Staying Lit for Chicago Youth – Village Talks Ep. 40 with Dr. Carol Collum
https://youtu.be/iIIDFkqajd0 Dr. Carol Collum Is Building the Village Chicago’s Young People Deserve When you ask Dr. Carol Collum what she does, she doesn’t start with titles. She starts with responsibility. As founder and executive director of True Believers Community Connections and its youth initiative Stay Lit, Dr. Collum has planted herself on the corner of […]
Village Talks Ep. 29 — Jose Santiago on “Building Systems Where Students Feel Seen”
https://youtu.be/8eu9Weqq_0U #VillageTalks: Jose Santiago — Building Systems Where Students Feel Seen Some leaders do more than manage systems. They transform them. That is exactly what stood out in this powerful #VillageTalks conversation with Jose Santiago. Jose currently serves as an assistant principal in Chicago, leads work around culture, belonging, attendance, discipline, and student services, and […]
Village Talks Ep. 14 – Robin Koelsch of CIS with The Village Is a Verb
https://youtu.be/YF6IUDntETw Episode 14: The Village Is a Verb (with Robin Koelsch, CIS Chicago) What is up, Village? You already know what it is — it’s your friend Damien Howard with another episode of Village Talks. And I’m not even going to pretend I’m “calm” about this one. Because sometimes the podcast isn’t about meeting a new person. Sometimes […]
Village Talks Ep. 8 — Mark Chassman on Building Places, People, and Pathways
https://youtu.be/h5aF5FrnYPM Village Talks — Mark Chassman on Building Places, People, and Pathways in North Chicago What’s up, Village – Damien here! Episode 8 felt like a beginning. I’m talking new-start energy — and there’s no one I’d rather have on this conversation than my friend Mark Chassman. We’ve known each other for 13 years; he’s […]
Village Talks Ep. 5 — Karen Van Ausdal on A Chicago Built to Thrive
https://youtu.be/_rBSAuZ3ugs Village Talks Ep. 5 — Karen Van Ausdal on SEL, Ecosystems, and a Chicago Built to Thrive What’s up, Village—Damien here. You know I get excited about every conversation, but today hits different. I sat down with Karen Van Ausdal—teacher turned system-builder, former head of CPS’s Office of Social Emotional Learning, longtime national leader with CASEL, […]