The works
Check out this sample set of speeches, workshops, and appearances. My themes include race in education, social media, and teacher leadership. For more, reach out here.
As Seen On
Featured Videos
No Conversation About Education Without Teacher VoiceTED Talk - New York, NY
Rethinking Teacher VoiceTEDxNYED - Queens, NY
How Educators Lead with Equity in MindSXSW EDU - Austin, TX
What Does It Mean To Teach and Lead?AFT Talk - Washington, DC
Teaching
A Math Lesson on Percents during COVID-19Instagram Live
My Kids Can Do That Math, TooNCTM Ignite - San Antonio, TX
On The Relationship Between Math and Anti-RacismHarvard University
This Is Not A Test: Educational EquityGuilty Privilege Podcast with Amber Cabral
To inquire about speaking engagements, please reach out to Outspoken Agency.
Presentations
- National Council of Teachers in Mathematics - Iris M. Carl Equity Address, Keynote Speaker, 2019 (San Diego, CA); Opening Speaker, NCTM 2020 (Virtual); Closing Speaker, 2022 (Los Angeles, CA)
- TED - TED-Ed Conference, “No conversation about education without teacher voice.” (New York City, NY)
- American Education Research Association 2018 (New York City, NY) - Creating a Culture of Improvement Through the Empowerment of Teachers (Presidential Session, Keynote)
- University of Colorado Boulder - Teachers of Color and Allies, Keynote Speech - (Boulder, CO)
- EdFarm - Future of Learning 2022 (Birmingham, AL)
- MidSchool Math - Building a Culture of Conversation (Santa Fe, NM)
- ESI Decolonizing Education Conference - Keynote: The Urgency of Our Education Work (Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY)
- Washington D.C. Teachers Union (WTU) - Teacher Leadership and Teacher Unionism (Howard University, Washington D.C.)
- New Jersey Education Association - NJEA Conference (Atlantic City, NJ)
- Rhode Island Educators of Color Conference - Keynote (Providence, RI)
- SXSWEDU - Keynote, “How Educators Can Lead With Equity In Mind” (Austin, TX)
- Sacred Heart / Virginia Commonwealth University / University of Richmond - Keynote in English and Spanish (Richmond, VA)
- Educators for Social Justice Conference - Keynote (Boston, MA)
- EdCamp Foundation - #EduColor and the Need for Diversity in Education Spaces (Philadelphia, PA)
- Rutgers Graduate School of Education - #UrbanTeachingMatters Keynote (New Brunswick, NJ)
In The News
The World Is Always Uncertain. How Should Education Leaders Respond?
Education Week
EEAP Coalition hosts first community event at Denny Moe’s Superstar Barber Shop in Harlem
Africa in Harlem
NYSUT and SED host an online celebration for state’s new NBCTs
NYSUT
7 Books About Trends in Education
Classrooms
Articles
- "We Need to Create Pathways for Black Teachers to Stay" Sacramento Observer
- "Biden must build a more equitable US education system," National Catholic Reporter
- "Where politicians get it wrong with kids going back to school," The Grio
- "Higher Learning," Essence
- "The New York City school controversy shows why standardized testing is broken," Vox
- "It’s Every Parent’s Right," New York Times
- "Coding Opens Doors," New York Times
- "Testing Students for Grit Is Another Marker of School Inequity," New York Times
- "How Common Core Hurts My Students," The Atlantic
- "American Schoolteachers Are Heroes. They Shouldn't Have To Be," Huffington Post
- “Trayvon Martin and the Implications for Teacher Perceptions of Students,” Huffington Post
- “The Reason Why The Black Male ‘Crisis’ Is a Hoax,”Huffington Post
- “Why Black/Latino Male Teachers aren’t as Effective in the Classroom… Yet,” Huffington Post
- “Where the Hammer Meets the Pick,” Huffington Post
- “What Teacher Leadership Looks Like for the New School Year,” Edutopia
- “Rethinking How We Use Calculators,” Edutopia
- “Engaging Teachers in Math,” Edutopia
- “Why Mathematical Practices Matter as Much as the Content,” Edutopia
- “Rethinking Conversations on Race Among Educators,” Edutopia
- “Three Dos and Don’ts of Transformative Teacher Leadership,” Edutopia
- “Engaging Students in Math,” Edutopia
- "Betsy DeVos Is Not My Secretary of Education," The Progressive
- "Why Everyone Needs to Know What Happened to Sixteen-Year-Old Kalief Browder," The Progressive
- "Trying to Teach in the Age of Trump," The Progressive
- "Harlem Needs A Different Kind of Capital," The Progressive
- "Sick of Inequality: The Case for the Detroit Teacher Strike," The Progressive
- "Stealing Possible," The Progressive
- “If America’s Serious About Appreciating Teachers, Here’s What It Takes,” GOOD
- “America Loves Celebrity Chefs, But Who Are Our Celebrity Teachers?," GOOD
- “Are We Doing Enough To Make Sure Our Kids Aren’t Racist?," CNN
- "How Jay-Z Can Help Us Remix Education," Education Week