I am an anti-bias educator and consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion in K-12 education. I have 25 years of experience as an educator, including as a classroom teacher, teacher trainer, curriculum designer, content developer and writer.
My clients are from all over the United States and include K-12 schools, districts, universities, non-profits, publishers, museums and media companies. I help folks build capacity to promote equity and support diversity, whether in the work they do directly with students and communities or through the products and services they provide to educators.
Prior to becoming a consultant, I worked with Learning for Justice (fka Teaching Tolerance) where I was the the principal author of the Social Justice Standards, a first-ever set of benchmarks for anti-bias education. I have designed instructional tools such as Civil Rights Done Right and Reading Diversity and was central to the development of resources like Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' and Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education. I have authored articles about the school to prison pipeline, culturally competent instructional coaching, white racial identity and diverse literature.
A primary focus of my work today is equipping teachers with foundational knowledge in the goals of anti-bias education and using the Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards to align and improve curriculum and school culture.
From 1998-2011 I taught middle and high school social studies and literacy in public, charter and alternative school settings in Newark, NJ and Washington, DC where I also worked as an instructional coach and new teacher mentor. I have worked with non-profit organizations such as One World Education, the Children’s Defense Fund's Freedom Schools program and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
A ’98 Teach for America corps member and graduate of Binghamton University. I hold a master’s degree in philosophy and social policy from American University in Washington, D.C. Click here for my full CV.
Contact me to learn about how I can support your school or organization or to discuss fees and services. I would love to hear from you!
email: emily.chiariello@gmail.com phone: (202) 210-1610