In this episode, Franchesca interviews Chandra Joseph-Lacet and Gorgette Green-Hodnett from Real Talk, Real-Time Educators Forum and discusses the bi-product of self-care, teacher advocacy. 

Chandra Joseph-Lacet has spent the last 27 years working in the field of education. She began her career in Higher Education working in various Student Affairs Departments. After 5 years in Higher Ed, Chandra decided to transition to K-12 education and began her teaching career as an Elementary School Teacher with the Boston Public Schools. In addition to working as an Elementary School Teacher, Chandra has also served as a Special Education Teacher, Literacy Coach, Special Education Coordinator and Assistant Principal. Currently, Chandra serves as a coach for teachers across the district of Boston.  In this capacity, Chandra works with teachers and teacher mentors across the district to elevate instructional practices and create highly engaging, student-centered environments focused on strengthening student learning outcomes. This summer, Chandra had the pleasure of joining the faculty of Brandeis University as a Lecturer in Education in their Teacher Leadership Program.

Gorgette Green-Hodnett after completing a non-traditional program towards teacher certification, Gorgette joined Charles County Public Schools in 1998.   She spent 13 years as a math teacher and served as a math department chairperson and as a full release Mentor Teacher for 3 years.  Currently, Gorgette is an Instructional Resource Teacher at General Smallwood MS. As the school-based instructional leader in math, Gorgette leads professional development of  best practices in math instruction and the integration of instructional technologies along with coordinating math interventions. Gorgette is also responsible for county-wide course content and professional development for the CCPS 7th Compacted Math Course.