Returning to Retrieve What Was Forgotten

About this episode

The episode features Fund for Teachers Fellows Natasha Alston and Denise Carter-Mataboge discussing their journey to teach African American History in innovative ways.

Rudyard Kipling penned the words, “East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet.” Except in the case of Fund for Teachers Fellows Natasha Alston and Denise Carter-Mataboge. Natasha teaches at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, AZ, and Denise teaches at the Neighborhood Charter School: Harlem, NY. They didn’t even know each other a year ago. But they DID know they wanted to teach African American History in a way neither of them experienced as students. Today, we are...

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Caton

Guests: Natasha Alston, Denise Carter-Mataboge

Topics covered

• African American History
• Education
• Teaching Methods
• Cultural Exchange
• Personal Growth

Keywords

• African American History
• education
• teaching
• cultural exchange
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fund for Teachers

Books & works: East is east and west is west

Places: Phoenix, AZ, Harlem, NY

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