Zoom Passcode: SOALJD21This co-facilitated workshop will lead educators and site leaders through an immersive examination of their own identity journey as a pathway to examine the links between self-awareness and student empowerment. We will explore the different aspects of a culturally-sustaining school with content from the Art of Social Justice Teaching Framework and Identity-Centered Learning. Participants will leave with a stronger sense of their own power and purpose as an educator in a diverse and complex environment.Jessica was raised in public schools in Arizona, USA where she experienced first-hand the cost of surviving/thriving in educational settings that failed to reflect and value student identity and culture. As an educator & leader with 20 years of experience, she strives to bring her knowledge of creating healing-centered, student-focused spaces into the international school setting. Jessica has a Bachelor's of Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a master's of Education from Stanford University, She brings a lens of social justice to her work as a science teacher and school leader in US schools and Taiwan, and is currently serving as Vice Principal at United World College, Southeast Asia (Dover).
Daniel (he/him/his) is the founder of Identity-Centered Learning (www.identitycentered.com), a framework for supporting students' identity development in schools. This work draws from his own multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual background, along with his twelve years in international education, currently teaching 3rd grade at Hong Kong International School. Daniel holds a Bachelor's of Science and Engineering from Princeton University, a Master's of Science and Engineering from Keio University, and is currently completing a Master's of Education in Independent School Leadership through Columbia University Teacher's college.
