Tiana Silvas
Fifth-grade Teacher, New York City Department of Ed PS 59
Tiana Silvas (@tianasilvas) is a fifth-grade teacher at PS 59 in Manhattan and served as a Heinemann Fellow from 2016 to 2018. Previously, she taught upper elementary school and was a literacy coach in the South Bronx—work that helped lay the foundation of critical literacy and culturally responsive teaching that drives her practice. Her research focuses on the ways in which writing increases resiliency and agency in students who face trauma and/or adverse childhood experiences.
Appearances
DateOctober 12, 2019The Equity in Education Program shifts the focus to evidence-based strategies for integrating social-emotional learning (SEL) in the literacy classroom…Speakers
Equity Advocate and Literacy Consultant, The Educator CollaborativeCultural Studies Teacher, The Philadelphia SchoolFifth-grade Teacher, New York City Department of Ed PS 59Manager of Educational Partnerships, Center for the Collaborative Classroom
