COVID Changed things Professionally
I used to travel a lot for work and professional development, frequently participating in gatherings of 15 - 6,000 people. Sometimes as a facilitator, other times a participant, always as a learner. And then COVID. I still interact regularly with groups. Digitally. We...
Noticing Culture (and Changing it?)
I'm fascinated by culture. How culture is created, how cultures shape our every thought and action, how similar or different cultures can be. In the journey to grow a more loving and just society, culture is an essential part of strategies for lasting change. If...
Noticing My HeartAche
Moments when my heart hurts or feels tension I'm frequently noticing the ache my heart is feeling as I navigate this moment in life. I use moment in a stretched sense. Not a polaroid moment, but a stream of experiences that encapsulate a sense of now, this time, this...
New Publication: Relevant Education Grows All Learners REGAL
I am honored to be part of a powerful, collaborative team that co-created and co-curated this booklet: "Relevant Education Grows All Learners (REGAL) Learning Pods: Bringing out the royalty in students, centering Black humanity." Co-Authored with Dr. Tiece Ruffin,...
Intuitive Collaging: Live Dreams to Life
Intuitive collaging I felt a strong pull- Cut out this paragraph and Let the words arrange anew. The words weren’t speaking to me- Intuition said - do it anyways. Endorse people. Humaning is hard. Relationships, genuine connection, honesty and vulnerability,...
Can we find the will to step forward. Together?
A prayer posted to Facebook tonight. November 2, 2020. Some Voting Day Eve thoughts and prayers... I pray that all the blood and sweat and tears and death and innovation and creativity and resilience and love that has been poured into this country, into this land......
Brilliant Mycelium by Beautiful Chorus
https://youtu.be/Tb2I-_SPqCo This song, the visuals, the spirit of mycelium steady my heart and inspire my steps... mycelium Sensitive, resilient, we're everywhere, we're brilliant...Have you vision, are you listening...Can you feel us, share our wisdom...
The storms of injustice hit again and again… Grief, loss, History repeating
Heart wrenching realities clashing in bodies like thunder storms colliding. Sept. 23, 1955 Emmett Till's murderers walk out of the courts, guilty of acts of horrendous violence and free from any court/government accountability. Sept. 23, 2020 Breonna Taylor's...
Abolitionist Teaching & The Future of Our Schools
https://youtu.be/uJZ3RPJ2rNc "Good intentions don't equal good outcomes."- Dena Simmons "You can't be trauma informed if you're not talking about racism. Without an anti-racist lens, SEL (Social Emotional Learning) is white supremacy with a hug."- Dena Simmons...
A Teacher that Impacted Me
https://youtu.be/lJpuMRYBdEQ I feel called to share this video for 2 reasons. 1. Because teachers are amazing!Particularly the ones who genuinely impact our lives, motivate us to stretch into more of who we really are and how we're called to be. In these times when so...
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