Chapter Three
MEET DR. STEELE
Dr. Roland Steele is a Chicago educator, researcher, author, and speaker whose work examines student engagement, culturally relevant instruction, literacy, and the ways schools can create more meaningful learning experiences for students.
His professional experience includes classroom teaching, teacher mentoring and coaching, mathematics and literacy instruction, and developing educational programming designed to reconnect students with learning.
His research examining hip-hop pedagogy and the educational experiences of African American adolescents provides part of the foundation for Fixing What Traditional Education Broke.
Areas of practice
Classroom Teaching
Years of direct instruction in mathematics and literacy with students who traditional models left behind.
Teacher Mentoring & Coaching
Supporting educators as they translate framework into daily instructional decisions.
Research
Hip-hop pedagogy and the educational experiences of African American adolescents.
Speaking & Programming
Keynotes, institutes, and educational programming designed to reconnect students with learning.
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Reach Dr. Steele directly
For speaking requests, professional development inquiries, or partnership conversations, contact him using the information below.