ABOUT APRIL

Hi, Friend.

Are you an educator ready to put in the work for a better tomorrow? Let's lean into compassion and joy, and disrupt toxic teaching practices and mindsets that harm us and the children in our care. I got you!

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We can change.

I've spent the last fifteen years unlearning (and reconnecting) with my beliefs around teaching and learning. Growing up, I experienced firsthand the ways schools can "other" community members instead of cultivating belonging.

I firmly believe schools CAN be places where healing, connection, and joy are prioritized.

But, first, we have to disrupt the dehumanizing practices and toxic systems that infiltrate our school walls.

Reflection Leads to Change.

Click here to read articles I've written to disrupt dehumanizing practices.

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Always growing

Research Assistant Zeeland, Michigan

Researched visual supports and helped develop play-based curriculum to support Autistic children.

1st Grade Co-Teacher

Grahamstown, South Africa

Supported neurodivergent students by collecting data on challenging behaviors to shift towards responsive instructional practices.

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Special Education Teacher

Berrien Springs, Michigan

Taught special education in resource room and truancy settings, resulting in the highest academic and social-emotional growth in recent years.

Education Leader Placencia, Belize

Helped start a school in Belize, led and developed culturally responsive and trauma-informed professional development and curriculum.

Program Director

The Center for Social Resilience

Supported program development, taught a Trauma Supportive Environments course, and facilitated small group sessions for educators.

Curriculum Developer Nationwide

Write curriculum for ed tech companies, nonprofits, large school districts, and nationally operated learning centers.

Director of Learning and Development

Educator Forever

Support with content and program development, facilitation, and coaching related to teacher advocacy and skill development.

Adjunct Professor

Teach mindfulness and trauma supportive school courses for higher education institutions such as Cal State East Bay and Antioch University of New England.