Lyons Educational Consulting

10/07/2021

If you've been around me for any period of time you've heard me talk about my research racial battle fatigue and its affects on Black families. I'm hoping this book will help us all understand the topic better.

10/07/2021

One of the activities we complete in my Families Understanding Race, Racism and Anti-Racism course is to take inventory of what our children are reading. Do the children you love have a bookshelf that looks like the one below?

10/03/2021

Good afternoon, LEC family!

09/20/2021

If your organization is thinking about new ways to reach community and not just hand out surveys please take a read!

09/19/2021

I've learned to ask questions until I'm completely clear about my client needs but every once in a while...

08/16/2021

Need help writing culturally responsive curriculum? Contact me.

08/15/2021

I recently wrote a piece for the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado Denver's weekly Monday Morning Message. The topic, Racial Battle Fatigue in Black educators and their families. Take a read.

Last semester, during a discussion in a pre-service teaching class I instruct, a Black woman asked me a simple and complex question,: “Do all Black teachers experience racism at work?”. My answer is, “Yes, of course.

08/13/2021

My office mate always sleeps on the job.

08/13/2021

So many BIPOC folks find themselves joining leading "equity teams" with no pay. This invisible labor is unjust. Paying them for their work should not be an option.

Volunteer-based DEI teams often recreate the inequities they are designed to address. Here is how to do better.

08/06/2021

Went to the Redwoods last week for some self-care.

08/06/2021