🏡 HOME – The Heart of the Mission

🌍 Welcome to My Global Education Guide

Welcome to my Global Education Guide a space where education, cultural exchange, and global empowerment collide. As an educator, traveler, and advocate for equity, this journey has taken me beyond my classroom in the U.S. to the heart of Senegal, where I explored what it truly means to learn, lead, and connect across cultures.

🌐 What Is Global Education?

Global education is more than teaching about the world it’s teaching with the world in mind. It empowers students to investigate real-world issues, embrace cultural perspectives, communicate across differences, and take action that matters. Whether we’re analyzing global sustainability, exploring African marketplaces through math, or using literature to reflect on identity, the heart of global education is connection.

This guide was created as part of my Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms experience. What started as a professional learning opportunity became a transformational lens that reshaped my approach to teaching and leading.

🧭 How to Navigate This Site

To help you explore and apply global education in your own work, this site is organized into three key sections:

• TEACH – Lesson ideas, project plans, instructional strategies, and classroom reflections from my time in Senegal

• TRAVEL – Personal reflections, cultural observations, and photo/video moments from the field that shaped my understanding of global learning

• HOME (You Are Here) – The vision, purpose, and tools to get you started on your own global education journey

Whether you’re an educator, a changemaker, or just someone who believes in the power of connection, I invite you to dive in—and teach the world differently.

💡 Where It All Begins

In August 2024, I received an email that changed everything. "Congratulations, you have been selected as a Fulbright Teacher for Global Classrooms." I stared at the words, letting them sink in. A rush of emotions—excitement, disbelief, pride—washed over me. This wasn’t just an opportunity; it was a full-circle moment.

As a first-generation college graduate, my journey has been anything but conventional. I wasn’t supposed to be here—at least, that’s what society would have predicted. I grew up in an environment where dreams often took a backseat to survival. Where resources were scarce, but resilience was abundant. Education was my escape, my rebellion, my way of proving that where I started didn’t have to dictate where I would end up.

When I first stepped into a classroom as an educator, I knew I wanted to be more than just a teacher—I wanted to be a bridge. A bridge between opportunity and access, between creativity and learning, between the dreams of students like me and the reality of making them happen.

That’s why global education is so important to me. Because education shouldn’t be confined by borders. Because students everywhere, no matter their zip code, deserve to see a world beyond what they know. And because if I, a Black girl from Washington, DC, who once struggled to see beyond my own circumstances, can now travel across the world to teach and learn—then so can they.

That belief is what fuels Stand Tall and Rise (S.T.A.R.), the brand I built from my own story. S.T.A.R. isn’t just about performing arts—it’s about access, equity, and using creativity as a tool for liberation. It’s about showing students, especially those who’ve been counted out, that they don’t have to just imagine a world beyond their block—they can step into it.

My Fulbright journey is proof that the world is waiting for all of us. And I intend to bring as many people with me as I can.

🏛 Welcome to the Global Education Symposium

The Global Education Symposium in Washington, DC, was my first step into the Fulbright Teacher for Global Classrooms experience, bringing together educators from across the country to explore global learning, collaboration, and equity in education.

🔗 Why It Matters: Attending this symposium reminded me why this journey is bigger than me. I wasn’t just preparing to travel to Morocco—I was preparing to redefine how I teach, how I lead, and how I inspire future generations to think beyond borders.

🌍 Building Global Competence through Real-World Problem Solving:

As part of the Spotlight Challenge on Sustainability and Real-World Problem Solving, I designed an initiative focused on financial literacy, cultural exploration, and problem-solving through math.

🔹 African-Themed Financial Literacy Activity – Students participated in a mock money-exchange game inspired by African marketplaces, where they practiced addition and subtraction while exploring economic decision-making and global financial literacy.

🔹 Cultural Math and Creativity – Students explored Adinkra symbols and Kente cloth patterns to learn about geometry, patterns, and symmetry, while also celebrating African heritage.

🔹 Results & Impact – Hands-on, real-world activities significantly increased engagement and learning. Students developed confidence in math, built teamwork skills, and made global financial connections that empowered their understanding of economic independence.

🔹 The Vision – My project is grounded in Constructivist Learning Theory and the Global Competence Framework, ensuring students internalize concepts through hands-on activities and critical thinking.

This project wasn’t just about math—it was about empowerment, access, and bridging the local-global connection. Through education, we create opportunities that transcend borders, preparing students to be engaged global citizens.

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