Artifact 1: Social Transformation Unit Teacher Guide & Curriculum for Middle & High School
Description: I created this 5-lesson unit to help teachers guide students through understanding identity, privilege, racism, and social justice. It includes detailed lesson plans, student-facing materials, and pre-work for teachers to complete before launching the journal activities with their students. Aligned with Common Core and social justice standards.
Artifact 2: Culture & Belonging Through Language: A Toolkit for Educators
Format: Slide Deck + Interactive Handouts
Audience: Teachers, Principals, Counselors (Cal State East Bay)
Purpose: Part of a trauma-informed certification cohort
Overview: Culture & Belonging Through Language: A Toolkit for Educators
This professional development session supports educators in building inclusive, identity-affirming classrooms by examining how language, culture, and belonging shape student engagement. Designed for a cohort pursuing trauma-informed certification, the toolkit includes reflection prompts, discussion protocols, and classroom-ready strategies to help educators foster deeper self-awareness, communication skills, and community-building among students. It centers language as a tool for connection, purpose exploration, and academic engagement, foundational to postsecondary and workforce readiness.
Feedback from April Brown, who invited me to guest lecture and facilitate this PD for educators pursuing trauma-informed certification at Cal State East Bay.
