3: Ideal Conditions for Sustained Youth Wellness
- Dr. Antonia Darder an internationally recognized scholar, artist, poet, activist, and public intellectual who introduces us to a "language of love."
- A Q&A with Dr. Sara Chase Merrick, a critical scholar and community leader about her work curating youth language models within her Hoopa community.
- A reflection by Professor Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, exploring the types of mentorship and grief necessary to sustain youth wellness.
- Music by King Most.
What are the ideal conditions for sustained youth wellness?
Episode 4: Cultivating and Sustaining Wellness Through Interconnectedness
- Aaron Nakai a longtime educator who discusses "mindfulness" as a thread that connects us to each other, our histories, and our futures.
- Estrella, a youth expert who vulnerably discusses the factors that compromise her ability to remain connected to her culture and community.
- A Q&A with Simple Ant, an educator and activist who introduces us to an idea he calls "fugitive ecology", wisdoms of ecological understandings of freedom and sustainability.
- A reflection by healer, scholar and elder Tereza Iñiguez, who mentors us on wellness through a framework of "interconnection."
- Music by King Most.
How do you measure youth wellness?
Episode 5: Measuring Youth Wellness
- Barbara Hetaraka a Māori educator who introduces us to a framework of wellness and suggestions on how to measure it.
- Musician and Artist Jordan Huez who reflects on his education experiences in the Bay Area.
- A Q&A with Soraya Sajous-Brooks, a veteran Bay Area educator and Jordan's mother about her cumulative understanding of youth wellness both inside the classroom and at home.
- A reflection by scholar and poet Derikka Hunt, who speaks to her experiences on wellness through the lens of travel.
- Music by King Most.
How Does Teacher Identity Affect Youth Wellness?
Episode 6: How Does Teacher Identity Affect Youth Wellness?
- Dr. Kevin Nadal who provides us wisdom about the interdependent relationship between teacher identity and student wellness.
- Youth expert Angus reflects on his journey toward youth wellness by centering his cultural identity.
- A Q&A with poet Jari Bradley who walks us through their journey of becoming a better educator through developing a critical relationship with self.
- Music by King Most.
How to Be Self Loving While Being In ServiceEpisode 7: How to Be Self Loving While Being In Service
- Youth expert Jolie, who gives us insight on what teachers’ wellness and stress looks like from the eyes of a student.
- A Q&A with Dr. Carissa Purnell, the Director for The Alisal Family Resource Center. In our conversation, we attempt to unpack what drives mentors to sacrifice their wellness for this
- Dr. Stephanie Cariaga, who provides testimony on how experiences of grief can illuminate new paths for wellness.
- Music by King Most.
What is learning and how do we learn?
Episode 8: Learning and Ways of Knowing
- Youth expert Laila, who imagines a school that centers student wellness and creative ways for teachers to approach teaching.
- A Q&A with professor, researcher, and learning scientist Dr. Shirin Vossoughi about her work in trying to understand the complexities of learning to contribute to projects of educational justice.
- Kyle Beckham of the Berkeley Educators for Equity and Excellence who reflects on what learning is, the differences between knowledge and understanding, and how experiences and the application of knowledge leads to a greater depth of understanding.
- Music by King Most.