Ida B. wells education Project Contributors
Working Group 2020-21 Lesson Creators:
Agnes Zapata
English language arts, nbct
oakland, ca
Originally from Los Angeles, Agnes moved to Stanford to earn her teaching credential and is now in her eleventh year of teaching. She currently teaches English at Fremont High School, which is a vibrant beating heart of multiple diverse student groups who are rooted in a culture of activism. Agnes currently participates as a 12th grade advisor, member of the hiring team, and serves as the English department chair. She recently earned her National Board Certification and currently mentors newer teachers as well as teachers pursuing National Boards. Agnes is also a recent Fulbright scholar whose objective is to infuse more international insights into our learning, incorporate lessons involving empathizing with others and collaborating with diverse groups, and to learn how to build bridges across the world and teach her students to do the same. She is currently waiting for safe travel to resume so she can travel to work with educators and students in Peru as a part of the fellowship. She has co-directed a small learning community that follows the vision of Nelson Mandela and she loves her students and the work of teaching because as Nelson Mandela says, “love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”
More Educator Bios Coming Soon!
We will feature new educators as we publish their lessons.
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
What is the instructional support committee?
The Ida B. Wells Education Project is dedicated to empowering teachers in creating Black-centered and anti-racist lessons and resources for their classrooms and community. The Instructional Support Committee was created to collaborate with educators as they are developing their lessons and resources. Our experienced and dedicated team can help support, brainstorm and offer guidance to individual educators who may benefit from collaboration, as we are charting this new ground and teaching for liberation together. Instructional Support Committee members review all submitted lessons and offer feedback to the creators. Their work is essential in building our educator community and the high-quality lessons that we are able to offer. If you are interested in collaborating with us, or getting feedback from our Instructional Support Committee, please email: ISC@idabwellseducationproject.org
Charla Johnson
English language arts
NEW OrLeANS, LA
In addition to serving on The Board of the Ida B. Wells Education Project, Charla Johnson is an active member of the Instructional Support Committee.
Elana Goldbaum
History Teacher &
DEI Team Member
Los Angeles, CA
Elana is approaching her 15th year as history teacher and has taught in both public and independent schools in Los Angeles. She currently teaches middle and high school history at the Archer School for Girls where she brings inquiry into the classroom and a deep love for fostering dialogue, complexity, and identity exploration with young people. She has worked to bring social justice curriculum such as queer history and genocide studies into the classroom since 2011 and has published lessons with the UCLA History-Geography Project in partnership with ONE Archives at USC. Elana has also been a teacher leader with LA Facing History and Ourselves for the past ten years and is working on her doctorate in education with a focus on how traumatic historical content is taught in the classroom. It's hard to choose, but if she had to, Paulo Friere, Bettina Love, Gholdy Muhammad, and Zaretta Hammond would be some of her biggest edspirations!
Martin barrera
Ethnic Studies &
STEM Teacher
Los Angeles, CA
In addition to serving on The Board of the Ida B. Wells Education Project, Martin Barrera is an active member of the Instructional Support Committee.
Peta Lindsay
History &
African American Studies
Los angeles, CA
In addition to serving as Executive Director of the Ida B. Wells Education Project, Peta Lindsay is an active member of the Instructional Support Committee.
Tracey BarretT
Social Studies Teacher
Durham, NC
Tracey teaches high school social studies at City of Medicine Academy in Durham, North Carolina. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill (B.A.) and Duke University (M.A.T.), she is happiest when teaching and learning from her students in a rigorous, joyful environment that encourages connections between past and present. Outside the classroom, Tracey can be found working to strengthen her union local, the Durham Association of Educators, and organizing with teachers across North Carolina to defend and transform public schools.
Sam Chapin
History Teacher
Deerfield, MA
Sam teaches history at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, MA. A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, Sam graduated from Williams College studying history, and the University of Pennsylvania with an M.S.Ed. At the core of Sam's teaching practice is working together with students to understand the choices that shaped our world, and developing student capacities so we can create a more just one.