Session: Watch Your Language
Rusul is the Executive Director of Parkdale Centre for Innovation. Parkdale Centre is a Canadian non-profit committed to making entrepreneurial & professional skills accessible through inclusive programs, with a focus on equity & innovation. Previously, she was Partner at Ci. Strategy+Design, a design thinking agency that works with organizations on strategy, design and inclusion. Alrubail co-founded her first product and business, The Writing Project, back in 2015. The Writing Project is a student publishing platform currently used in the States by educators and students to amplify student voice and help students become better writers. She is also an education writer, and a social justice advocate. Alrubail has taught English composition and literature to high school, college, and undergraduate students for 10 years. She has written with Edutopia, Education Week, The Guardian, PBS Newshour, The International Literacy Association, EdWeek Teacher, Teaching Tolerance, ASCD’s Educational Leadership, Edsurge, Annenberg Learner Foundation, Medium and other prominent education publications. She’s a TEDx speaker and a social media influencer on education, race, and equity. Her work focuses entrepreneurship, diversity and inclusion, and teacher professional development and training