Dr. Sawsan Jaber, NBCT
@SawsanJaber946Dr. Sawsan Jaber is a global educator, presenter, equity strategist, curriculum designer, and keynote speaker of 20+ years. She has held a variety of leadership positions both in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Jaber is currently a high school English teacher and a District Equity Leader at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, IL. Dr. Jaber founded Education Unfiltered Consulting and works with schools nationally and internationally. She completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on inclusion and belonging of students from marginalized communities. Sawsan was awarded the Cook County Teacher of the year in 2023, IDEA Teacher of the Year in 2022 and has been nominated as the Illinois Teacher of the Year for 2023 and the ISTE 20 to Watch Award for 2023 as well. Dr. Jaber is a Board Director of Our Voice Alliance (OVA) charged with amplifying the voices of teachers of color to create more equity for students of color. Additionally, Sawsan is one of the founders of the Arab American Education Network (AAEN). She is a member of the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Community Leader Network. Dr. Jaber is a National Board Certified teacher and focuses most of her research on engaging students in equity work and advocating for Arab and Muslim students. Among other projects, she is currently working on national and international equity centered projects with Google and the National Board Association. Sawsan is a Pulitzer Teacher Fellow and a WAMS fellow. She has been featured in several conferences and podcasts, and written several blogs, journals, and newsletter publications with the hopes to continue working with educators to empower students to work towards global equity and justice. She has published several scholarly works and her first co-written book, Navigating Precarity in Educational Contexts: Reflection, Pedagogy, and Activism for Change. However, her favorite work is being an Activist Scholar and co-conspirator for justice alongside her students. Sawsan brings the perspective of being the daughter of refugees from Deir Yasin, Palestine. Email: educationunfiltered@gmail.com Twitter: @SJEducate@SawsanJaber946 has not made any collections public yet.