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This page is my creative mixtape — a blend of books, beats, and big ideas shaping how I see the world. Here’s what I’m listening to, reading, and reflecting on as I keep building spaces where culture, creativity, and community meet.
I am Listening to...
I am Listening to...
Toshiki Soejima
Known as a “Neo-Soul Guitarist,” Toshiki showcases his musical identity through evocative songwriting and the distinct timbre of his guitar, focusing on instrumental sounds.
Song: Rock with You ~ Michael Jackson
*If you like this, check out his "Kimana Series" on YouTube!
I am Reading...
by Mica Pollock
by Mica Pollock
Schooltalk offers education communities foundational support for learning and action. Use Schooltalk as an onramp to Everyday Antiracism or any other professional development tool.
*This was a recommendation from a colleague who is a teacher and I love how this book makes you think and work, with prompts and discussions in each chapter.
by Dr. Akilah Cadet
by Dr. Akilah Cadet
A powerful call for true accompliceship for non-Black people, and a way for Black people to see and celebrate themselves, White Supremacy Is All Around ushers in a new voice that is timely, urgent, and essential—and a vision we all need now.
*I'm actually listening to this and taking notes in the book.
by Janice Hallett
A murder mystery that follows a community rallying around a sick child—but when escalating lies lead to a dead body, everyone is a suspect.
*I love a good whodunit or murder mystery.
Image credit: CBS
I am Watching...
I am Watching...
The series, described as a "medical drama with detective elements", revolves around the character of Dr. John Watson from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, with Morris Chestnut portraying the character. One year after Sherlock Holmes's apparent death at the hands of his archenemy Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical practice by opening the "Holmes Clinic" in Pittsburgh to treat patients with strange and unidentifiable issues. Soon however, Watson must face his past when evidence surfaces indicating that Moriarty is still alive. Click this link to watch the trailer for this series.
I am an admirer of Sherlock Holmes novels, I just LOVE this adaptation of the story of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. I also get to watch Morris Chestnut as a brilliant doctor, which doesn't hurt either.😉
I am Learning More About...
Image credit: Adapted from CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org
Image credit: Adapted from CAST (2018). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. Retrieved from http://udlguidelines.cast.org
UDL is based on principles that empower everyone to have agency over their own learning. It allows educators and learners to set clear goals, anticipate environmental barriers, create meaningful options, and fully embrace human variability.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
I am Creating...
I am Creating...
A "Meeting to Movement Model" for Equity Teams.
Every culture shift begins with a rhythm.
The Reflect → Plan → Act framework is the heartbeat of the Meeting to Movement model — a structured, repeatable process that helps teams turn intention into implementation, and conversation into culture change.
Each stage—Reflect, Plan, and Act—is distinct yet interconnected. Together, they form a cycle of continuous learning, accountability, and growth. When used consistently, this rhythm transforms meetings into movements and teams into catalysts for change.
Quotes I am Inspired by...
“Multiculturalism compels educators to recognize the narrow boundaries that have shaped the way knowledge is shared in the classroom. It forces us all to recognize our complicity in accepting and perpetuating biases of any kind.”
― Bell Hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
I am Indulging in...
No. 50 Hibiscus Loose Leaf Tea~ Bellocq
This is indulgence in liquid form, one of my favorite tea flavors.
Sweet Jubilee Chocolate Covered Pretzels
These are just delicious, that's all!
Image credit: LEGO®
LEGO® Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
I LOVE Lego and this set is near and dear to me because Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is one of my favorite movies of all time. “We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.” - Willy Wonka. This quote is an inspiration!
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