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On The Subject with Michael Vilardo#56 – UCLA Lab’s Dr. Jennifer Chatmon on Building Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, and Common SEL Language [VIDEO]What does it take to raise emotionally intelligent students in a digital-first world? In this episode of On the Subject, we sit down with Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, Director of Curriculum, SEL & JEDI at UCLA Lab School—alongside her incredible team of educators—to explore the power of intentional social-emotional learning. From building conflict resolution skills in 4-year-olds to helping students process digital overstimulation, the UCLA Lab School is proving that SEL isn’t a trend—it’s a foundation.Dr. Chatmon shares her journey from New Jersey public schools to leading one of the most progressive education environments...2025-07-1011 min
U Talk, I'll ListenCelebrating 3 Seasons!!!Most podcasts don't make it through the first season, but U Talk survived 3! On this episode, we are celebrating 3 seasons, all the listeners, and all of the guests who have shared their stories and vulnerability with us. Listen for updates from past guests including: Josh and Renesha (Season 1, Episode 10), Taren and Harrison (Season 1, Episode 2), Linde (Season 1, Episode 7) Kenita (Season 2, Episode 5), and Jennifer (Season 1, Episode 1).LISTEN TO BLACKTIVITIES POD - https://blacktivitiespod.comU Talk, I'll Listen, hosted by Shannon Chatmon, is about mental health, healing, human connection and perspectives, and empathy through stories. New...2022-08-1529 min
This Thing Called SchoolIt's Always a Team (Episode 11)Host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, chats it up with Dr. James Pedersen. Dr. Pedersen is the Superintendent of the Essex County Schools of Technology district, in northern New Jersey. The two discuss his journey from the world of Special Education to the proverbial top of the food chain in a school district, and how each step has informed his leadership "preparing the next generation of essential workers."
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U Talk, I'll ListenDivorce (Jennifer)40-50% of couples in the US get divorced. Jennifer takes us through her experiences with infidelity, separation, divorce, and dating in her quest for healing and figuring out who she really is apart from her marriage. Her perspective is unique, as she knows what it’s like to be the wife and the side chick to a cheating husband.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/utal...2020-10-041h 05This Thing Called SchoolStarting Some Good Trouble (Episode 10)Host, Dr. Chatmon, speaks with educator and social critic, Tony Clark, about his work empowering our families and communities to start some good trouble as they learn how to advocate for their children’s best interest and blow the system up from the inside. From reasons beyond the scope of show notes, there is a documented difference in the relationship with schools that Black and brown families have as compared to their white and Asian counterparts. The two discuss how educators, administrators especially, can build capacity in their school communities as we all do the work to improve this thing ca...2020-08-051h 11This Thing Called SchoolWhen You Like Students, But Not School (Episode 9)How do you reconcile liking students and the interaction in the classroom, but you don't like the way your school "schools"? Better yet, how do you manage these feelings in the midst of a global pandemic? Host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, and 13 year-teaching-veteran Tiffany Wiley-Grant chat about these feelings, ideal school environments, good ole frustration with the system, but still managing to offer grace to us all. Let us know what you think by connecting on @ThisThingCalled School on Instagram and Facebook.2020-07-3047 minThis Thing Called SchoolSocial Unrest, Social Justice, Social Studies (Episode 8)This week, our host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, had the pleasure of talking social unrest, social justice, and social studies with my friend, Tiffany Wiley-Grant, her daughter, who is a recent high school graduate, and my niece, a rising senior at an independent school. The conversation this week touches on how we are all managing in the current times, and how each of us, in our different roles in education, are preparing for an unknown restart in the fall. You can follow Dr. Chatmon on Instagram @ed_dr_mom to learn more about her school leadership, children's books she's...2020-07-0845 minThis Thing Called SchoolComputer Science for us All (Episode 7)This week, our host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, speaks with Dr. Abigail Joseph - an educator passionate about the role of Computer Science both in and outside of the classroom. Dr. Joseph shares her experiences as part of an under-represented