m.o. kng

Hayward

Mo (or m.o.) is a high-school English teacher and writer in the Bay Area who loves hanging out at their local rock climbing gym, scream-singing to the latest K-pop hits in the car, and curating a sick collection of discount frozen dinners. Their resolution this year is to embrace failure in order to grow.

Projects

  1. diyMFA: an experiment

    After a long, difficult break, I'm slowly figuring out how to make reading and writing part of my life again. I'm using Gabriela Pereira's book diyMFA to gui…

    Literary Arts, Education

  2. Mo's 2022 Portfolio

    This is the start of my writing journey - I'll be putting links to my work as the year progresses :)

    Literary Arts

  3. Untaming Voices: Authentic Writing Instruction in the High School Classroom

    In February 2022, I had the opportunity to deliver a 40-minute conference presentation on high school writing pedagogy for Passionfruit, a Korean-American no…

    Education

  4. speech therapy: poems and prose on trauma, healing, and empowerment

    My first book, speech therapy explores (among other things) Korean War trauma, queer longing via Carly Rae Jepsen, broken toenails, and bad Sunday school mem…

    Literary Arts

  5. February Fashion Challenge

    Over the last few years, I've amassed a large collection of clothes...only to stick with the same five outfits 90% of the time. I need a push to step outside…

    Literary Arts

Skills

  1. Literary Arts

    Focus
    Performance & Reading, Teaching, Writing
    Genres
    Personal Narrative, Lyric Essay, Education, Spoken Word, Free Verse Poetry

  2. Education

    Focus
    Writing & Literature Pedagogy, Humanities Pedagogy, Community & Engagement, Curriculum Development, Education Leadership
    Types
    Secondary Education, Public Education, Inquiry-Based Learning, Student Centered, Critical Pedagogy
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