Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE

For this week, I had the honor of welcoming Adika Crémet to the podcast to talk about her early upbringing in New Zealand, navigating life as a Third Culture Kid, the ups and downs of her journey as an international educator, and so much more! To learn more about Adika's work, you can follow her on Instagram ( @adikakaycremet ), Twitter ( @CremetAdika ), and LinkedIn . BIO: Adika Crémet is liv...

In this episode, I had the honor of sharing virtual space with Rosa Alo , who shared about her Samoan heritage, growing up in New Zealand, finding her purpose as an international educator, and discovering a love for podcasting. To learn more about Rosa's work, you can follow her on Instagram & Twitter ( @readswithrosa ) or subscribe to the "Reads with Rosa" podcast on YouTube , A...

In this episode, it was an honor to chat with Aisha Thomas to learn about her early upbringing in Bristol, transitioning from a career in law to education, the birth of her organization and book, " Representation Matters ", and living life with dyslexia. To learn more about Aisha's work, you can visit the Representation Matters website at repmatters.co.uk or follow her on Instagram &...

In this week's episode, I had the honor of interviewing Kanako Suwa , who shares her life as an international educator and her journey as a third culture kid living in Japan, Taipei, and Boston. She also breaks down the nuances and complexities that she has experienced in her identity journey as a queer, multilingual Japanese woman. To learn more about Kanako's work, you can visit her webs...

In this week's episode, it was an absolute joy conversing with Joel Llaban to learn about his early upbringing in the Philippines, discovering his love for education, his life as an international educator, the state of DEIJ work in international schools, and so much more! To learn more about Joel's work, you can visit the International Schools Services website at iss.edu or follow him on T...

In this episode, I chat it up with award-winning podcasting duo of Chey Cheney and Pawan Wander , better known as Chey & Pav to learn about their individual educator journeys, their introduction to podcasting, how podcasting has help to elevate their teaching practice, and the release of their new book, " Amplifying Your Practice " . To learn more about Chey & Pav's work, you...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Shwetangna Chakrabarty to learn about her early upbringing in Bhutan and India, navigating the transient lifestyle of the international school ecosystem as an educator and mother, and so much more! To learn more about Shwetangna's work, you can visit the TIE website at tieonline.com or follow her on LinkedIn. BIO: Shwetangna Chakrabarty is an in...

In this week's episode, I chat it up with my good friend Rama Ndiaye to learn about her educator journey, growing up in both Senegal and France, life as an African educator in the international school ecosystem, and the significant impact that AIELOC has had in her personal and professional life. To learn more about Rama's work, you can visit the AIELOC website at aieloc.org . BIO: Rama Nd...

In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with Gary Gray Jr. to learn about his childhood in Preston, Nova Scotia, discovering his love for reading and writing, navigating life as a Black male international educator, and so much more! To learn more about Gary's work, you can visit his website at garygrayjr.com or follow him on Instagram ( @garyrgrayjr ), Twitter ( @GaryRGrayJr ), and Linked...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Angeline Aow , who shared about her early upbringing in Malaysia and Australia, unpacking her identity as an Australian-Chinese migrant, life as a mother and international educator, the process of co-writing her book "Becoming a Totally Inclusive School", and much more! To learn more Angeline's work, you can visit her website at angeli...

In this episode, I had a great conversation with my friend Marla Hunter Hooper , who shared about her early upbringing, her love for swimming, life as an international educator, making the shift from teaching in the classroom to the world of academia, and much more! To learn more about Marla's work, you can visit her website at msmarlahunter.com or follow her on Twitter ( @liveluvteachllc ) an...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi , who is the founder of Altair Educational Consulting. In our conversation, Abeer goes into detail about her early upbringing in the South Side of Chicago, her passion for educational activism, the need to teach the full history of Israel's colonial occupation of Palestine in our schools, the rise of Islamophobia within ou...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing with Ismael Jimenez , who currently serves as the Director of Social Studies Curriculum for the School District of Philadelphia. In our conversation, Ismael talked in depth about his early upbringing, what inspired him to become a History teacher, why Africana Studies can save the world, his transition from teaching in the classroom to working as a...

