Educator Spotlight: Michael Torres on Do Your Lessons Love Your Students?

In this powerful conversation, Michael Torres invites us into his creative teaching practice—where cultural relevance and archetypal themes of power converge to meet students exactly where they are. Michael , a theater arts teacher at Laney College shares how storytelling, identity, and artistic process shape how he builds classroom community and cultivates student voice.

Michael reminds us that when students are invited to bring their full selves to the work, transformation follows.