Alycia Wright, M.Ed.

Educator, Community Leader, Activist

Dedicated culturally-relevant pedagogy with a commitment to creating diverse homeschool spaces

History

Cultural Studies

Social Justice

Alycia Wright, M.Ed. is a former public teacher of ten plus years turned homeschooling mother of the last 7 years.

She holds a Masters of Education with an emphasis on Special Education and Gifted Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. In the public schools, Alycia taught US History, Civics, and speciality classes such as Wilson Reading for students with reading disabilities, as well a math club for students with Dyscalculia, all at the middle school level.

Alycia is the founder and director of Cultural Roots Homeschool Cooperative in Richmond, Virginia. This co-op specifically focuses on history from a decolonized lens and supports families of color. Her passions include providing diverse educational resources and assistance. One of her latest endeavors is the creation of a statewide homeschool conference to address the needs of homeschooling families of color.

With regards to other areas of work, she serves as National Director of Radical Inclusion for Together We Will USA and is a founding member of Together We Will RVA. Alycia serves a local youth mentor for Envision, Lead, Grow, whose goal is end poverty by introducing girls to entrepreneurship. Lastly, Alycia teaches a variety of African-American /US history classes both in person and online. She also does a great deal of community activism workshops & creating community partnerships for youth in Central Virginia.

You can contact Alycia at Alyciawright@gmail.com.

Alycia's Class List

Date	Class	Subject Filter	Age Level	Filter by Age	Class Type	Filter by Class Type	Teacher	Filter by Teacher	Price	Availability	Filter by Availability	Live Meetings
March 20-May 14, 2023	Middle School Writing Foundations 1: Note-Taking and Summary (Session 2)	ELA	11-14	middle	Live	live	Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason	mparrinellocason	$220	Class Full	closed	Thursdays at 3pm EST
March 20-May 14, 2023	Middle School Writing Foundations 2: Narratives	ELA	11-14	middle	Live	live	Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason	mparrinellocason	$220	Class Full	closed	Tuesdays at 11am EST
March 20-May 14, 2023	Middle School Writing Foundations 4: Introduction to Research Writing	ELA	11-14	middle	Live	live	Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason	mparrinellocason	$220	Class Full	closed	Tuesdays at 1pm EST
March 20-May 14, 2023	Middle School Writing 3 with A Dog in the Cave (Guided-No Live Meetings)	ELA	11-14	middle	Guided	guided	Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason	mparrinellocason	$200	Space Available	open	none
March 29 - April 12, 2023	Dinosaurs	Science	7-11	elementary	Live	live	Blair Lee, M.S.	blee	$80	Space Available	open	Wednesday 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/2023 at 10am PST
March 30 - April 13	Birds & Bees & Flowers & Trees	Science	6-10	Elementary	Live	live	Blair Lee M.S.	blee	$80	Space Avaliable	open	Thursday
April 26 - May 10, 2023	Flight	Science	7-11	elementary	Live	live	Blair Lee, M.S.	blee	$80	Space Available	open	Wednesday 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 at 10am PST
April 27 - May 11	The Periodic Table	Science	6-10	Elementary	Live	live	Blair Lee M.S.	blee	$80	Space Avaliable	open	Thursday

Latest Courses

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A Young People’s History of the United States

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Students Testimonials

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Hi! I’m listening to my 6.5 year old ASD/ADHD/SPD/GAD kid in his science class with Blair right now, and I just feel like everyone should know how incredible these classes are. They’re hands-on, engaging, absolutely challenging but also totally appropriate for interested young kids, and FULL of great science. Blair and Alison have been so patient and kind with Gus and they do a great job developing a comfortable and exciting learning community. We’ll definitely be signing up for more classes and I’ll recommend them to anyone who’s looking. If you’ve been on the fence, give it a try!

