{"id":121008,"date":"2026-07-14T08:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=121008\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:41:44","slug":"ed-tech-hour-episode-47-dr-diedra-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/ed-tech-hour\/ed-tech-hour-episode-47-dr-diedra-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed. Tech Hour Episode 47: Dr. Diedra Price"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2OMUchPprhGz5D4QvdGLsH?utm_source=generator&amp;si=86a489eb11014615\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Ed Tech Hour, author, poet, publisher, and founder of Words Eclectic Publishing Diedra Price, Ed.D., talks about her upcoming book, <em>Sugar Uncoated A to Z<\/em>. Drawing on her background in Educational Psychology and Technology, Dr. Price explores Black ancestral memory, identity, authorship, lived experience, cultural truth, and narrative control as essential forms of knowledge. She discusses how research, storytelling, reality pedagogy, and culturally responsive teaching empower students to see themselves reflected in learning. 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