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FocusEDEpisode 68: Equity and School Culture with Emily AffolterDr. Emily Alicia Affolter is the director of and faculty for Prescott College's Sustainability Education Ph.D. Program.Prior to serving in this role, she worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE).Emily earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Multicultural Education from the University of Washington working alongside Dr. Geneva Gay, founder of culturally responsive teaching.Emily's current scholarship, dissemination, and facilitation revolve around culturally responsive pedagogy for teachers and leaders in K-12 settings an...2025-06-1134 min
Inclusive Education Project (IEP) PodcastInclusivity and Equity in the Classroom with Dr. Emily AffolterWe love to offer solutions along with our discussions of the current problems in education today. Today’s fresh perspective comes from Dr. Emily Affolter, the director of the Sustainability Education Ph.D. at Prescott College. The focus of this program is on the nexus of social and environmental justice as enacted in teaching, learning, and leading. Emily’s interest is in culturally responsive teaching across grade levels to infuse social justice principles into education. Join us to learn more!Show Highlights:The battle for social justice in educationCulturally responsive teaching is NOT a political stance.Thin...2025-03-1816 min
Education for Sustainable DemocracyIntegrating Sustainability Principles into Higher Education, with Emily Affolter and Pavel Cenkl (Prescott College)How can educators create more holistic learning experiences for students? How can higher education better prepare students to become active civic participants? In this episode, Brett speaks with two educational leaders and innovators from Prescott College, based in Arizona. Emily Affolter is the director of Prescott’s doctoral program in sustainability education and an expert in culturally responsive teaching, and Pavel Cenkl is Prescott’s dean of academic affairs. In our conversation, we discuss how Prescott integrates its core principles of regenerative sustainability, experiential learning, creativity, and justice into their programs; and we also discuss what brought Pavel and Emil...2025-02-2845 min
FocusED: An educational leadership podcast that uncovers what is working in our schools.Equity and School Culture with Emily AffolterDr. Emily Alicia Affolter is the director of and faculty for Prescott College's Sustainability Education Ph.D. Program.
Prior to serving in this role, she worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Washington’s Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE).
Emily earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Multicultural Education from the University of Washington working alongside Dr. Geneva Gay, founder of culturally responsive teaching.
Emily's current scholarship, dissemination, and facilitation revolve around culturally responsive pedagogy for teachers and leaders in K-12 settings and STEM higher education, and harnessing equity li...2024-11-0634 min
The Brighter Side of Education: Research, Innovation & ResourcesEquity-Centered Teaching: A Path to Educational Justice with Director Dr. Emily AffolterSend us a textWhat if we could transform education to truly empower every student, regardless of their background? Join me, Dr. Lisa Hassler, and our inspiring guest, Dr. Emily Affolter, as we uncover the potential of building just and inclusive educational environments. Drawing from Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" and Jean Anyon's "Social Class in the Hidden Curriculum of Work," we explore how education can challenge social inequalities and become a tool for liberation.In this episode, Dr. Affolter shares her journey from activism in Seattle to her pivotal role as the director...2024-09-1232 min
Teaching TodayCultivating and Sustaining Wholeness in EducationGraduate students in education often leave the educational domain with less confidence and a fractured sense of self. Our guest in this episode, Dr. Emily Affolter, shares from experience and recent research the importance of respecting individual needs, fostering flexibility, and moving away from rigid, binary thinking in education in order to nurture student confidence and creativity. We discuss practices educators can adopt to maintain their well-being and sustain their passion for teaching, and strategies that can be implemented in graduate education programs to enhance the confidence and self-efficacy of future educators.2024-09-1050 min
Intentional TeachingCulturally Responsive Teaching with Emily AffolterQuestions or comments about this episode? Send us a text message.Emily Affolter teaches in the PhD program in sustainability education at Prescott College in Arizona. Her students come from all different professions, some even already have PhDs. They’re in the program to pursue what Emily describes as “social and environmental justice as enacted in teaching, learning, and leading.” How do Emily and her colleagues meet these diverse students where they are and help them achieve their goals? That’s where culturally responsive teaching comes in, which Emily describes as reimagining a class with equity at the cent...2024-08-2039 min
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and RegenerationRehumanizing Higher Education With Emily Alicia Affolter, PhDThe education system is designed to shape knowledgeable, responsible, and well-rounded individuals. However, higher education is currently suffering from various problems that unfortunately lead to discrimination, stereotyping, and unfair culture. Corinna Bellizzi chats with Dr. Emily Alicia Affolter, who is on a mission to bring back the human aspect of higher education. They discuss how to dismantle the destructive supremacy culture and bring a pedagogy of love to school curriculums. Dr. Emily also presents their sustainable related PhD programs that practice emergent strategies to allow learners to take on divergent career paths. About Guest:2024-06-0547 min