16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

This week, hosts Katie and Chelsea discuss imposter syndrome and the impact that it can have on our academic and professional pursuits. Learn what imposter syndrome is, what the "five types" are, and tips for how to talk yourself out of those nagging doubts and suspicions. Katie learns about the Ford Lightning, and Chelsea gains a little bit of expertise in making the perfect pizza pie.Psychology Today - Imposter SyndromePR Newswire - "Imposter Syndrome affects 65% of professionals, new study finds"The Muse - "5 Different Types of Imposter Syndrome (and 5 ways to Battle Each One)" by Melody J. WildingCengage - Today's Learner - "How Imposter Syndrome Affects Students - and Instructors" by Gabrielle SchockBrown - The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning - "Imposter Phenomenon in the Classroom" newsletter by Anastasia Tsylina Williams

Salute your shorts! It's camp week here on 16:1! Space Camp! Asthma Camp! This one time at band camp! Chelsea and Katie go in the way back machine to reminisce about all their favorite (and least favorite) camp experiences. Chelsea shares about the funding concerns surrounding making these camp opportunities available to all kinds of students, while Katie talks about the issues surrounding the length of the American summer break from school. American Camp Association - "The Impact of Camp Experiences on Social Skills and Happiness" by Audrey Monke, MA (November 2015)American Camp Assocation - Research Book 2005Journal of Youth and Adolescence - "Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp Experience: Evidence for Multidimensional Growth" by Christopher A. Thurber, Margaret M. Scanlin, Leslie Scheuler, and Karla A. HendersonNew America - "The Summer Care Gap" by Amanda LenhartIdea Stream - Report: "Poor Children 5 Times Less Likely to Attend Summer Camp" by Ashton MarraU.S. Department of Education - "U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic"U.S. News - "Is Summer Breaking America's Schools?" by Seth Cline

Join Katie and Chelsea for this week's episode of 16:1, Sex Education. In this exploration of a rather touchy subject, you'll learn what Graham crackers have to with masturbation, what World War I had to do with federal involvement in the funding of sex ed, and just how much money ($1.75 BILLION, to be precise) has been spent on forms of sex ed that don't actually work. Katie discusses the art world and Chelsea dives deep into Microsoft Windows on the "What We Learned" segment. Thanks for listening!Planned Parenthood - History of Sex Education in the USNewsweek - "A Brief History of Sex Ed in America" by Johannah CornblattThe New York Times Magazine - "The Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh" by Russell ShortoThe New York Times Magazine - "Rembrandt in the Blood: An Obsessive Aristocrat, Rediscovered Paintings and an Art-World Feud" by Russell Shorto

Public libraries are an important part of our social infrastructure. This week, Chelsea and Katie share their love of public libraries and everything they do for communities. Your hosts discuss the sorts of activities they loved being able to participate in as children, including tracking dog poop all the way through the bookmobile and visits from pirates and Johnny Appleseed at story time. Chelsea (as usual) delves into history, and Katie explains just a few of the ways that libraries serve their communities.Wikipedia - Anti-Literacy laws in the USNew America - Public Libraries and the PandemicALA - Before 1876 HistoryHistory - 8 Legendary Ancient LibrariesPBS - "Ex Libris"99 Percent Invisible - "Palaces for the People."Wikipedia - Public LibraryWikipedia - Circulating LibraryThe Book Loft - "Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America"Save Howard University Classics 

Happy April Fool's Day! This episode is all about teacher evaluation systems. Chelsea shares about the history of No Child Left Behind and its evolution into the Every Student Succeeds Act, both of which place focus on teacher evaluations. Katie shares what evaluation cycles look like in Ohio and provides Chelsea handouts of data used to assign her rating each year. Your hosts share what they learned this week, including making a delicious meal and being reminded that the Suez Canal exists and is very important to our economy. The good news? The boat is free!Ohio Educator Evaluator SystemNEA - Teacher Evaluations under ESSADepartment of Education - NCLBNCES - Teacher Performance Evaluations in US Public SchoolsWikipedia - No Child Left BehindEd Glossary - Value-Added

