Lorena Escoto Germán
Lorena is a two time nationally awarded Dominican American educator focused on anti racist and anti bias education. She’s been featured in the New York Times, NPR, PBS, Rethinking Schools, EdWeek, Learning for Justice Magazine, and more. She published The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction Workbook, and Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices about curriculum & lesson development focused on social justice. She’s a co-founder of #DisruptTexts and Multicultural Classroom. Lorena is also the Chair of NCTE’s Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. She lives in Tampa, Florida where she is a mami and wife- two of her most important roles.
Thursday, January 26, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (CT)
Textured Leaders: Community, Culture, and Sustainability
Considering the oppressive structures found in schools, it is evermore necessary to re-envisioning the learning spaces and our systems in classrooms as we interact with students. Of the four traits of Textured Teaching, flexibility seems to be the toughest one for educators to envision. Why does flexibility lead to confusion, questions, and hesitations? Flexibility in education requires reflection, patience, and practice. In this session, we will explore the foundations of Textured Teaching and explore a framework specifically for implementing a flexible approach in schools and classrooms that leads to equity, anti bias, and anti racism learning.