In this episode, I had a chance to catch up with my good friend Dr. Melanie Battles to share her educator journey, her Christian faith, and the transformative work she's doing through her consultancy, Scholars for the Soul . To learn more about Dr. Battles, I can visit her website at scholarsforthesoul.com or follow her on Instagram ( @drmel_soulscholar ) and LinkedIn . BIO: Dr. Melanie Battle...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Keri Rodrigues Langan , who shared her childhood struggles in schools, what inspired her to become a parent organizer, the formation of the National Parents Union (NPU) , and so much more! To learn more about Keri's work, you can visit the NPU website at nationalparentsunion.org or follow her on Twitter & Instagram (@radiokeri). BIO: Keri Ro...

For the first episode of 2024, I caught up with Ashley Moore to learn about her early teaching career and her long journey from the classroom to the principalship. To learn more about Ashley's work, you can follow her on Instagram ( @principal_mo ) and Twitter (@Principal_Mo). BIO: At Empowerment Academy, students learn while laughing, having fun and trying new things. Principal Moore’s out-of...

In this week's episode, I welcomed Dr. Laureen Adams to the podcast to share about her early upbringing in California, her father's influence on her work as an educator, living and working in Ghana, her views on liberatory education, and much more! To learn more about Laureen's work, you can visit her website at laureenadams.com or you can follow her on Instagram ( @laureenadamsphd )....

In this episode, I welcome back my good friend Dr. Courtney E. Rose to talk about the release of her debut book, " Woven Together " , the importance of teacher prioritizing their identity development, her mother's influence in shaping her educator identity, and so much more! To learn more about Dr. Rose, you can visit her website at drcourtneyrose.com or follow her on Instagram ( @dr...

In this episode, I had the honor of interviewing the Anti-Racist Art Educators Collective, represented by Paula Liz, Vernon Faines, Dr. Reji Mathew, Dr. Lori Santos, and Anjali Wells. In our conversation, they opened up about their individual educator journeys, how they've each evolved in their instructional practice as antiracist art educators, the power of the founding of Anti-Racist Art Tea...

In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with one of my favorite educated couples, Nita and Mike Creekmore . In our conversation, they shared about their early upbringings, how they first met in college as friends and reconnected years later, how they navigate the world of education as husband and wife, their new book, "Every Connection Matters" , and much more! To learn more about t...

In this episode, I had the honor of speaking with educator-turned-therapist Jess Cleeves about the ups and downs of her educator journey, her introduction to clinical therapy, and the three maladies that negatively impact teacher performance and quality of life. To learn more about Jess's work, you can visit her website at jesscleeves.com or follow her on LinkedIn. BIO: Before becoming a class...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming multi-award winning educator and author Keisha Rembert on the podcast to talk about her educator journey, her new book, "The Antiracist ELA Classroom" , her transition from teaching in the classroom to entering the world of academia, and so much more! To learn more about Keisha's work, you can follow her on Instagram and Twitter (@klrembe...

In this episode, I had a chance to chat with reading specialist Shannon Moore In our conversation, Shannon shares about how she developed a love for reading as a child and rediscovered that love as an adult, her educator journey, and why the Science of Reading is the best approach for teaching students how to read. To learn more about Shannon's work, you can visit her website at mooreliteracyl...

In this episode, I had a chance to catch up with my good friend and 2023 Illinois Teacher of the Year Briana Morales . In our conversation, Briana shares about her early childhood, overcoming family trauma, the teacher who inspired her to become a teacher, her work with TeachPlus, and so much more! To learn more about Briana's work, you can follow her on LinkedIn or on Instagram ( @queenh0neyb...

In this episode, I had the honor of welcoming Dr. Jen Fry to the podcast to learn about her early childhood, how she developed her love for sports, making the transition from college coach to a career in speaking and educating the masses about social justice issues within the sports arena, and so much more! To learn more about Jen's work, you can visit her website at jenfrytalks.com or follow...