As an educator and advocate, I am charged with the responsibility of making the arts relevant and accessible. I strive to bring more awareness to my own biases so I can create a more inclusive environment. Inclusivity encourages students to become more engaged citizens in the classroom and beyond while gaining the ability to self-direct their learning. This student-centered approach underpins every class I teach. As a teacher, I believe in being aware and sensitive to the idea of teacher-student hierarchy and hope to challenge students to be active participants in their construction of knowledge by partnering with them in the learning process. I strive to create an inclusive, respectful educational environment that reflects my educational creative practice within diverse communities. Through student-centered and feminist pedagogy, my classroom is a safe domain for the assimilation of knowledge. As an educator, I am responsible for the content I share and the methodology of how I teach. I believe constant reflection and expansion of knowledge are necessary for growth as a teacher, whereby, we must continue to be lifelong learners to impact change. Our world (locally and beyond) is diverse, and so our teaching should mirror, nourish, and complement that diversity.