S1e12: Mentoring Relationships with Kari Kokka and Briana Rodriguez

03/07/2020 58 min
S1e12: Mentoring Relationships with Kari Kokka and Briana Rodriguez

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We end our first podcast season with a topic that is on all of our minds: relationships! How do we search for and cultivate meaningful professional relationships as mentors or mentees? What does it mean to decolonize the mentor/mentee relationship? Briana Rodriguez of Los Angeles, CA was a mathematics high school teacher prior to her move, and is currently a doctoral students and advisee of Dr. Kari Kokka at the University of Pittsburg, PA. They reflect on their advisee/advisor relationship with each other, and what is means to build meaningful relationships with students in high school classrooms. Links to learn more about the research and activism of Dr. Kokka: www.karikokka.com https://www.education.pitt.edu/people/KarenKokka