For this episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming I'm honored to welcome Kyley Pulphus to the podcast to talk about her educator journey, growing up as a child in New Orleans, her love for writing, her mission to support teachers and students to interact with writing as a liberatory practice, and so much more! To learn more about Kyley's work, you can visit the We Scribbin' website at wescribblin.com or follow her on Instagram (@wescribblin).
BIO:
Kyley Pulphus is the founder and principal of We Scribbin'. Born and raised in New Orleans, Kyley grew up in the Lower 9 ward where she still lives down the street from her mama. She received her BA in Communications from University of New Orleans, and her MFA in Film Making from Florida State University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a Literacy Education focus.
Kyley is an award-winning children’s film writer/director. After working in children’s television in Los Angeles, she returned to New Orleans to pursue a career in education. She was a skilled classroom teacher and teacher coach. Kyley was also a teacher consultant for the Greater New Orleans Writing Project, and was the founding program director at 826 New Orleans, the youth writing nonprofit. Under her stewardship, Kyley supported thousands of young people in strengthening their writing skills. She oversaw the publishing of 30 books of youth writing, worked with dozens of teachers, and facilitated many professional development workshops.
Kyley has received several honors, most recently being awarded the International Literacy Association’s Helen M. Robinson Grant. She was also recognized as one of Gambit's 40 under 40 and a Millennial Educator of the Year Finalist.
Outside of work, Kyley enjoys spending time with her loved ones, a good snowball, and dancing, especially to brass band music.
