José Luis Vilson

<p>José Luis Vilson joins Justin Reich to discuss how to connect with your students, what it means to be a teacher of color, and the mission of EduColor, a movement and organization that Vilson co-founded to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice.</p><ul><li>José tells us about how he connects with students early in the school year</li><li>Teacher advocacy work as a person of color</li><li>How to scaffold questions with your students with three tiers<ul><li>Guiding step by step</li><li>Surfacing opinions and observations</li><li>Encouraging students to discover the underlying question</li></ul></li><li>Navigating how to co-teach</li><li>Teaching in an unfamiliar environment</li><li>Mission of EduColor</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>About Our Guest: Jose Vilson</strong></p><p>José Luis Vilson is a full-time math teacher, writer, speaker, and activist in New York City, NY. He is the author of This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education. He has spoken about education, math, and race for a number of organizations and publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, TED, El Diario / La Prensa and The Atlantic. He's a National Board Certified teacher, a Math for America Master Teacher, and the executive director of EduColor, an organization dedicated to race and social justice issues in education.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Additional Resources for Teachers and other Listeners</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1608463702/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pLfkEbF7KYG7Y">This is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education</a> - Read Jose Vilson’s book published in 2014</p><p><a href="https://thejosevilson.com/">https://thejosevilson.com/</a> - Learn more about Vilson’s work </p><p><a href="https://www.educolor.org/">https://www.educolor.org/</a> - Learn more about EDUCOLOR </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/mgAGebfiJLo">No conversation about education without teacher voice | TED-Ed</a> - Check out José Vilson’s presentation for TED-