Meet Dr. Natasha Thornton

Natasha’s Journey

In her co-authored book, “Revolutionary Love: Creating a Culturally Inclusive Classroom”, Natasha shares how as a classroom teacher, she had to do the difficult work of self-introspection to address some of the biases she held. Although she loved her students, she upheld practices, policies, and curriculum that did not culturally affirm her students.

Natasha’s self-work started by reading the scholarship of Drs. Gloria Ladson Billings, Lisa Delpit, Joyce King, and others who lifted up the beauty of Black culture and insisted that culture is central to learning. This transformative learning greatly shaped her work.

Natasha’s Commitment

Natasha is committed to creating professional learning and instructional resources to support educators with providing meaningful learning experiences that affirm the identities of students of color. 

Now, as the founder of Thornton Educational Consulting, Natasha develops and facilitates professional learning that is powerful and inspiring, and skillfully engages educators through reflective practices and actionable steps that impact classroom practice.

Natasha’s Experience

Natasha has 20 years of experience in the field of education and has served as a classroom teacher, literacy coach, college professor, and educational consultant. She presents locally and nationally at research and teacher/practitioner conferences. Natasha has also authored and co-authored articles on topics related to equity, culturally relevant literacy instruction, and teacher development. Natasha resides in the Metro-Atlanta area with her husband, Eric and 2 sons, EJ and Cam.