Graduate Student Elaysel German is featured in Rutgers-Camden NewsNow for her work in creating positive learning spaces for children

Elaysel German if featured in Rutgers-Camden NewsNow article titled Camden Native, Ph.D. Student, and Award-Winning Educator Returns Home to Create Postitive Learning Spaces for Children.

For the past several years, the Rutgers University–Camden doctoral student had served as an award-winning educator in New York City, designing and implementing culturally sustaining literacy programs with books that reflect New York’s diverse population.

“What I wanted to do from the beginning of my career was to create safe spaces that centered my students’ identities and their experiences, so that they can critically engage with their lives and the world around them,” says the Ph.D. student in childhood studies, who was named to the International Literacy Association’s “30 under 30” in 2019.

Read the full article here.