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ERIC Number: EJ1306288
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-928X
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The Revolutionary Act of Teaching Black Children Superbly
El-Mekki, Sharif
Learning Professional, v42 n3 p50-53 Jun 2021
At the Center for Black Educator Development, the organization Sharif El-Mekki founded and leads, they believe that to teach Black children "superbly" is a revolutionary act. In service of that goal, they prepare educators to instill in Black children a positive sense of their own racial identity and, in so doing, equip them with the literacy, numeracy, and myriad social-emotional skills they will need to be lifelong leaders and activists in the revolutionary work of advancing equity in all its forms. Their charge at the Center is twofold. They work to strengthen the pipeline of Black and Brown teachers and, at the same time, equip the teachers of today and tomorrow with the cultural humility and understanding to effectively teach Black and Brown children. This article describes the Center's Freedom Schools Literacy Academy, a five-week program that simultaneously nurtures young Black and Brown scholars and teacher apprentices who will one day lead their own classrooms. The program integrates the best practices of the Children's Defense Fund and Philadelphia Freedom Schools with a culturally responsive, affirming, and sustaining early literacy curriculum.
Learning Forward. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 800-727-7288; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: office@learningforward.org; Web site: https://learningforward.org/the-learning-professional/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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