Community. Culture. Collaboration. Inclusion.
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
- Aristotle
Educational Best Practices
From policy to practice, curriculum to master scheduling, and everything in between- meeting the needs of English learners, especially newcomers, within the education system takes expertise. Time is already stacked against these diverse, unique, and promising young people. Let me help you streamline services and create a pathway to literacy and success.
Applications:
English Learner Equity Audit
Support and rigor for LTEL students
Accleration and empowerment for newcomers
Access to higher education a goal for all EL students
Policy analysis
Effective Implementation of the California English Learner Roadmap
Immigrant Student Enrollment Audit
Check for compliance with AB 699
Curriculum and Pathway Design
English Learners
Internal customized data
Traditionally under-served demographics
Acceleration over remediation
Master schedule fluidity
Equity and Inclusion Mindset Training (leadership, faculty, staff or students)
Empathy 101
Using the stories and experiences of my former students and their families, this professional development opportunity will shed light on the realities immigrants face before, during, and after resettling in the United States. Through facts and understanding, taking the time to stop and imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes is often the first step in building community capacity.
Applications:
Professional Development
Keynote Speaking
Motivational Speaking for Students
Parent Leadership Mindset Training
Cultural Competency
Understanding the diverse cultural backgrounds in your community, along with the norms and common practices to best support and understand them, can lead to a more effective and inclusive delivery of both goods and services. Let’s work together and enlighten your staff about how cultural competency doesn’t just lead to a better work environment, but improves their community as a whole.
Applications:
Community Designed Presentation/Keynote
Custom Staff Development
Culturally Responsive Customer/Client Service Training
Closing the Belief Gap
As a facilitator I will guide your team through a group brainstorm to identify ways in which single stories or sterotypes are hindering opportunities of equity and access for traditionally marginalized populations within your institution.
Applications:
Policy Analisys
Staff/Faculty Based Prodessional Development
Community Engagement & Participation Facilitation
Reckoning
As a native of California’s Central Valley, credentialed Social Science instructor, and education advocate for under-served student populations, I have witnessed, studied, and confronted institutional oppression firsthand. Let’s work together to identify the unintentional barriers that exist in your institution and bring them down through policy, culture, and a work environment committed to social justice.
Applications:
Equity and Inclusion Policy Analysis
Equity and Inclusion Culture Analysis
Executive Leadership Coaching
Staff Development
Keynote Speaking
Advocacy in Action
Leveraging my experience navigating the educational and political landscape of California, let's develop a plan to tackle the local, state, and national institutional and cultural barriers standing in the way of your entity meeting its full potential.
Applications:
Strategic Plan
Advocacy Training & Coaching
System Analysis