Kareem Neal, M.Ed. - The Inquiry Series: Exploring Inclusivity

The Inquiry Series: Exploring Inclusivity is speaker series featuring leaders in inclusion and diversity from across the country whose incredible work is paving the way to ensure everyone belongs in the outdoors. To learn more, head to www.wildernessinquiry.org/inquiryseries For this session we hosted Kareem Neal, M.Ed., whose passion for connecting all students in schools will guide us in exploring what it means to truly feel one is a part of an educational community, and the impact of what meaningful connection through learning has on feeling included in larger society. Kareem Neal is a self-contained special education teacher in Phoenix, AZ. He is the recipient of the 2019 Arizona Teacher of the Year award, and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Northern Arizona University for his contributions to special education. Kareem is a 2019-2021 Understood Teacher Fellow. He is also on the board of directors for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and helped pilot the National Network of State Teachers of the Year mentorship program. Springing from his awareness that students with learning differences did not truly feel like members of their school communities, Kareem was inspired to evaluate his own educational journey and how students in black communities often do not feel like education spaces are for them. Kareem is now a restorative justice trainer for the Phoenix Union High School District. He focuses on building community through eliminating bias that comes from lack of connection with people who are different from each other. Music by BenSound

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