VALENCIÁ DE’LA CLAY-BELL

Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell is the author of “G.R.O.W. Productivty Guide: 100 Self-Paced Strategies“ to help learners overcome mental barriers hindering their creativity. Hailing from Harlem and grown in Greenburgh, New York, she co-founded multiple non-profits, created an international art program, and self-published a guidebook to promote cultural consciousness.

As a former middle grades teacher and dedicated social scholar, Valenciá became an influential content creator by aligning her social media platform with her classroom. She shared valuable insights on education, inclusivity, mental health, and her emotional journey. Her efforts created numerous opportunities for historically marginalized learners and inspired many teachers to create spaces to publicly share their own classroom experiences, sparking a teacher social media movement that highlighted the realities of education and students' needs in impactful ways.

In her current work as a lecturer at her alma mater, Morgan State University, she guides learners in finding evidence in multi-media forms of texts and justifying analytical ideas. These critical thinking skills can be applied to academic, career, and creative independence endeavors because they help people make plans, change them when needed, and stay focused on their goals. Valenciá’s work is all about helping others develop these important abilities for their future. By nurturing these abilities, her work aims to help learners build the foundation necessary to achieve their academic and career goals.

Valenciá pivots from a professor to productivity party planner, offering differentiated support to enhance self-regulatory learning and creative achievement to diverse learners spanning across ages 12 to 80. Her personal struggles with managing traumatic thoughts while learning inspired the pursuit of a PhD in trauma-informed educational practices and certifications to become an Adaptive Somatic Psychedelic Art-Therapy Facilitator for adult creatives and scholars. 

Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell remains driven by her passion for mental health, education, and fostering creativity, as she continues to expand her knowledge in trauma-informed literacy, movement, and productivity to empower diverse learners and create lasting educational change.