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The Making After-School Cool Podcast is an essential part of the CASE for Kids push to increase the awareness of resources that improve quality in the after-school and out-of-school time field. Join Mike Wilson and field experts as they discuss best practices, the growth mindset, project-based learning, social emotional learning, restorative practices and student engagement all with after-school providers in mind. Brought to you by Case4Kids
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
The Afterschool is Cool Youth Expo focused on career opportunities in the field of technology, including digital innovation, energy entrepreneurship and life sciences, and incorporated the gamification of learning. The Expo is part of LevelUp Houston, Harris County’s newest student badging platform, developed by CASE for Kids and MyVoluntier and funded by the Houston Endowment through the Education Foundation of Harris County.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Today’s topic features teenagers who are a member of the City Of Houston Youth Ambassadors advisory group. This group, under the direction of Ms. Laura Cuellar, are advisors to the city of Houston Mayor’s Office. The City of Houston Championing Change Youth Ambassadors include youth ages 13-18 who work to advance children’s rights and ensure youth voice is considered in the City of Houston's programs and decision-making. They provide the youth’s perspective regarding issues faced by their age group.
During the episode you will hear the follow:
- Current issues faced by their age group
- What motivated them to get involved with advising the mayor’s office on youth issues
- What advice would you give other students on why they should be involved with local government
- There plans after high school
Resources
Mike Wilson – mwilson@hcde-texas.org
Another Step for Youth child rights podcast
Friday Feb 09, 2024
Friday Feb 09, 2024
My guest today on the Making After School Cool podcast is Dr. Crystal Belle. Dr. Belle is a published writer, activist, educator and professional development trainer. She is an authority in, Diversity. Equity and Inclusion and education consultant, self-care coach and author. As the founder of Self Love Life 101, her goal is to help people live their best lives through online video coaching, educational consulting and fitness/wellness.
Resource
Dr. Crystal Belle
Mike Wilson
mwilson@hcde-texas.org
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
This episode of the Making After School Cool Podcast highlights the work of Dr. William Parrett research regarding strategies schools with alarge number in impoverished students yet still produce high academic achievement. According to theories among many psychologists and child development specialists a child’s behavior can stems from many things including a combination of genes and their environment. This episode presents step those working with students from low economic environment can to to empower these youth
During this podcast you will lean the following:
- The mission of Parrett Associates
- The differences between successful schools who teach students from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds from those who struggle with this populations.
- How the out of school time environment can play a role in supporting students’ academic success.
- Suggestions regarding how to create an environment that is responsive to youth living in poverty
Resources
Parrett Associates
www.schoolsdisruptingpoverty.com
Mike Wilson
mwilson@hcde-texas.org
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Todays topic features a podcast series developed, and produced by students attending Chavez Highschool. These students learned the fundamentals of podcasting and host their own show entitled the Teen Aged Life. This segment of their episode centers on a debate regarding the availability of cell use for high school students during school hours.
Guest
I would like the thank the students producing their own podcast “The Teenage Life, “ podcast at Chavez High school. They are Christopher Rodriguez, Gianna Garcia, Seryna Sandoval, David Lara, Savana Chavarria, Mariana Reyes, Gloria Handres Jandres, Jezabelle Longoria, and Moses Garcia
Resources
Katherine Shaw
luevaletgj2o.pbworks.com/f/Student%20Cell%20Phone%20Use.pdf
Mike Wilson
CASE for Kids
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
This episode of the Making After School Podcast features my interview with Dr. Rich Milner, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development. We discuss the unique challegenes of working with students living in urban setting and how to address the opportunity gaps that many if these students encounter
Guest
Dr. H. Richard Milner IV. Dr. Milner is President of the American Educational Research Association, the largest research organization in the world. He is also an elected member of the National Academy of Education. He is a researcher, scholar and leader of urban education and teacher education. Centering on equity and diversity, he has spent hundreds of hours observing teachers’ practices and interviewing educators and students in urban schools about micro-level policies that shape students’ opportunities to learn..