Episode 30 is all about "Education in Fiction" and includes your hosts talking about some of their favorite (and least favorite) teachers in movies, shows, and books. This is a really fun episode! Chelsea shares the Cave Allegory from Plato's Republic and breaks down parts of Émile by Jean Jacques Rousseau. Katie takes a stand in defense of 13 Reasons Why as she describes how it's not a book/show that glorifies suicide, but rather a piece that really perfectly shows what guilt and trauma can look like in schools. Chelsea shares her love of Narnia and Katie breaks down all things Matilda and Miss Honey.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -Plato’s Middle Period Metaphysics and EpistemologyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Jean Jacques RousseauWikipedia - Emile“Too Old for Narnia”: Belief, Fandom, and the End of Wonder" by Matt MikalatosStimulus information for those experiencing homelessness

This week Chelsea and Katie cover the ins and outs of discipline and consequences in schools. Katie talks about the paperwork required for office referrals, and Chelsea details the racial disparities that exist in disciplining students of color. The hosts discuss the history of corporal punishment in the United States, and Katie shares stories from her parents about their experiences on both sides of the paddle.We Are Teachers - "OPINION: What Schools Are Getting Wrong on Discipline" by Stephanie HauckEducation Writers Association - "What Do Teachers Really Think About School Discipline Reform?" by David LoewenbergWikipedia - School Discipline"Corporal Punishment in U.S. Public Schools: Prevalence, Disparities in Use, and Status in State and Federal Policy" by Elizabeth T. Gershoff and Sarah A. Font

Your favorite podcast about teaching and learning is back this week with an episode that's all about data! Chelsea talks about the requirements of No Child Left Behind, including standardized testing for grades 3-8. Katie shares about some of her favorite and most useful data, and the ways in which it informs planning lessons. Chelsea accidentally asks Katie a question that is required on every formal evaluation of teachers in the state of Ohio, and Katie shares her love of wine windows and Stanley Tucci. Education Week - "No Child Left Behind: An Overview" by Alyson KleinODE - Ohio's State Tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social StudiesNCES - The Condition of EducationLos Angeles Times - "Why do U.S. schoolchildren underperform academically compared with students in other countries?" by The Times Editorial BoardThe Atlantic - "American Schools vs. the World: Expensive, Unequal, Bad at Math" by Julia Ryan 

This episode of 16:1 celebrates Black History Month. Katie talks about Dr. Carter G. Woodson's work in championing Negro History Week and how it laid the foundation for those at Kent State University in 1969 to create what we now know as Black History Month. Chelsea shares various critical perspectives that come with the topic of Black History Month. Katie discusses ways to incorporate these topics into your classrooms and how to support different organizations and Black-owned businesses during the month of February and beyond. Chelsea learns a few factoids about Scientology, and Katie's interest in Disney comes through clutch as she learns about the Dyatlov Pass incident. Be checking our Instagram and Facebook page throughout this month for information about Ohio's three Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and for other Black History Month-related news and information.Wikipedia - Black History MonthAfrican American History MonthNY Mag - Where to donate to support Black Lives MatterUSA Today - Black Lives Matters nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeWikipedia - Sam CookeUSA Today - Black History Month 2021Association for the Study of African American Life and HistoryBook Discussion With Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain Kicks Off Black History Month Programming at the National Museum of African American History and CultureNAACP - Black History MonthBrennan Center for Justice - "America Is Losing the Real Meaning of Black History Month" by Theodore R. JohnsonThe Hill - "How some of the biggest brands are kicking off Black History Month" by Austa Somvichian-ClausenObama White House Archive -Meet the 106-Year-Old Who Got to Dance with the President and the First Lady by Melanie Garunay 

Welcome to episode 26! This week your hosts do a deep dive into the prison education system. Chelsea talks about the history of educational opportunities for incarcerated people in the U.S., and Katie discusses what the education system in Ohio has to offer for those imprisoned. While there is much work to be done in terms of prison reform in this country, steps are slowing (finally!) being taken to help ensure access to education for incarcerated persons. Katie shares her disappointment in the outlet mall stores not being true outlet stores, and Chelsea talks pyrotechnics. Northwestern Prison Education Program - Benefits of Prison EducationSecond chances: "Why providing Pell Grants for prison inmates is a sound investment" by Gerard RobinsonPrison Studies ProjectOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - OCSS OverviewOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - Inmate EducationWikipedia - North America Prison EducationCenter for American Progress - "Education Opportunities in Prison Are Key to Reducing Crime" by Kathleen BenderInside Higher Ed - "A Sure Bet" by Doran LarsonCNN Money - Education vs Prison CostsFederal Bureau of Prisons - Education Programs