Each One Teach One
Yep, that's me and my Mom. She was also a lifelong educator...
This page is about my consulting and facilitation work leading professional development and PLCs in education spaces.
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What I learn, I share.
What I learn, I share.
Processing with interactive groups is the engine of thinking and learning.
Processing with interactive groups is the engine of thinking and learning.
Being active in professional development communities (PDCs) and professional learning communities (PLCs) is the lifeline and the nurtured roots of all my work in education.
Being active in professional development communities (PDCs) and professional learning communities (PLCs) is the lifeline and the nurtured roots of all my work in education.
WHY?
WHY?
Well....
Well....
Being in communities of thinkers, learners, dreamers and facilitators challenges my understandings; widens my perspective; and, allows me to make my thinking visible in the collective endeavor of refining teaching and learning for maximum impact- without consuming/extinguishing the passion of those drawn to the lifelong pursuit of knowledge- in the pursuit of seeding meaningful educational experiences and cultures of thinking in the classroom and within all of us. I am honored to be asked to share and lead groups through deep inquiry.
🎤 Summer 2026: DCPS & DCPL Pre-Service Professional Development
🎤 Summer 2026: DCPS & DCPL Pre-Service Professional Development
Minds in Motion: Thinking Routines in the Library Media Center and Makerspace
Minds in Motion: Thinking Routines in the Library Media Center and Makerspace
During this interactive session we will engage with Thinking Routines from Project Zero that nurture a Culture of Thinking in the Library Media Center and/or Makerspaces. The Cultures of Thinking pedagogy has been used in schools around the world and is being piloted through the DCPS Office of Teaching and Learning in the 2026-2027 school year.
Participants will walk away with experience facilitating thinking routines with information/media/digital literacy, book talks and maker-centered learning that can be implemented in every class for every grade level. If readers are leaders then creating a culture of thinking empowers our students to engage thoughtfully with the people and information in our diverse and complex society.
💬 2025: EmpowerED DC The Special Wellness Needs of Inner Core Teachers
💬 2025: EmpowerED DC The Special Wellness Needs of Inner Core Teachers
During the 2023-2024 School year I had the pleasure of co-leading a Professional Learning Community (PLC) in the exploration of the book Cultures of Thinking In Action, 10 Mindsets to Transform our teaching and Students' learning by Ron Ritchhart. The goal of the cohort was monthly meetings to explore individual mindsets presented in the book, reflect on their application and plan for integration in our teaching. This cohort of educators is very experienced with with Project Zero pedagogy and this was reflected throughout our time together this year. Led by their passionate principal, Gerald D. Smith, Jr, this learning community is committed to cultivating a culture of thinking with their scholars.
Co-Facilitator, Sher Anderson Petty, MCPS Educator | Special Guest: Augie, PSD.
PLCs are coordinated by The Professional Development Collaborative.
🎤 Summer 2023: DCPS Arts & APS Arts Professional Development
🎤 Summer 2023: DCPS Arts & APS Arts Professional Development
In this hands-on interactive engagement we will explore the uses of photography in the classroom to create photo essays as stories of learning and thinking.
Looking and seeing are different.
How do we craft and present visual images for universal storytelling? How are the universal principles of design applied in photography? Using design thinking participants will learn the fundamentals of documentary photography; consider power, participation and design with photography; and, learn how to present their photographs for effective storytelling.
💬 2020: What's the Big Idea? Media Literacy, Education's Blindspot
💬 2020: What's the Big Idea? Media Literacy, Education's Blindspot
🎤 2020: National Gallery of Art Online Summer Institute for Educators: Art and Thinking
🎤 2020: National Gallery of Art Online Summer Institute for Educators: Art and Thinking
A Picture of Practice: Finding Complexity Leading to Deeper Connections
A Picture of Practice: Finding Complexity Leading to Deeper Connections
Description: This session will begin with Julie Carmean sharing some thoughts on the thinking disposition of making connections and how this disposition builds a bridge from the artwork to our own lives, our communities, and our world. Following her remarks, Kerri Redding will share examples of thinking dispositions in action in her media literacy high school class, illustrating how finding complexity leads to opportunities for connection making. Next, participants will be led through an interactive art experience that strengthens the thinking disposition, making connections. The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A with a panel of researcher-scholar Shari Tishman, classroom educator Kerri Redding, and museum educator Julie Carmean.
