Jesse Blackburn

About Jesse Blackburn

If you’re an educator committed to seeing your Native students thrive, you know most schools can do better in fostering their brilliance. Yet your organization is likely short on capacity, or clarity in where to start. That’s why I walk with you in co-creating the education Native youth deserve, re-imagining programs and practices to be culturally, linguistically, and emotionally sustaining for whole child success.Even starting with small but surefooted steps for change, together we can have big impact – so your students find belonging and purpose, developing the knowledge and skills to contribute in their community and societies beyond. 🫱‍🫲 HOW I HELPWe humans learn best in good relationship - with our cultures, our communities, our teachers, our families, and our selves. I support educators in healing or building these relationships to effectively educate tomorrow’s Native leaders and their classmates. As a longtime ally to Tribes and multilingual learners in the Pacific Northwest, my consulting solutions draw on a deep love for kids, and more than two decades in linguistics, R&D, language education, and systems for PreK through adult learning. Through strategic planning and partnerships, program co-design, project management, coaching, communications, and funding, I facilitate what your organization needs to: 🪶revitalize your Tribal language, 🪶Indigenize your school’s practices for well-being and engagement, 🪶or provide the place-based Native studies that all students need and deserve. WHAT OTHERS SAY “[Ms. Blackburn] is a leader in our community equity work and provides insight for our educators as we implement Tribal History - Shared History curriculum and perspectives into our classrooms. I appreciate [her] caring and collaborative approach and her insight and experience with culturally responsive practices. Ms. Blackburn’s expertise in Native American perspectives is highly apparent during our work sessions and professional discussions [and] she is quick to share resources and research curriculum […]. I have appreciated her support of the “why” when we work together. She provides a gentle accountability for our equity work. Ms. Blackburn understands the perspectives of teachers, students, families and administrators, and effectively advocates for both student and adult learning.” - Alyson Brant, Principal, Laurelhurst K-8 School, Portland, Oregon WHAT’S NEXT?To explore possibilities for your own learners, message me to set up a call. I’m looking forward to it.

Experience

1. Adjunct Faculty & Program Developer

   Portland State University

   Sep 2010 — Present

Education

• University of Oregon

  M.A.

  2002 — 2006

• University of Oregon

  Coursework & research for Ph.D. Cognitive Linguistics. Dissertation: "The Enactment Effect on SLA."

  2006 — 2009

• Portland State University

  Early Childhood Education

  2015 — 2017

• The University of New Mexico

  B.A.

  1994 — 1998