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Becoming Vanessa Book Review
Hello there! I’m a happy educator today, and I cannot wait to share with you all again another great book review, and it is titled Becoming Vanessa. It was written and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton. I had the pleasure of interviewing Vanessa a few weeks ago, and definitely check out her podcast episode with me on The Cultural Curriculum Chat.
Barack Book Review
In honor of President’s Day, I’m going to share a great book about our first African-American President, Barack Obama. This book, titled Barack, is a beautiful biography for students written by Jonah Winter. Illustrated by AG Ford. This story is beautiful and impactful, and it talks about our first African American president. Um, it talks about how Barack went on his own
5 Tips to Engage Employees During Black History Month
Thinking about Black History Month, I was reflecting on how to help you, to continue to be more engaged in this month with your Black colleagues, employees, and staff. Black History Month — also known as African American History Month — is a month-long celebration of the lives and achievements of African Americans. Every February, teachers, students, and families gather
The ABCs of Black History Book Review
Today I’m gonna chat more about this book, The ABCs of Black History, written by Rio Cortez and illustrated by Lauren Semmer. This is a wonderfully made book inspired by the late great James Baldwin. You can see. “History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history.”- James Baldwin. I just
Nicole and the Fifth Grade Desk Book Review
I’m here to share another great book for your classroom and homelife: Nicole and the Fifth Grade Desk by Tiffaney Whyte, Illustrated by Christina Rudenko. First of all this book is really well written it talks about a little girl named Nicole who is all ready for the first day of 5th grade but still a little nervous to start
All Are Welcome Book Review
All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman is a New York Times Bestseller. It comes with the cutest poster in the jacket I used to put up in my classroom. I love how this book even starts inside the author. Suzanne got inspiration from her daughter’s school Kimball Elementary where I love that she wrote about
Creating and Sustaining an Inclusive Workplace Environment: Key Strategies for Success
“Another thing I want you to remember when you are trying to be more culturally inclusive is that your colleagues of color are not hired to do the work for you.” Jebeh Edmunds Tweet When we talk about an inclusive workplace environment, many words are thrown out to intimidate you. But that’s not what the process is about. When working
My 3Cs of Cultural Competency
Today we’re going to talk about all things Cultural Competency, what it is, and my famous 3 C’s to keep us all in check so we can better relate to our community members of color. I can’t wait to share tips on understanding my 3cs of Cultural Competency so you can get to work. What is Cultural Competency?
What I’ve learned from teaching online during the pandemic
From my experience this school year, I feel like I got to play my Rocky theme song like I do every year at the end of the school year, to say. Finally, I made it to the top of the stairs in the school year. Teaching in this mode, I’m also feeling like, Yeah, I need to figure out what
