If you could spend all day with books in New York City, where would you go? Of course the library and many bookstores come to mind, but in the Fall there is the Brooklyn Book Festival! This event is celebrated… Continue Reading
Book lovers, mark your calendars! Every year, around the end of September, New York City celebrates the love of reading and the writers who give us our favorite stories with the Brooklyn Book Festival. Despite its title, it spans all… Continue Reading
How can people of color create spaces of joy, love, and acceptance? AfroPunk, a two-day music and cultural festival, shows how we can redefine our own space to just be. Originally a documentary, showcasing black people in predominantly white spaces… Continue Reading
At the end of August, Brooklyn’s Commodore Barry Park becomes a space of black joy. AfroPunk, a 2-day festival, celebrates artists from every genre of music. Besides recognizing the diversity in black culture, it offers so much more. In this… Continue Reading
Dr. Chris Emdin, a Professor at Teachers College at Columbia University, has a gift of sharing his own stories as a former NYC Public School teacher and infusing it with his research as a professor to offer practical tips on… Continue Reading
The second episode about Dr. Christopher Emdin, a professor at Teachers College at Columbia University and author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood…and the rest of Ya’ll too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education. He wants teachers to… Continue Reading
When the pandemic began last March, for many educators it was a huge learning curve in teaching their students online. How did teachers get through the rest of the year? By starting a book club! With the support of… Continue Reading
There are so many book clubs to join, but as an educator it may be hard to find the time and space to do so. This was not the case for the elementary school teachers at PS 536 in the… Continue Reading
July has quickly come and gone. Summer is still here and I hope you are making the most of it. For many teachers around the country, it means the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. This… Continue Reading