To kick off 2021, we're excited to have education advocate Kelisa Wing come on the podcast to share her personal journey in education, discuss her new children's book series "Racial Justice in America", and express her thoughts on the future of education in America with the new administration coming into the White House.  To learn more about Kelisa's work, you can visit her website at kelisawing.com or follow her on Instagram (@kelisa_javon) and Twitter (@kelisa_I2teach).   

BIO: Kelisa Wing has been an educator for 13 years. She taught 8th-grade Language Arts and Reading to military-connected children at Faith Middle School in Fort Benning, Georgia, has been an Elementary School Assistant Principal, and is now a Professional Development Specialist.  Kelisa honorably served in the U.S. Army. She is the author of 'Weeds & Seeds: How To Stay Positive in the Midst of Life's Storms' and 'Promises and Possibilities: Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline'. She is a 2017 State Teacher of the year, a 2016 Association of Supervision, Curriculum, and Development (ASCD) Emerging Leader, and the 2017 University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. She is a member of the Leading Educator Ambassadors for Equity (LEAE) with the Education Civil Rights Alliance(ECRA),a member of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY), and a member of ASCD. She is also on the Advisory Board for Learner Variability Project & Digital Promise, ASCD Global Advisory Council, and the College Football Playoff Foundation (CFP) Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline Working Group. She speaks both nationally and internationally about discipline reform, equity, student engagement, and many other topics.  Kelisa holds a bachelor's degree in English from UMUC, a Master of Arts in Secondary Education, and an Educational Specialist degree with a concentration in Curriculum, Instruction, and Educational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.