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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. With this in mind, we (Hines and Fletcher) compiled the collection of readings by prominent scholars, as described herein. Dr. Erik M.

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Film About the Abuse of People of Color Becomes a Teaching Tool

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For a year and a half, Webb collaborated with educators to create the 3E Program for Social Justice and Change , which begins its official roll out on November 15. The 3E Program aims to teach unfiltered American history by combining ethics, empathy, and empowerment, the three Es. Meeting the New York state standards for U.S.

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Children are facing potentially permanent learning loss. But additional instructional time alone won’t help.

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But additional instructional time alone won’t help. There are many strategies district leaders have used to combat learning loss that focus on building more instructional time, like extending the school year and encouraging summer prep classes. What district leaders need to focus on now is the quality and efficacy of that instruction.

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Combating the Illusion of DEI Collusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Why would an institution boast that “46% of this year’s incoming class are students of color” and shun its process to ensure that faculty can attest to their capacity to teach them? No amount of disciplinary knowledge will nullify the adverse impact of not learning to teach it to others.

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From Research and Theory Into Practice: hooks’ Homeplace Matters in the Educational Lives of Black Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there isn’t necessarily a step-by-step process by which said spaces are created, it is important to note that their creation must be done in community/collaboration with Black youth, families, and educators. Teaching homeplace: How teachers can cultivate Black joy through culturally responsive practices in the classroom.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Black and Belonging, Gray co-constructs initiatives with students that show the world how to affirm them and show their teachers how to teach them. He is also the chief executive officer of Black and Belonging, a networked community of young thinkers designing cultural experiences that create a more welcoming society.

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Leveraging Diversity to Fuel the Creative Arts

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So, in addition to delivering instruction that focuses on skills, technique and emerging technologies, we must also provide safe and inclusive space for students to explore visual storytelling in service to critical issues.” Akbar, who teaches in the department of arts and communication, sees it as a vital means of communicating.