Rabia Khokhar (she/her/hers)
Rabia Khokhar (she/her) is an elementary teacher in Toronto, a PhD student and an education and equity consultant. Her research interests include equitable education, children’s literature, and educator professional development. Rabia is passionate about bringing equity theory to practice in a variety of settings and contexts. She enjoys sharing her teaching, learning and research on her social media platforms. Rabia is the recipient of the Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario’s 2021 Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award, the 2022 Professional Learning and Curriculum Development Award, the 2022 Angela Thacker Excellence in Teacher-Librarianship Memorial Award and the 2025 Harmony Movement Educator Award. You can find out more about Rabia on her website www.rabiakhokhar.com , X: @Rabia_Khokhar1 and Instagram: @Rabia_Reads.
2026 Sessions
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Moving Beyond a Booklist: Critical Book Selection with an Equity Lens
As educators we have the platform to help our students feel ‘seen’ and represented through the books we choose to intentionally share and teach through… Read More →
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What can a Read Aloud do? Fostering Identity, Belonging and Community with Interactive Read Alouds
Read alouds are often a daily activity in the elementary classroom. They are also a foundational cornerstone used to promote a love of reading, model… Read More →
2025 Sessions
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Using Picture Books to Discuss Social Justice and Equity Topics with Young Learners
Picture books are a central part of elementary classrooms and play a key role in the lives of young learners. They are also multidimensional, sophisticated,… Read More →