Dr Christopher Emdin brings real energy to STEM Education as he combines rap and STEM together to connect communities with learning. We spend time diving into his philosophy for learning and how you can implement this in your classroom.

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream (International Center for Leadership in Education, HMH / January 7, 2022) by Christopher Emdin, explores the ways that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can transform young people’s lives through learning. This includes reimagining our collective relationship to STEM by presenting it as more accepting and accessible than previously acknowledged.  To help all children claim their STEM identity, the book provides educators, policymakers, and community leaders with tangible ways to honour culture, increase equity, and encourage curiosity.

Christopher Emdin, Ph.D., is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California; where he also serves as Director of youth engagement and community partnerships at the USC Race and Equity Center. He previously served as Director of the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University and alumni fellow at the Hip-hop archive and Hutchins Center at Harvard University. The creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement and Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S., Emdin was named the 2015 Multicultural Educator of the Year by the National Association of Multicultural Educators and has been honoured as a STEM Access Champion of Change by the White House. In addition to teaching, he serves as a Minorities in Energy Ambassador for the US Department of Energy. He is the author of STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and Ratchetdemic (Boston: Beacon Press), #HipHopEd (Sense/Brill Publishers), Between the world and the urban classroom (Sense/Brill Publishers), For white folks who teach in the hood … and the rest of y’all too (Beacon Press) and Urban science education for the hip-hop generation (Sense/Brill Publishers).

https://chrisemdin.com/

About the FizzicsEd podcast

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/

Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode? 

Share it!

The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network (AEON )

http://www.aeon.net.au/

Dr Christopher Emdin brings real energy to STEM Education as he combines rap and STEM together to connect communities with learning. We spend time diving into his philosophy for learning and how you can implement this in your classroom.
Hosted by <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream (International Center for Leadership in Education, HMH&nbsp;/ January 7, 2022) by Christopher Emdin, explores the ways that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can transform young people&rsquo;s lives through learning. This includes reimagining our collective relationship to STEM by presenting it as more accepting and accessible than previously acknowledged.&nbsp;&nbsp;To help all children claim their STEM identity, the book provides educators, policymakers, and community leaders with tangible ways to honour culture, increase equity, and encourage curiosity.
Christopher&nbsp;Emdin, Ph.D., is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California; where he also serves as Director of youth engagement and community partnerships at the USC Race and Equity Center. He previously served as Director of the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University and alumni fellow at the Hip-hop archive and Hutchins Center at Harvard University.&nbsp;The creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement and Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S.,&nbsp;Emdin&nbsp;was named the 2015 Multicultural Educator of the Year by the National Association of Multicultural Educators and has been honoured as a STEM Access Champion of Change by the White House. In addition to teaching, he serves as a Minorities in Energy Ambassador for the US Department of Energy. He is the author of&nbsp;STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream&nbsp;(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ratchetdemic&nbsp;(Boston: Beacon Press),&nbsp;#HipHopEd&nbsp;(Sense/Brill Publishers),&nbsp;Between the world and the urban classroom&nbsp;(Sense/Brill Publishers),&nbsp;For white folks who teach in the hood &hellip; and the rest of y&rsquo;all too&nbsp;(Beacon Press) and&nbsp;Urban science education for the hip-hop generation (Sense/Brill Publishers).
<a href="https://chrisemdin.com/">https://chrisemdin.com/</a>
About the FizzicsEd podcast Hosted by <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/team/ben-newsome/">Ben Newsome</a> from <a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">Fizzics Education</a>
With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice &amp; pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas &amp; challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!
<a href="https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/">https://www.fizzicseducation.com.au/</a>
Know an educator who'd love this STEM podcast episode?&nbsp;
Share it! The FizzicsEd podcast is a member of the Australian Educators Online Network&nbsp;(AEON ) <a href="http://www.aeon.net.au/">http://www.aeon.net.au/</a>

For educators and teachers working to make STEM amazing... no matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering science shows in a museum, this education show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn. The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

The FizzicsEd Podcast

For educators wanting to make STEM awesome! No matter whether you're teaching science in grade 1, running a high school lab or delivering  science shows in a museum, this show helps you teach science & technology the way kids want to learn.

The FizzicsEd Podcast brings in educators from across Australia and around the world to talk about tips, tricks, lessons and learnings they've had whilst working with students in the classroom and beyond. Hosted by Ben Newsome, a science teacher, author and founder of the multi-award winning science outreach team at Fizzics Education.

Advertisement