Episode 30 | Hyphenated w/ Ummi Modeste

In the third and final part of our poetry series with author Ummi Modeste, she shares and analyzes the poem Hyphenated from her book Because I Knew. This is one of her favorite poems as it speaks to the struggle of tracing her roots.  R. Ummi Modeste is a native of Brooklyn, NY where she attended and graduated from the New York City Public School System. She retired from that same school system in 2021, after nearly 30 years of service as a teacher and college and career advisor at City-As-School High School, a unique public school in Manhattan. Ummi holds one bachelor's degree from Ithaca College in Speech, Language and Hearing Services, another from the State University of NY Empire State College in Human Relations; American Sign Language, and a Master's degree in Special Education from Hunter College of the City of New York.  Ummi is an active member of the Breadloaf Teacher Network, an international group of teachers who strive to provide innovative and engaging ways for their students to become stronger readers and writers. Every summer, she is one of the facilitators of the Andover Bread Loaf Writing Workshop (ABL), a two-week professional development workshop held in Andover, MA that focuses on social justice work through literacy. ABL provides professional development for teachers and others who work with youth, as well as workshops for students in cities all over the US. ABL has also held international conferences for teachers and students in Karachi, Pakistan; Nairobi, Kenya and Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. (For more information about ABL, click here).  You may connect with Ummi for speaking engagements, poetry readings and to facilitate workshops at: [email protected]. or [email protected]. To purchase Because I Know, go to the bookstore at thebookpatch.com and search "Because I Knew".  The Ant Racist Teacher Video Course is available now and includes a copy of The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction Workbook (E-book). In this course, you'll find:  The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction E-book  16 lessons w/ tasks for your learning  Videos w/ closed caption accessibility   Reflection questions to support your teaching  Writing prompts to guide your planning  Access to a community of learners processing along w/ you  Opportunities for live/synchronous sessions w/ Lorena & guest speakers For more education resources subscribe to multiculturalclassroom.com. #poetry #immigration #culturallyresponsiveteaching  #teacherssupportteachers  #teacherauthor #teachergoals  #education #school #educators #teaching #teacher #multiculturalclassroom #ourclassroom #ABAR #socialjusticeeducation