Synopsis
The Center for Teaching Excellence at Hillbrook School is dedicated to the continual, intentional growth of educators at Hillbrook and beyond. The CTE supports lifelong learning, with an emphasis on programs that promote cultures of thinking, co-teaching, and that develop cultural competency, and teacher inquiry.
Episodes
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S4E10 - Gender equity in Tech and Finance? Men and boys have a role to play!
20/05/2020 Duration: 30minEdis Mesic (’20) interviews lower school parent Chris Pruett in this episode. Edis was part of the Women in Finance and Technology Teaching Youth (WIFTTY) Reach Beyond Block.
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S4E9 - Hillbrook Parent Ed Series: Reaching Beyond Ourselves to Make a Difference (Live with Annie Makela and Bill Selak)
10/02/2020 Duration: 45minIt’s our first live podcast! Hillbrook School’s Vision 2020 strategic plan challenged us to reimagine the student experience, with a strong call to develop more concrete ways that we achieve...
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S4E8 - A Conversation with Gyasi Ross
31/01/2020 Duration: 35minGyasi Ross join a variety of LS and MS classes at Hillbrook in January. He was a guest speaker for all MS students during Reach Beyond Block, talking will be...
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S4E7 - The Hub and Social Entrepreneurship
24/01/2020 Duration: 33minLearn about our new building on campus… The Hub! We talk about the history of flexible learning spaces, making at Hillbrook, and how social entrepreneurship, DEI work, and technology come...
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S4E6 - Civics: a Pillar of Social Entrepreneurship
17/01/2020 Duration: 29minCivics is about knowing what community is you’re a part of and understanding how day-to-day participation shapes those communities. Here’s the Medium article on microcivics by Anjelika Deogirikar that we...
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S4E5 - Systems: a Pillar of Social Entrepreneurship
13/01/2020 Duration: 26minSystems change means reshaping social and environmental structures that perpetuate injustice. As long as we make the systems in which we live and work, we all have a role in...
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S4E4 - Sustainable Gift Giving
20/12/2019 Duration: 33minIn this episode of the CTE podcast we discuss what it means to think of your $ as a vote and ways that your gift giving can be more sustainable...
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S4E3 - Finance: a Pillar of Social Entrepreneurship
11/10/2019 Duration: 46minIn this episode, we dive deep into one of the six pillars of social entrepreneurship education: the pillar of FINANCE! Talking to kids about money can be difficult as complex...
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S4E2 - Story: a Pillar of Social Entrepreneurship
07/10/2019 Duration: 20minIn this episode, we introduce the six pillars of social entrepreneurship, and dive into the first one: story. Resources from this episode: @reuse_for_ocean on Instagram, great questions to ask from...
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S4E1 - Season 4 of the Podcast!
26/09/2019 Duration: 20minThis school year, we are exploring the intersection of technology, social entrepreneurship, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity) work. Season 4 topics: the 6 Pillars of Social Entrepreneurship, What Matters...