Jasmine Williams is the Race and Equity Specialist at the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector. Jazz provides race and equity guidance and education, and delivers Montessori theory and practice instruction for the NCMPS Montessori Teacher Residency.
Jazz has worked in bilingual Montessori programs for 12 years, including 8 years in a public program, as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, Montessori coach, and academic director.
Jazz has lived in, volunteered in and traveled to 48 countries, most recently returning from four years in China. She is passionate about equitable and joyful Montessori education, and her dream is to bring free, socially justice centered Montessori training and education to marginalized communities throughout the world. Jazz is currently earning a doctorate in Education for Social Justice at the University of San Diego.
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Resources that Jazz and I mention in the episode, in order:
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero (bookshop.org)
180: A Little Piece of Something (YouTube)
Nice White Parents Podcast (NYTimes)
Keres Children’s Learning Center
Tatenda Blessing’s Montessori on Wheels
Sankofa Learning Center in Connecticut
