Jigisha Vyas is a university professor, instructional coach, a certified mindful educator, and yoga instructor. Having over a decade of experience, she has worked with a variety of communities and with all different age groups, with leadership in special and general education. In her free time, she teaches yoga and meditation to all age groups! With a student-centered focus, she finds passion in the work of building student voice and student agency, while actively leading and promoting equity and anti-bias teaching in education.
Over several of the past summers, she has been a presenter at the Paramus Summer Institute on Reading and Writing, working with teachers to enhance their instructional skills, as well as taking an opportunity to deepen her own professional knowledge developed from the interactions of those attending the program.