George Salazar on Clubhouse

Bio

✍🏽 Calligrapher & Curricularist
👨🏽‍🏫 Urban English educator
✊🏾🏳️‍🌈DEI Advocate
📜 Member of IAMPETH (International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers, and Teachers of Handwriting)
🖋 Member of Society of Scribes (NY calligraphic guild)

My calligrafam:
• Scripts of focus:
– Spencerian
– Ornamental Penmanship
– Engrosser’s Script
– Pointed-pen Uncial
– Fraktur

My edu-peeps:
• Policy Interests:
– Anti-racist Curricula
– Standards
– Assessments
– Teacher Evaluation
• Instructional Focus:
– Project-Based Learning
– Secondary Level (9-12) Strategies
– Inclusive Composition
• Curricular Work:
– Diversifying texts
– Vertical Alignment
– Student-based vs Standards-based design

Background:
• 10 years teaching ELA in Years 7-12
• BA English Literature and Composition
• MA Educational Leadership, Management, and Policy
• District Curriculum Writer
• New Jersey Curriculum Committee writer
• Middle States Accreditation Visiting Team member

I am a Philippine-born, British English speaker navigating the complex landscape of American English education. Born and raised abroad, my experiences have made me acutely aware of myriad philosophies to the teaching of literacy and literature, and how students—especially students of colour—are empowered or marginalized by them.

When I’m not fighting the spell-checker over the spelling of my words, I love exploring my interests in calligraphic arts, the literary canon, technology in the classroom, and trends in education policy.

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