On September 30, 2022, I presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference in Los Angeles, California for my co-presenter Rosalba Serrano (who was unable to attend) and I about 5 Struggles Your Foster Students Wished You Knew. This was a passion project for us because we both came through the foster care system.
We had originally intended to present together in September 2020, but the pandemic had other plans. So we recorded Rosalba’s part as well as added in Jessica Jones’ perspective. We recorded and are sharing this presentation with the hope that it could live on and continue to benefit foster youth. We appreciate you making time to watch and share your learnings.
Note: that there are captions so you can turn them on because the audio did not record as clearly as I had hoped it would.
You can download a one-page PDF version of the takeaways to share with your colleagues here or read my blog post called What I Wish Teachers Knew About Living In A Group Home.