inclusion and equity in entrepreneurship & innovation
This post was originally published on Edutopia: Blogging is a very powerful tool in and of itself. Whether it's a personal or professional blog, blogging has the power to unleash learning, reflection, and communication. Even more, a blog can help spread your words and ideas to a wider audience and, as a result, a wider … Continue reading Blogging for English Language Learners
My keynote for Shelly Terrell's #30goalsedu online conference on Social Media and Student Communication:
I tweeted something out today when I saw the #GrowingUpWithMyName hashtag trending. (I usually like to play along with those twitter games when they trend, because why not?). This hashtag though resonates with me, because growing up with my name was not the easiest thing to go through. It still isn’t, believe it or not. … Continue reading Growing up with my name
I wrote an article for PBS Newshour on the importance of discussing race/culture and the immigration experience with students: Last summer I received a message from family in Iraq letting me know that a few of my second cousins were volunteering to join the Iraqi army to fight the Islamic State group. Miles and continents … Continue reading The importance of talking about race/culture & the immigration experience
I used to participate in Twitter chats often. My favourites were #whatisschool & #edchat, a few others too but those mainly. They weren't really my favourite so much as that they happened at the right time. When I used to be go on these chats, most people are generally friendly & kind. I am still … Continue reading Where are my people at?
Last year I joined twitter after following a conference hashtag. It was then that a whole world of professional learning opportunity opened up to me. I was listening to an interview that someone shared on my twitter feed, and that interview was about EdCamps and how they are such powerful forms of professional development, where … Continue reading 3 Ways to Lead your own Professional Development
https://twitter.com/RusulAlrubail/status/581474270691270656 On Friday March 27 I was part of HipHopSTEM: a HipHop Education STEMposium. The day was composed of workshops for the students and teachers, a keynote by Dr. Chris Emdin, and a motivational/talent HipHop show. I co-facilitated a workshop with Mustefa Jo'shen. https://twitter.com/mustefaJ/status/581449783270895617 Our workshop's purpose was to empower students through their favourite music. … Continue reading Moments learned from #HipHopSTEM
I read this article last night and it literally made me sick on so many levels. The ignorance of people and racist ideologies are one thing to deal with outside of school, but when your classmates, teachers, your entire school is racist that's another thing. A student recited the US pledge of allegiance in Arabic, … Continue reading Apologize for being you
Teaching is an isolating career. I didn't realize this until I stepped outside of the teaching industry into a new industry, and reflected back on my teaching positions. I realized I have been working and teaching in isolation the whole time: all of my 8 years of teaching experience have been me in the classroom, … Continue reading How to Advocate for Teachers
Why did you become a teacher? What inspired you? motivated you? drove you to become a teacher? If you were to go back to your first teaching days, what advice would you give to yourself? I created a Google+ community called The Heart of Teaching. The community was triggered after seeing the discussion on my … Continue reading New Google+ Community
Inclusive Entrepreneurship 