Dr. John P. Broome

Dr. John P. Broome is a Clinical Associate Professor of Education at Purdue University, where he teaches future educators how to unlearn, think critically, expand their creativity, and bridge emerging technologies with curriculum for global citizenship. His current work focuses on culturally responsive pedagogy, critical historical inquiry, artificial intelligence, and counter-storytelling in teacher education. From his early career as a high school teacher and a strategy consultant at Accenture to publishing in leading journals and mentoring at SXSW EDU, John brings a wide-ranging, deeply reflective approach to education.

John enters the Acosta Institute Fellowship with a profound commitment to healing-centered growth. A longtime practicing Buddhist, he has integrated contemplative practices into education since 2005, advocating for mindfulness and “slow work” long before these ideas gained traction. His recent projects include developing “Imani,” a queer Black feminist chatbot designed to affirm, empower, and liberate educators through culturally sustaining pedagogy and critical historical inquiry—an effort at the intersection of justice, technology, and care.

Through the Fellowship, John hopes to revisit and expand on his original dissertation focus: cultivating digital literacy and thoughtful engagement in young people using AI as a tool for slow, critical processing. He looks forward to learning in community, deepening his practices, and co-creating new models of tech-integrated, healing-centered education.