During This Podcast you will learn information regarding the following
- A Description of urban education, what do we know regarding the subject, and what other information do we need to know
- Recommendations concerning how educators should support students of color, students living in poverty line, and those whose first language is not English.
- The difference between the term “opportunity gaps.” and “achievement gap”
- The Teachers Race Talk Survey,one of the first survey instruments focused on teachers’ reported beliefs about race and discourse.
- The three types of urban education
Resources
Dr. Richard Milner
Mike Wilson
mwilson@hcde-texas.org
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Today’s episode of the Making After School Cool podcast focues on the positive influence mentors can have on the lives of youth. This is part two of the series.
During this podcast you will learn more regarding:
- Risk factors for youth who do not have access to a positive adult in their life beyond the school day educators?
- The difficulties regardomg finding mentors, for older boys of color
- How the lack of a mentor can lead some youth to incarceration.
Resources
Mike Wilson
Harris County Department of Educcation
Case for Kids
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Today’s episode of the Making After School Cool podcast focues on the positive influence mentors can have on the lives of youth. A report by Dr. Jean E. Rhodes and Dr. David L. DuBois from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and University of Illinois at Chicago respectively, indicate that youth having had a mentoring relationship during adolescence exhibited significantly better outcomes regarding high-school completion, college attendance, and employment. To discuss his own personal joinery in developing mentoring relationships with youth is Today, my guest on the Making After School Cool podcase is Mr. Mr. Terrell Williams Sr.
During this podcast you will learn more regarding:
- Risk factors for youth who do not have access to a positive adult in their life beyond the school day educators?
- The difficulties regardomg finding mentors, for older boys of color
- How the lack of a mentor can lead some youth to incarceration.
Resources
Mike Wilson
Harris County Department of Educcation
Case for Kids
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Wednesday Oct 04, 2023
Over the last two decades the emergence of after school programs have grown into its own industry. Initially, thought of a place where kids can stay after school until their parents come home from work, currently after school program are more complexed and can address students and community needs. According to research conducted by Dr. Fashola, with John Hopkins and Howard Universities, her review of research literature on the subject indicates, by attending after-school programs participants can improve their socialization skills, programs can provide students with enriching experiences that broaden their perspectives of their life and future possibilities; and after-school programs can help to improve the academic achievement of students who may be struggling during regular school hours.
Today on the Making After School Cool podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing CASE for Kids staff who are assigned to 21st Century program. This episode features Imyria Bledsaw. who was a high school students participating in the program and currently works on one of the sites, Briana Fips, Kathrine Delatorre, and Deshawn Gibson who are after school program specialist. I also interviewd Keanda Fuller who is a Program Coordinator at Havard Elementary. During our discussion they shared their experiences participating in and working for and out of school time program.
Friday Sep 15, 2023
Friday Sep 15, 2023
This is our third episode in our series regarding interacting with youth during the technology age. Today's episode focuses on guiding youth to be responsible when using cells phone and other forms of social media. According to research conducted by Dr. Ling, and Dr. Haddon, published in the International Handbook of Children; as kids age, their use of mobile phones often create unexpected issues concerning child-parent relations, and peer-peer relationships because of their cell phone practices. To help parents and youth build a positive digital consciousness is my guest Richard Gary with the Institute for Responsible Online and Cellphone Communication, also known as IROC2.
During this podcast you will lean the following:
- The initial motivation to create the Institute for Responsible Online Cellphone Communication, also known as IROC2,
- What’s your target audience and what have you found to be the best way to reach them?
- Are all your services fee based or do you also offer free resources as well as are they offered virtually, in person or both?
- What should parents, school staff, after school practitioners and even peers be on the lookout to keep kids safe?
- The meaning for the term digital consciousness
- I see IROC2 also have podcast, what are some of the topics you discuss
- Any final comment you would love to share?
Resources
Richard Gary
Mike Wilson
Case for Kids
www.hcde-texas.org/afterschoolzone