In today's episode, Techa and Jen go deep with a special guest and educational revolutionary and badass, LaTisha Vaughn.  LaTisha has been in education for 25+ years and has worked in the classroom, administration, non-profit sector, consultant, and so much more.  For her full bio, check out the link below.  Today LaTisha shares with Techa, Jen, and the Namasteach community the importance of self-care and how to impact education from the ground up and from the top down.  She believes that sometimes you need to reimagine your path to make the most impact for yourself and your students and that educators have a moral responsibility to take their seat at the table and use their voice for good.  And if the seat at that table doesn't yet exist, it is their job to create one.   LaTisha believes that the only way things will change in education is if those who are actually in the classrooms advocate for policy change. She also feels that there is an entry point for everyone in this work.  Whether it is antiracism education or hosting parent universities, we must see our work as activism and go above and beyond to impact change.  

This is a dynamic episode that you won't want to miss!

LaTisha Vaughn's Bio

LaTisha Vaughn is an education revolutionary who has exhibited innovation at the classroom level, as a principal, and at a District-level over her twenty-five-year career. Known for developing education leaders, LaTisha has coached and strengthened educational systems in the Midwest, Southwest, and the East Coast through LaTisha Nicole Consulting (Formerly Vaughn-Brandon Consulting). Vaughn is the co-founder of E3:  Educate, Empower, Elevate LLC, an organization that focuses on equitable outcomes for black and brown children and families in the region through increasing the diversity of teachers and leaders in the education and non-profit space and authentically engaging and elevating the voices of parents and children. Additionally, as the Chief Operating Officer for the Tri-County Cradle Collaborative, a backbone Cradle to Career organization, she oversees strategy and primary leadership for the Kindergarten Readiness and High School Graduation Networks to ensure equity and authentic engagement in supporting ambitious goals for all of the children in the Tri-county region (Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties) of South Carolina.   

LaTisha received degrees from Missouri State Univ., Park Univ, and Master of Educational Leadership from Georgia State University.

Vaughn resides in North Charleston, South Carolina, with her two vivacious daughters. She enjoys traveling to exotic locales, spending time at the beach, and a great book.

Resources:

Racial Equity Institute (REI) https://www.racialequityinstitute.com/

REI 1---Framework

REI 2--Implicit Bias

Ibram Kendi https://www.ibramxkendi.com/antiracism-center-2

Ruth King https://ruthking.net/mindful-of-race-training/

Nicole Cordoza--AntiRacism Daily https://antiracismdaily.com/

Embrace Race https://www.embracerace.org/