Jose Vilson

Activist, Blogger, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Consultant, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Event planner, Idea generator, Life mentor, Parent, Performer, Public servant, Student, Web guru, Writer/Editor

José Luis Vilson is a veteran educator, writer, speaker, and activist in New York City, NY. He is the author of This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education. He has spoken about education, math, and race for a number of organizations and publications, including the New York Times, The Guardian, TED, El Diario / La Prensa and The Atlantic. He's a National Board Certified teacher, a Math for America Master Teacher, and the executive director of EduColor, an organization dedicated to race and social justice issues in education. He is currently a doctoral student studying sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is now on the board of directors for the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and PowerMyLearning.

Teacher leadership, activism, writing, and sociological analyses.

Teacher diversity is essential not just to the teaching profession, but also to citizenship and democracy around the world.

education, math, poetry, web design, writing

In addition to doing two TED talks, I've also helped organized many educators into doing a TED talk through the TED-Ed program.

Listening to various types of music, dancing merengue/bachata, and elevating communities