The authors provide powerful ideas to ensure the wellbeing of all children–from creating safe and joyful play spaces to honoring African American Language to integrating Black culture and history into lessons and across the curriculum. By organizing each chapter according to their “Believe-Know-Do” framework, they not only show teachers how to implement ideas, but also why implementing them is critical to the success and happiness of their students.

Revolutionary Love for Early Childhood Classrooms: Nurturing the Brilliance of Young Black Children
Written by Gloria Swindler Boutte, Kamania Wynter-Hoyte, and Nathaniel Bryan

Source: Publisher (Scholastic Incorporated)

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Introducing BlackBoyCrit Pedagogy, Bryan addresses the impact of socially constructed stereotypes and perceptions in the classroom and highlights the importance of educators who challenge such practices. In so doing, he provides a much-needed in-depth examination of pedagogies, literacies, and practices Black male teachers employ, as well as a perceptive view of the academic and social landscapes Black boys must navigate.

Toward a BlackBoyCrit Pedagogy: Black Boys, Male Teachers, and Early Childhood Classroom Practices (NCTE-Routledge Research Series)
Written by Nathaniel Bryan

Source: Publisher (Taylor & Francis)

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