Category: Black History Month

  • Celebrating Black History Month with Tymmony Keegan

    Tymmony Keegan, 10th Grade Humanities and Black Studies Teacher, Cleveland High School What is your current position? I am a teacher at Cleveland STEM High School in Seattle Public Schools. Previously I was a teacher at Dimmitt Middle School in the Renton School District – which had been great and I wanted new challenges. I…

  • Celebrating Black History Month with Hani Nur

    Hani Nur, Reading Interventionist and Principal Intern, Thorndyke Elementary School, Tukwila School District   What is your current role(s)? At Thorndyke Elementary in the Tukwila School District, I currently have two roles: As a Reading Interventionist, I support the entire school in Tier 2 interventions. I work to support the below grade level readers. I…

  • Celebrating Black History Month with Ebony Pattenaude

    Ebony Pattenaude, Director of Renton Innovation Zone Partnerships and Early Learning, Renton School District What is your role? I serve as the Director of Renton Innovation Zone Partnerships and Early Learning. The Renton Innovation Zone Partnership (RIZP) is four elementary Schools in the Skyway, West Hill, and Highland Sunset neighborhoods of Renton. This is my…

  • Celebrating Black History Month with Damithia Nieves

    Damithia Nieves (she/they), Founder of Thrive Yoga and The Mindful Mentors Project What is your current role? I am the Founder of Thrive Yoga, which will be changing to Thrive Centered. Sound Discipline has been a supporting partner for a program I created called The Mindful Mentors Project in the Tukwila School District. This is…

  • Celebrating Black History Month

    To celebrate Black History Month each year, we feature interviews with local Black leaders in education, equity, and social emotional learning.   Our Sound Discipline colleagues shared with us how they came to their current work and their personal inspirations. Sylvia Hadnot, Facilitator & Social Media Coordinator Teague Parker, Facilitator Brook Afework, Program Operations Coordinator…

  • Celebrating Black History Month with Anthony Ase

    Anthony Ase, Secondary STEM Facilitator, Renton School District & Sound Discipline Board of Directors   What is your role in your school district? I am a Secondary STEM Facilitator for the Renton School District. Essentially, I spent a lot of time in my own classroom getting things together for some years, and now I get…

  • Black SEL Leaders Emphasize the Importance of Equity

    Stressors on students, educators, and families this past year have highlighted how children cannot learn until they feel safe, connected and know that they matter. Before academics, we must focus on the well-being of the whole child. As part of Black History Month, we are sharing social emotional learning (SEL) resources written by Black leaders…