StoriED is an organization formed for the purposes of The advancement of education through listening to the humanistic stories of teachers and students working to reimagine education and eliminate prejudice. This project connects our educators of today, our pre-service educators of tomorrow and our students in the city of Pittsburgh through stories. Stories of diverse educators today inspire our future educators of tomorrow who, in turn, empower diverse students and their stories via literacy support, identity, criticality and joy. Three stories. One belief. Literacy heals the landscape.
For our educators of Today …
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StoriED began with our teacher storytelling platform in 2020. It continues to share powerful stories of diverse Pittsburgh educators to inspire future generations, lift up the profession and build bridges of empathy. This project transcends across school districts and grade levels, opening new windows into the field. We hope to continue to recognize diverse educators who are working to insert humanity back into education, and transform the field in regards to diversity, equity and inclusion. Educators are continuing to leave the field at an alarming rate, and this organization wishes to recognize the stories that often go unnoticed and encourage future educators into the field.
For our educators of One Day…
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StoriED hopes to begin collecting pre-service educator stories from The University of Pittsburgh and surrounding universities, as we work together to provide culturally responsive literacy lessons and literacy tutoring services to students residing in the city of Pittsburgh. Utilizing a mirror (identity), window (perspectives of others) and bridge (action) framework, students will work to create culturally affirming environments, inclusive literacy lessons grounded in the science of reading and Saturday programming focusing on diverse, authentic literature and Gholdy Muhammad’s five literacy pillars-identity, joy, criticality, skills and intellect.
For our students and future global change makers…
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Students are our future change makers and global leaders. With this knowledge, we understand that literacy is a right. Giving our students the power to read and write empowers identity, culture and voice. We use stories to accomplish our goals. We use stories to improve our futures. Our students deserve to find joy in reading and use their own stories to advocate for social change.
