The hip-hop Culturalist
Education
My teaching philosophy is to cultivate an inclusive space for learners to engage familiar and foreign ideas. I focus on building this environment through asset-based pedagogy by implementing several classroom norms including freewriting, a writer’s workshop, and the Socratic method. I continue to develop a teaching practice that includes Hip-Hop Based Education and aims to build on prior knowledge to address critical thinking skills in relation to complex social issues. I firmly believe in rigorous debate from continually scaffolded levels of knowledge and skill to measurable levels of exposure, integration, and, ultimately, transformation of the learner.
SPEAKER SERIES
Educated
Fails
Focusing too narrowly on success can develop into a counterproductive mindset. This is a discussion that advises listeners to redefine failure.
The Worst
Life Wins
Unfortunately, learners are often rewarded for framing their lives in the worst possible terms. This is a discussion to recognize and combat that urge.
The New Tenth
Redefining and modernizing the idea behind the talented tenth so, as a majority, we focus on diversity and inclusion through cultural competency as we reach back.
Priorities
Culture and Identity continue to evolve with each generation. This is a discussion that examines how to grow in one's own narrative while maintaining self-awareness and seeking cultural competency.