Summer Institute

June 25 & 26, 2026

Join the Literacy Center Summer Institute as they welcome Lorena Escoto Germán! 

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Lorena is a three time nationally awarded Dominican American educator focused on anti-racist education. She has taught English Language Arts from 6th through 12th grades in both public and private schools. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, NPR, PBS, Rethinking Schools, EdWeek, Learning for Justice Magazine, and more. She published The Anti Racist Teacher: Reading Instruction Workbook, and Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices about curriculum & lesson development focused on social justice. She’s a co-founder of #DisruptTexts through which she encourages teachers to work toward an inclusive ELA curriculum. As Co-Founder and Academic Director at Multicultural Classroom she leads professional development for teachers and creates teaching materials with and for leading literacy organizations. Lorena is also the former Chair of NCTE’s Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English. She lives in Tampa, Florida. 

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