audience in the Computer Science education space, and how she is working to provide exposure and experiences in Computer Science to that same audience.Below are links to the Computer Science organizations and programs discussed in the conversation, as well as social media for Dr. Abigail Joseph:edstoria.com ( http://edstoria.com )Join the edstoria...2020-05-211h 02This Thing Called SchoolChief Narrative Changer - A conversation with Leslye Folmar Harris (Episode 6)This week's conversation is with Leslye Folmar-Harris, elementary school teacher and founder of Changing Narratives, LLC. Changing Narratives is a hub for all things CRT - that's culturally responsive teaching. Leslye is the embodiment of the hashtag - #reprsentationmatters - as she channels her energy and passion into advocating for and academically preparing students through several enrichment programs.Please follow Leslye on Twitter: @LeslyeRFolmar on Instagram: @ChangingNarrativesToo and Facebook: Changing Narratives LLC. Thank you for sharing these moments with us. Please tell a friend, leave a review, or share an episode to help grow the conversation.2020-05-1354 minThis Thing Called SchoolPublic School in the Jim Crow South (Episode 5)This week's episode features a conversation with host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, and her now retired mother, Jackie Chatmon - who grew up in the Jim Crow South prior to being the first person in her family to ever attend college. After receiving a full scholarship to Spelman College, continuing on to the Wharton School of Business for MBA, and many years in the finance industry, Jackie Chatmon reflects on the importance of public school in her life, and how she works to give back to the school system where she currently lives. Please leave a review, tell a...2020-05-061h 03This Thing Called SchoolA Look at Charter Schools from the Inside Out (Episode 4)Welcome back. This week, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon chats with Eric Harrield, who currently serves as the Basketball Manager overseeing the basketball program in the 45 school Success Academy network of charter schools in New York City. Charter schools tend to push some buttons, and can lead to heated debates about their function and value, but often don't include people familiar with this particular form of education Here, these two discuss the view from the inside of a high-performing charter school network. Please leave a message, a review, tell a friend, or share the podcast so we can get more folks in...2020-04-291h 02This Thing Called SchoolSupporting Mental Health in Our Schools (Episode 3)This week, I chat with Katie Trejo, a mental health counselor for a public high school district, where we both are employed. We discuss the role mental health plays in student success, the ways in which many schools currently support the mental health of students, and suggestions on how to improve those supports. We mention IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) in our conversation, and more information about these supporst are available here: http://www.courts.ca.gov/35398.htm Please leave a review, comment or question. Be well.2020-04-2250 minThis Thing Called SchoolThe Substitute (Episode 2)On this second episode, your host, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon, checks in with the young people she is under the "safer at home" order with after nearly a month of school closures, and also speaks with filmmaker and writer, Tahir Jetter, about his experiences as a substitute teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).2020-04-1547 minThis Thing Called SchoolChecking in with the Children (Episode 1)On this first episode of This Thing Called School, Dr. Jennifer Chatmon speaks with two young people she is currently "safer at home with" about school closures and how they're feeling about it all.2020-04-1520 minThis Thing Called SchoolThis Thing Called School - TRAILERThis Thing Called Schools is a podcast, hosted by Dr. Jennifer C. Chatmon, that showcases conversations with folks who work in and around education as way to share and create best practices.2020-04-0100 min
Intersection PodcastIntersection PodcastDel Tackett, Terence Chatmon, Chonda Pierce, Jennifer Slattery, Jennifer Breedon, J.C. Derrick www.meetinghouseonline.info2017-02-1700 min
I-AM SUPERWOMAN Tina HobsonSPOTLIGHT ON CLEVELAND: PLAYWRIGHT JENN WILLIAMS "IN MY MIND"Jennifer Williams is a resilient up and coming writer. Her first and highly anticipated stageplay “In My Mind” will debut in the fall of 2016.At a very young age Jennifer enjoyed the arts. An avid music lover at an early age, she would go on the air with her father who at the time and still is a disc jockey for 91.1 WRUW. Her father took notice of Jennifers love of the arts and nurtured her love of music by teaching her the art of making a song. With a single notebook and p...2016-07-231h 38