Update: He is running around the house finding simple machines, and just grabbed a pencil to draw as many types of levers as he can imagine

I just feel like everyone should know how incredible these classes are

We have thoroughly enjoyed ancient history with Sam Matalone Cook and would love to continue following the history courses under her instruction. Michelle’s writing workshop was a welcomed addition to our semester and the ease of adding on a quick workshop to the semester was appreciated. I do wish that I could take classes, too. The great selection makes me jealous; Fairy Tales and Feminism would be so incredible to join in and to learn with Sam! And the LGBTQ+ history and US courses! Blair’s enthusiasm for science comes across strongly and is encouraging for the young learners. So many great classes- so little time.

Sheila and Elisa

So many great classes- so little time.

From homeschooling parent classes to learn how to best guide our learners to outsourcing subject classes with passionate teachers, SEA Online Classes have been a vital part of our homeschooling journey. I am so grateful for the variety of subjects offered and for the wonderful team making it all happen. We are happy to support SEA online classes, where we hope to be learning for years to come! Outsourcing some of our subjects has been a positive change to our homeschooling curriculum. It has allowed myself and children to stay on target this year and I’m very appreciative of the teachers and this forum for our learning. Sheila

I am so grateful for the variety of subjects offered and for the wonderful team making it all happen

SEA online classes have a way about them that ENCOURAGES my child in a way that I know that EVERY instructor will bring my child to life, and empower my child to work harder as she WANTS to do her best. I never worry about a teacher who shames or uses cohesion in class. That is a gift! SEA has teachers of very high character and professionalism.

SEA has teachers of very high character and professionalism

Biology 2 has been a well structured class. The course content and materials cover the subject well and the weekly meetings have been welcomed for continuity. Blair’s enthusiasm for the subject comes across strongly and is encouraging for the young learners. Sheila and Elisa

Biology 2 has been a well structured class

Families will receive a full refund if they withdraw up to one week before the class begins. After that time, but no later than the second class, a 50% refund will be given. It is important to note that the class has a limited number of slots and once the class begins, it is extremely difficult to then fill that space. (Note: Refunds made more than 30 days from purchase date will be docked a 15% administrative processing fee.)

I try my very best to avoid class cancellations. I often teach classes even if the minimum number of enrollees has not been met. However, I do reserve the right to cancel a class if the minimum enrollment is not met. I will do so 48 hours before class begins and issue full refunds. In the event of an emergency that requires me to cancel an individual session, I will work with individual learners to find a sufficient make-up strategy. This may include a recorded session or a rescheduled session.

I recognize that students have different comfort levels and experience with participating in online class environments. Students are welcome to participate in the way that works best for them. While I prefer students to appear on camera and participate via microphone in live classes, I am also okay with students who do not want to appear on camera and use only the microphone or chat box.

Students are given a google classroom page weekly. This page includes chapter questions, videos and other activities that serve as enrichment for the chapter. I highly encourage students to complete as many of the activities as possible, prior to our class discussion. If families choose not to do some or all assignments, learners may stay in the class. I will not be issuing end of the course grades. Families may however reach out to me for feedback on their students’ engagement and the assignments they did complete. Basically, I welcome families to do what works best for them, but I believe learners will get the best experience if they complete the work assigned.

It is important to me that all students have a safe and enjoyable classroom experience, so I have some behavioral guidelines to reach that goal. My general behavioral guidelines are as follows (and will also be announced directly to students in an age-appropriate way):

Mute microphones if there is excessive background noise
If we are in a large class, you may have to use the “raise hand” feature before speaking
No mean-spirited comments in discussion boards (disagreements should be handled respectfully)
Students must wear clothing when on camera
No flooding the chat with off-topic content
No name calling, bullying, or unwanted private messaging
No sharing contact information with other students without parent permission
No disruptive behavior that distracts other learners (such as constantly changing background screen, changing screen name to something silly, making faces at the camera, etc.)

Here are some examples of ways that I may address behavioral issues in order from least to most invasive:

Disable particular functions of the online classroom (for example, turn off private chat, manually mute microphones, turn off a video feed)
Privately reach out to students to ask them to stop the behavior during class
Reach out to students and their families to brainstorm a solution to a behavioral issue outside of class
Require a parent/guardian to be present during live sessions in the event of repeat behavioral violations
Remove a student from live sessions but allow them to continue in the rest of the course and send recordings
Remove a student from the class

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