Podcasts By and For Educators

Founded by Jennifer Gonzalez, a National Board Certified teacher who now teaches at the university level, these 30 - 60 minute podcasts are filled with practical information on strategies, classroom management, technology, education reform, etc. If you’re short on time, she offers quick 5 minute EduTips, which are micro-episodes of the podcast and offer one small, useful tidbit. Some topics covered include supporting Arab-American students, building students’ media and news literacy, and uncovering implicit biases. This is an easy to listen to and inspiring podcast! https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/pod/ 

This podcast focuses on supporting educators with the tools and resources necessary to ensure equity at their school. On this podcast, listeners can expect to hear interviews and stories from voices of equity in education today. Recent episodes include A Stem to HBCU Pipeline with Coach Hicks, founder and lead instructor of Coding with Culture, and How to Teach Kids About Global Conflicts, with Erin Austin, National Board Certified French Teacher. https://www.leadingequitycenter.com/podcast 

Hosted by Ainissa Ramirez, PhD, a scientist and science communicator who is passionate about getting people excited about science, this podcast ran for about 5 years. There are 44 short 2 minute episodes, little bites of science information shared in a fun and engaging way. Many of the topics are aligned with NGSS, and are school appropriate, including The Science of Fireworks, How Animals Camouflage, As Sweet as Pi, and How Origami Saves Lives. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/science-underground/id992161919 

It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between. Recent episodes include A New Movement on Standing Rock, which tells the story of Lakota educators and parents who, when their children were not 

thriving in school, created a new school for their community, and Can Therapy Solve Racism?, the story of two Latinx people who tried therapy to combat anti-black racism in their own lives. https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch