Today on the podcast, I spoke with Dr. Timothy McCarthy about his thoughts on global citizenship. Tim is a professor at Harvard University in both the graduate school of education and the Kennedy school of government. As a historian, he has a keen eye to make connections between events and peoples to reveal the stories that make history. Tim looks to his own personal history and the larger world historical events that shaped him and led him down a path of being a scholar, teacher, and activist. Enjoy the conversation ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Carolyn Siegel about her thoughts on global citizenship. Carolyn is associate director of college counseling at a private school in Los Altos, California. She has extensive teaching experience as a Spanish teacher and taught at the undergraduate level at Brown University. With her love of language and belief in the power of education, she speaks about what makes for a global citizen. Qualities such as empathy and curiosity come to mind as she recounts her own past teachers who made a difference in her life. Enjoy the conversation!  ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with James Austin about his thoughts on global citizenship. James is the assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations at a PK-12 school district in Georgia. He shares his journey to find a career that combines finance and teaching. The many positive influences that his family has had on him demonstrates rootedness in his home state of Georgia, while expressing a spirit of entrepreneurship about how to go beyond what has been done before. James is a committed global citizen to his school district and encourages young people to be the change they wish to see ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Dr. Irvin Scott about his thoughts on global citizenship. Dr. Scott is a professor at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He shares some of his journey as an educator who sought after opportunities in school leadership to transform the lives of his community. He brings insight from an extensive portfolio working in classrooms, school districts, and foundations about what it means to cultivate new school leaders. Enjoy the conversation!  ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Dr Peter and Theresa Nguyen about their thoughts on global citizenship. Dr Pete is a family medicine physician and Dr Theresa is a child and adolescent and adult psychiatrist. From this conversation, it is clear how passionate they both are for valuing their patients and emphasizing the importance of mental health. They also share interesting perspectives on global citizenship in their own parenting strategies for their children. They are happily married and share insights into how they seek to prepare young people for a rapidly changing and increasingly stre ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Anny Chan about her thoughts on global citizenship. Anny is currently a masters student at Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Education in Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship program. She is originally from Hong Kong and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is passionate about connecting with people from different cultural backgrounds and building organizational networks to support the learning of intercultural competencies. Enjoy the conversation!  ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Paula Franklin about her thoughts on global citizenship. Paula is a US government and Global Politics teacher in Knoxville, Tennessee. She speaks to the importance of having students know that what they do matters. From the local context and expanding to the global, Paula guides her students in shared inquiry about political issues. Enjoy the conversation ..read more

In this episode I look at an early poem of Daisaku Ikeda and discuss three themes of global citizenship in relation to it. This first episode opens up the discussion around who is a global citizen and introduces Daisaku Ikeda as one of my great influences on the topic of global citizenship ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Noah Heller about his thoughts on global citizenship. Noah is Lecturer on Education and a core faculty member in the Teacher and Teacher Leadership (TTL) program at Harvard. He talks about his non linear journey through schooling and his formation of a social identity from deep reflections on race and class. He works in schools as a teacher trainer and engages professionals in how to expand their teacher toolkits. Check out our conversation about the intersections between social identities, learning, and global citizenship ..read more

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Monique Brinson about her thoughts on global citizenship. Monique is a teacher and education leader with three decades of professional experience. She is originally from Massachusetts and now lives in Northern California. She shares her personal journey as a young learner confronting harsh opposition from societal pressures like race and class. Her awakening to the mission of education is beautifully told. From building her foundation and connecting to her deeper ancestral roots in Africa, she speaks to why she does the important work of educating youth for t ..read more