National Gallery of Art Online Summer Institute for Educators: Art and Thinking
🎤 🖥️ 2020: NAIS POCC
🎤 🖥️ 2020: NAIS POCC
Description: In this interactive course (AKA: Teaching the Fish About Water), we will explore the examination and creation of digital media as a catalyst to make thinking visible and engage in challenging or difficult conversations while teaching in person, online or in a hybrid learning environment. Focusing on the use of photographs, video, and film, as creators or consumers, we will explore how to scaffold a challenging conversation using thinking routines in multiple learning environments. We will examine commercial media, and we will scaffold the process of student-generated media. This course is useful for those who would like to use the consumption and/or the creation of media to make thinking visible as part of a culture of thinking, encouraging creativity and maker thinking in children.
Download Presentation Outline w/Resources | Slides
National Association of Independent Schools People of Color in Independent Schools
Access video recordings of anonymous participant engagement with these thinking routines- great resources mentioned!
Access video recordings of anonymous participant engagement with these thinking routines- great resources mentioned!
🎥 2019: Project Zero, Agency By Design, Maker-Centered Learning
🎥 2019: Project Zero, Agency By Design, Maker-Centered Learning
During my tenure in the education space I had the privilege to work with several dynamic and well intentioned independent schools locally, regionally, nationally before moving into the public school community of my hometown, Washington, D.C.
During my tenure in the education space I had the privilege to work with several dynamic and well intentioned independent schools locally, regionally, nationally before moving into the public school community of my hometown, Washington, D.C.
My thoughts on my experiences with NAIS POCC...
Sadly, the NAIS POCC conference no longer exists. After 38 amazing years of creating a space in the rarified air that is 'independent education' in the United States of America, the conference was targeted and maligned by those who's limited imaginations could not imagine a space where the non-majority ethnic population in independent schools gathered to discuss the deeply relevant topics of diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice and belonging for the benefit of ALL members of the independent school community. It is my opinion that the cancellation of the conference was due to the societal pressure to eradicate all initiatives that were identified as DEISJB fueled by fear and misinformation. I had the enormous privilege of being a student in both public and independent schools in Washington, DC. I had the enormous privilege of working in independent schools and being active in the NAIS and NAIS POCC national communities for 20+ years and still hold deep admiration for the forward thinking inclusive endeavors of these schools that can often make cultural shifts faster than public school districts due to their exclusivity and wealth of resources- time and money.
2014-2024, Affinity Group Host, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference
2020, Virtual Conference Presenter, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference. Presentation title: "Screens, Windows and Mirrors Tools for Inquiry Based Media Dissections"
2018, Nashville, TN: Co-Presenter, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference. Presentation title: "Reclaiming Innovation: Whiteness, Capitalism, Colonialism."
2011, Washington, D.C.: Co-Presenter, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Annual Conference. Presentation title: “Got Diversity? Change Your System to Better Support Your Initiatives.”
2009, February, Chicago, IL: Presenter, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Annual Conference. Presentation title: “Listen to Your Living History, Faculty of Color can be your GPS.”
2008, New Orleans, LA: Presenter. National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference. Presentation title: “From Student to Faculty Member, Growing Up with Independent Schools.”
2004, Miami, FL: Co-Presenter. National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference. Presentation title: “Diversity and Technology: Facing Common Challenges"
2004, Montreal, QC, Canada: Co-Presenter, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Annual Conference. Presentation title: “Diversity and Technology: Best Practices for Curriculum and Cultural Integration"
2003, Honolulu, HI: Co-Presenter. National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) People of Color in Independent Schools, (POCC) Annual Conference. Presentation title: “Diversity and Technology: Best Practices for Curriculum and Cultural Integration"
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