Learn | Nikisha Lorraine

Learn.
Learning changes us before it changes the world.

Whether I'm designing curriculum, facilitating professional learning, or reflecting on my own experiences, this is a place to think deeply, ask better questions, and discover new ways of learning.

HOW I THINK ABOUT LEARNING

Learning should change something.

I believe learning is most powerful when it helps us see ourselves, our communities, and the world differently.

My approach brings together rigorous thinking, lived experience, reflection, creativity, and care. Whether I'm working with students, educators, or organizations, I design learning experiences that invite people to question, connect, practice, and grow.

I don't believe learning ends when the lesson does. I am interested in what we carry with us afterward.

What guides my practice: Curiosity. Relevance. Reflection. Rigor. Care.

IN THE CLASSROOM

Teaching is where I keep learning.

My classroom is a place for students to read the world as much as they read the text.

Through English, argument writing, discussion, reflection, and inquiry, I create opportunities for young people to develop their voices, examine the ideas shaping their lives, and make thoughtful arguments about the world around them.

English I

Literature becomes a way to explore identity, conflict, perspective, power, community, and the choices people make.

Focus: Reading · Writing · Discussion · Critical Thinking · Storytelling

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Argument Writing

Students move beyond simply having an opinion. They learn to build claims, evaluate evidence, develop reasoning, consider opposing perspectives, and communicate what they believe with clarity.

The goal isn't just stronger writing.

It's stronger thinking.

Focus: Claims · Evidence · Reasoning · Counterclaims · Rebuttals

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Wellness + Learning

I am interested in what becomes possible when wellness isn't treated as separate from learning.

Movement, breath, reflection, regulation, and community-building can help create classrooms where students have more tools to understand themselves and engage with the learning in front of them.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Learning doesn't stop at the classroom door.

My work as an educator has expanded into designing and facilitating learning experiences for educators, leaders, and organizations.

I create spaces where people can slow down, examine their practice, learn alongside one another, and leave with something they can actually use.

Professional Learning

I design and facilitate learning experiences that help educators and teams reflect on their practice, develop new tools, and turn ideas into action.

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Curriculum Design

I create curriculum and learning experiences rooted in clear outcomes, meaningful questions, relevant content, and opportunities to apply what is learned.

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Facilitation

I facilitate spaces for conversation, reflection, movement, and collective learning—creating the conditions for people to think together, not simply receive information.

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ENGLISH

ARGUMENT WRITING

WELLNESS +

LEARNING

WHAT I'M LEARNING

I am a learner, too.

My work continues to change because I continue to change.

This is where I document the questions, connections, experiments, and ideas shaping the way I understand teaching, learning, wellness, and leadership right now.

What does regulation look like in a classroom?
Exploring movement, breath, and other tools students can use to recognize and respond to what they need.

What is yoga teaching me about teaching?
Thinking about practice, patience, presence, and what it means to meet people where they are.

What happens when wellness becomes part of the curriculum?
Exploring what changes when care is embedded into how we teach rather than added after the learning is designed.

How do we teach young people to build an argument without telling them what to believe?
Thinking about evidence, perspective, dialogue, and the responsibility of helping students develop their own thinking.

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LEARNING IS MY PRACTICE

I'm interested in what happens when we remain curious long enough to let what we learn change how we live, teach, lead, and care for one another.

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Learn. Learning changes us before it changes the world.