BTM29-Sesame Street Supporting Military Families
Show Summary
On this episode, Rocio Galarza, Vice President in the U.S. Social Impact Department at Sesame Workshop, joins the show to talk about the evolving nature of Sesame Street programming for military families.
About Today’s Guest
Rocio Galarza serves as the Vice President in the U.S. Social Impact department at Sesame Workshop. In this role, she manages the development of educational content and research for a wide range of multimedia projects.
As an expert in early childhood educational development and the needs of young children, she works with advisors to ensure that the content of Sesame Street’s outreach initiatives is age-appropriate, appealing and effective in motivating families to use their everyday routines as learning moments for young children.
Galarza previously served as the Senior Education and Research Specialist for Sesame Workshop’s International Research group, where she managed the development of educational content and research for different multimedia projects with partners in Colombia, Mexico, Kosovo, and Russia. She has also collaborated in research conducted with partners in Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Before joining Sesame Workshop, she worked for New York University, assisting in project development and management of after school programs. She has also served as Assistant Director of an after school program in New York City. She holds a masters of Arts from Teachers College, Columbia University.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor resource for this week is the courses for K through 12 educators who support military kids. Do you have a military child in your classroom? Do you want to create a classroom that can support the unique needs of military children as they manage transitions due to frequent moves? These free courses are for educators who support military connected school-aged children. The following courses are available for any educator who teaches military connected kids. In order to ensure our courses are relevant, PsychArmor works with nationally-recognized subject matter experts to create and deliver online courses about issues that teachers need to know. These courses guide educators to identify unique aspects of military life especially as military children transition to new schools. Teachers can take these courses to find ways to navigate the unique challenges to enrich these students in the new classroom. You can check out this resource by going to https://learn.psycharmor.org/collections?category=milkids
Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com