I really want to continue the conversation I started in my book, Social LEADia by showcasing some additional amazing kids & teacher mentors. Check out my podcast on Anchr.fm to listen using your favourite podcast provider.
Here is the introduction: My Why
Episode 30: Student Run Organization –> Bleed the North
These students are passionate about a topic that many people consider taboo. Check out my conversation with Mia and Evelyn from Bleed the North. The event they reference can be found here and takes place on Friday, May 28th, 2021.
Instagram: @bleedthenorth Twitter: @bleedthenorth. TikTok: @bleedthenorth. LinkedIn: @bleedthenorth
Facebook: @bleedthenorthon Website: https://bleedthenorth.wixsite.com/bleedthenorth
Episode 29: A Coversation with Valerie Lewis about Pros in Training (PIT)
Valerie Lewis is an administrator, founder of Pass the Scope EDU, and a new initiative called Pros In Training which empowers youth by offering mentorship opportunities in the Entertainment Industry. Check out Pros In Training online.
Episode 1: Olivia Van Ledtje You may recognize @TheLivBits from Social LEADia. She is inspiring and awesome!
Episode 2: Alicia Pascual featuring @aliciajpascual ‘s Youth for Reconciliation Instagram project.
Episode 3: Ayush Chopra featuring young Ayush Chopra (@Ayushchopra24) shares his passion for #TeachSDGs, is the founder of @SDGSForChildren and is now writing a book for children.
Episode 4: Isaiah Sterling: Student Voice advocate featuring high school student Isaiah Sterling (@isterlingn) and his “Student Voice” perspective on change in education.
Episode 5: Josh Feinsilber, creator of GimKit in which Josh talks about project based learning and his educational game, Gimkit. You can find Josh at @joshdotjs
Episode 6: Upstander Brand featuring Margaret Atkinson’s (@fmargret) class about their Upstander brand project. Connect with them on Twitter @UpstanderBrand and check out Real World Scholars @RWScholars who have provided the class with #EdCorps grants in order to be able to do this work.
Episode 7: ONedSsChat featuring Allison Fuisz and Rylin W who are members of a student-led twitter chat, ONEdSschat which give voice to students and the topics they care about.
Episode 8: Change Impacting Toronto Youth (CITY) featuring students from John Polanyi Collegiate Institute’s Change Impacting Toronto Youth (CITY) club. Find out more about their YYZ t-shirts and their past and present initiatives at jpci.org
Episode 9: Social Science Inquiries featuring Rebecca Chambers and her students Mackenzie, Rebecca Hayley, and Renee about how they “fail to learn”. If people are interested in seeing the evolution of their passion based classroom they can check out Rebecca Chamber’s blog here .
Episode 10: 4th Grade Innovators & 5th Grade Futurists (Student Podcasts) featuring Grayson McKinney (@GMcKinney2) and Zach Rondot (@mrrondot) and their journey to podcasting with their students. Be sure to check out the podcasts and connect with them.
Episode 11: Nate and the Show About Politics featuring the adorable 8 year old Nate who talks to us about meeting Ellen, his first podcast, The Show about Science and his new podcast The Show about Politics. Follow him on Twitter @NatePolitics
Episode 12: Award Winning Culture featuring Audrey F and Brayden P as well as their teacher-advisor, Hans Appel (@hansappel094) about The Award Winning Culture Podcast. You can find them online at awardwinningculture.com @awculture and @EMSWildcats1 on Twitter, and EMS Wildcats on Facebook.
Episode 13: The SWAT tech team featuring Jillian and Julie Parsons and Tisha Poncio More info and links to all of their social media accounts here.
Episode 14: Artfulouie featuring young Louie DaCosta (@artfulouie)and his mom Diana (@dmdacosta13)who speak about Louie’s YouTube channel, Saturday Sketches and how he hopes to inspire others with his artwork.
Episode 15: Keeley Aird and STEM Kids rock. Keeley Aird is the co-founder of @StemKidsRock (with her brother Aidan who you might remember from Social LEADia) and an advocate for women in STEM. She has several recommendations for awesome women in STEM.
Episode 16: This Club Saves Lives My conversation with the past and current president of ThisClubSavesLives from Carmel High School is awesome. You can find them at ThisClubSavesLives.org on Twitter at @ThisClubSavesLives on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Connect with them to start your own club.
Episode 17: Wonder Ananya’s Journey to Self-Publishing featuring Ananya Chopra. Most of us dream of writing a book. This 11 year old made it happen. Connect with her on Twitter @WonderAnanya and check out her book Save our Planet, on Amazon.