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Dr. Aaron J. Griffen @DrAaronJGriffen
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, Equity,and Inclusion Practices: Fact and Fiction
@DrAaronJGriffen
Dr. Aaron J. Griffen
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Educational View: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices: Fact and Fiction
BIO: Aaron J. Griffen, Ph.D. is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at DSST Public Schools in Denver, Colorado. He is a K-12 Practitioner with over 20 years experience as a middle school English teacher and assistant principal in Houston, Texas and as a high school principal in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Throughout his career, he has worked exclusively and purposefully in Urban defined schools and districts, serving a culturally, linguistically, economically, educationally, emotionally and diverse population of learners. Dr. Griffen serves on the programming committees for the Educating Children of Color Summit and the African American Youth Leadership Conference of Colorado Springs, Colorado and is the 2013 recipient of the Urban Teaching Award from Texas A&M University. He is an author, speaker, guest lecturer, panelist, and educational consultant with active research interests and a publishing agenda in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Culturally Responsive Instructional Leadership, Multicultural Curriculum and Instruction Design &Implementation, Social Justice & Advocacy, and Urban Policy & Analysis. Follow Dr. Griffen on Twitter: @DrAaronJGriffen and at www.DrAaronJGriffen.com
Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Educational View: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices: Fact and Fiction
BIO: Aaron J. Griffen, Ph.D. is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at DSST Public Schools in Denver, Colorado. He is a K-12 Practitioner with over 20 years experience as a middle school English teacher and assistant principal in Houston, Texas and as a high school principal in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Throughout his career, he has worked exclusively and purposefully in Urban defined schools and districts, serving a culturally, linguistically, economically, educationally, emotionally and diverse population of learners. Dr. Griffen serves on the programming committees for the Educating Children of Color Summit and the African American Youth Leadership Conference of Colorado Springs, Colorado and is the 2013 recipient of the Urban Teaching Award from Texas A&M University. He is an author, speaker, guest lecturer, panelist, and educational consultant with active research interests and a publishing agenda in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Culturally Responsive Instructional Leadership, Multicultural Curriculum and Instruction Design &Implementation, Social Justice & Advocacy, and Urban Policy & Analysis. Follow Dr. Griffen on Twitter: @DrAaronJGriffen and at www.DrAaronJGriffen.com