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I recently had the privilege to work with the amazing staff at on Culturally Relevant Teaching! We examined its three core components which says students should:
🤩 Experience Academic Success
✊🏽 Develop Cultural Competency
🤔 Develop a Critical Consciousness

The teachers were then able to see examples of what that looks like in a real classroom and then develop their own ideas about what it could look like in their own classrooms this year. I can’t wait to see how it all turns out!!

It’s always a joy to work with the amazing teachers of !! 👩🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫

During our session together, we explored the roots of the current value systems that exist in our schools and the impact they can have on our children.

Then we discussed what it would look and feel like to adopt an African centered value system, like those exemplified by the Adinkra symbols of Ghana, and how it might shift the culture of their classroom and school. 🖤✊🏽🏫

I can’t wait to see the affect this will have on their students!!

Last week I had the pleasure of conducting a workshop with the Blacktastic staff over at . ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

The workshop was entitled, Designing an Afrocentric Authentic Assessment and it walked participants through the different types of formative and summarize assessments that exist and which ones were the most effective at activating student learning 🧠.

The final task was for the teachers to design their own Afrocentric Authentic Assessment that they would deliver to their students in the comings weeks. I was blown away by some of their prototypes!

Whether it was teaching measurement by having students make their favorite recipe at home with their families, or teaching the different shapes by having students design new traffic signs to go in their neighborhoods, the teachers really got what it takes to link their assessments to real world application that have to do with the students’ history, culture and daily lived experiences. Bravo! 👏🏽

I’m still in shock by the amazing article done by about me and the work I’m trying to do to make learning our true history more accessible for our children! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

If you want to read the article, I’ve added it to the link in my bio!

Excited to meet the amazing Black families at the conference today!

Excited to serve as a panelist for Innovation for Education event.

I will be discussing my work with to develop their Afrocentric curriculum, as well as other ways that educators can create liberating change in their communities.

Recently I had the privilege of working with the amazing teachers at and about how to be a culturally responsive teacher and how to develop cultural competence in their students.

Specifically we discussed how to develop lessons that counter notions of white supremacy and show the positive accomplishments and contributions of African and African American people on global society.

Tomorrow I will be presenting at The State of Black Learning Conference, where I will be leading a discussion on “Decolonizing Your Curriculum: Disrupting White Supremacy in Your Classroom”

This presentation is part of a series that I deliver to help teachers, schools, and districts make the learning experiences their students encounter more equitable, liberating, and culturally affirming. Check out the link/website in my bio for more information and how to have me deliver workshops at your school. ✊🏽✊🏽

Swipe ⏩⏩ I’ve always loved receiving feedback from my students when I was teaching in the classroom. It’s the same now that I am teaching adults!

Here’s some feedback from my most recent workshop on Reimagining the Purpose of Education that at conducted with the amazing teachers at and 👩🏾‍🏫👨🏿‍🏫

Had a blast working with the staff at and yesterday!

They did some amazing revolutionary work reimagining what school is going to look/feel/sound like for their students this year! ✊🏽✊🏽

An article I wrote for One Day online magazine on the benefits an Afrocentric education can have on Black children just got published!! 🎉🎉✊🏽✊🏽

Check out the link in my bio for the full article!!