Anti-Racism in the English Language Arts Classroom
One of my favorite places to be is in the studio, or these days, in the Zoom room, with Jeffrey Garrett and Dr. Manuel Rustin, the co-hosts of the All of the Above web show and podcast. As the Senior Middle School Correspondent for the show I am blessed to share my perspective on a range of topics - middle school, literacy, curriculum, pedagogy, building community, you name it. If you haven’t seen their powerful commentary on all things public education yet, be sure to check out one of their more than 50 episodes.
Their latest episode titled “English Language Arts and Anti-Racism” features Julia Torres, an educator I adore, and me in conversation. Julia is a teacher librarian for five schools on the Montbello Campus within the Far Northeast region of Denver Public Schools. I was blessed to meet her through the Project LIT Community a few years back and am so grateful for her expertise and sisterhood. Check out our conversation on how to put anti-racism into practice and decenter whiteness in ELA classrooms.
You can also enjoy other All of the Above episodes I’ve been blessed to be a part of here:
Creating a Culture of Literacy
Exploring Teacher Quality in High-Need Schools
The Teacher’s Dilemma: Should I stay or should I go?
It's (Project) Lit! A Conversation with Geneviève DeBose Akinnagbe