Ms. Sardia L. Anderson is an educational consultant, literacy coach, poet, author, curriculum developer, and an educational liberationist with almost a decade of experience. Her work is deeply concentrated in culture, diasporic identity, and intellectual currency. Previously, she taught middle and high school writing and history. A graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Pace University, Anderson has been a candid voice on educational disparities. She has published several articles online. In 2018, Anderson published her first book called “Reflections of A Tribal Soul” When asked why she writes, Anderson said, “I find liberty in gripping a pen. My relationship with writing is my anchor from which I survive, thrive, and manifest myself in this world.”
Anderson facilitates professional developments, coach, and train administrators and teachers on the importance of meaningful and relevant pedagogy. She provides organizations with strategies for implementing restorative justice, positive narration, and the establishment of trust through social-emotional learning; she gives feedback on lessons and set measurable goals on black-centered epistemology within a culturally responsive curriculum. She provides unique stratagems for ELA, history, small group instructions, and coach around best practices for effective classroom management. She is a regular guest speaker at John Jay College in the gender studies and English department.
In 2018, Anderson won the Spring Robinson poetic award for her poem “Unspoken Conversations” As an educator, Anderson wants to debunk gender hierarchy and let young people know that they have the power to own the trajectory of their lives. Therefore, they must operate from such an understanding. Anderson currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her daughter.