Black Futures
Artist: Summer Dawn & Erik James Montgomery
Type: Professional Learning
Program Availability: In-Person, Virtual
Description
What does the classroom of the future look like for Black students? In this workshop, participants learn how anti-Blackness and white supremacy have impacted Black education in America – and how conscious anti-racist efforts can dismantle these systems of oppression. Together, we will envision creating fruitful learning spaces for marginalized students and see how our lesson plans can be more culturally and historically responsive. (initially created by Josh Campbell in collaboration with Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz)
Location
In-Person or Virtual
Recommended Participants
- Teachers
- Arts Specialists
- Paraprofessionals
- Educational Leaders
Learning Intentions
Participants will:
- Use poetry as a tool for exploring their identities and how they interact with the world around them.
- Explore key concepts like anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and oppression – as well as some proposed solutions to dismantling them.
- Examine their relationship to white supremacy and its values.
- Learn about the history of Black education in America.
- Envision a supportive learning space for marginalized students that includes a system of accountability for when humans make mistakes.
- Engage with Gholdy Muhammad’s Historically Responsive Literacy framework uplifting identity, skills, intellect, criticality and joy.
YA Connections
- NJSLS-VPA: Artistic Process; Creating; Anchor Standard 1: Conceptualizing & Generating Ideas
- NJSLS-VPA: Artistic Process; Responding
- Anchor Standard 7: Perceiving and Analyzing Products
- Culturally Responsive Practice
- Social Emotional Learning – Transformative
Professional Standards for Educational Leaders
- Standard 3: Equity & Culture
- Standard 4: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Price & Info
Price
Workshop Cost per Day: $1215.00
Travel Fee: $95 per day (virtual and on-demand programs are not charged for travel)
Information
Program Length: One Three Hour Session, Two 90-minute Sessions, or Three 50-minute sessions
Appropriate For Grade(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Theme
Theme
Curriculum Connections
Curriculum Connections
Creative Writing
History
SEL: Social Emotional Learning