Felicia Darling
Math/Ed Professor. Passionate about including students from all identities and backgrounds--and democracy.
- Role
- Author of Empathy Unchained Heal your Trauma, Uplift the World at Gracepoint Publishing
- Location
- Petaluma, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Felicia Darling
Dr. Darling loves teaching math and teaching teachers how to facilitate inclusive, inquiry-based math learning that builds on students’ lived experiences. She is a Full Professor at Santa Rosa Junior College (two-year university) where she teaches math, teacher ed, and Playing with Mindfulness and Math. She is a Lecturer of social justice Precalculus and Calculus 1 at UC Berkeley – merging her passion for math ed with her drive for social change. While earning her PhD from Stanford in Math Ed, she won a Fulbright for documenting innovative approaches to community math in a Mayan village and working with local teachers to pilot active math tasks that built on students’ funds of math knowledge. Teachin’ It! Breakout Moves that Break Down Barriers for Community College Students, guides teachers to facilitate inclusive and inquiry-based group learning to reach and teach students who have been historically left out of STEM careers. Her Empathy Unchained™ DEIA Conversation Deck, helps educators create a culture of belonging in classrooms and on campuses. Felicia weaves her yoga, social justice, and mindfulness expertise into her math and teacher education courses to reduce math anxiety and create a more inclusive and empathy-informed classroom community. Empathy Unchained™ Heal Your Trauma, Uplift the World advocates healing past hurts, exploring biases, and following one\'s higher purpose to make our communities more just and compassionate. You might laugh while reading her books, since she illustrates them with her untamed, Professor Funnies©. Her groundbreaking work has been spotlighted by prominent platforms including Inside Higher Ed, Education Week, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and Chronicle of Higher Education.
Experience
Author of Empathy Unchained Heal your Trauma, Uplift the World
Jan 2020 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO, US
Empathy Unchained: Heal Your Trauma, Uplift the World and Empathy Unchained DEIA Conversation Deck seek to make the world a more welcoming and kind place.
Education
Northern Vermont University
Bachelors degree, Mathematics
1988 — 1992
Stanford University Graduate School of Education
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mathematics Education, 3.93 GPA
2011 — 2016
Vermont State University
Masters in Education, Curriculum and Instruction
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Qualitative Research
- Curriculum Design and Development
- Mathematics Education
- Program Evaluation
- Classroom
- Teaching
- Data Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Professional Development for Math Teachers
- Higher Education
- Tutoring
- Grant Writing
- Statistics
- Education
- Teacher Training
- Staff Development
- Research
- Teaching Math to Linguistic, Socioeconomic, and Racial Minority Students.
- Community Outreach
- Success Coach
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