Charity Moran Parsons

Charity Moran Parsons

Charity Marcella Moran is a former high school project-based learning teacher, New Tech Network school development coach, and middle school alternative programs instructional specialist. These experiences, coupled with her work as an elementary school Federal Programs Title I coordinator, provide a sustainability and capacity-building focus to Charity’s work. She believes that place-based learning is a powerful and transforming instructional strategy that, when leveraged appropriately, dispels achievement disparities and empowers all stakeholders to become lifelong learners. Charity’s focus areas include strategic program development, culturally responsive teaching, educating and empowering Black males, STEM, 21st century skills, project-based learning, literacy, language, and equity.

Charity currently serves as director of district and school leadership in the state of Kentucky for PBLWorks and is founder and CEO of iDoSchool.com, specializing in international educator training and independent consultation services tailored to address a diverse range of school program development requirements. As the founder of iDoSchool, Charity’s work and research revolves around establishing a safe space for teachers to innovate and develop the skills to decolonize curricula, build culturally responsive learning experiences, and debunk myths around students of color. Together with PBL Path, Charity has facilitated place-based learning projects at Whitney Plantation, with expeditions and experiences crafted for both teachers and students to experience, learn from, and appreciate the place and its history. WIth service opportunities as an adjunct professor, she leads professional development in culturally responsive teaching, curriculum design, and STEM curriculum management, offering a unique perspective for each service she provides.

A Gates Millennium Scholar, Charity earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Southern University and A&M College, her master’s degree in secondary mathematics education from Centenary College of Louisiana, and an educational specialist certification in educational leadership from Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge.