Teaching Black Children in NYC
Literacy, Culture, Childhood, and Upstander Pedagogy
Format: Professional Development Training
Length: 2 hours
Audience: Non-Black teachers, school staff, teaching artists, and youth workers
Focus: Black childhood, culturally responsive literacy, adultification bias, anti-racist upstander practice, restorative classroom response, family/community context
This professional development resource supports educators in moving from passive awareness to active upstander pedagogy in classrooms serving Black children. Participants examine race, schooling, culture, discipline, curriculum, and teacher responsibility through a New York City lens. Designed for educators committed to culturally responsive teaching, anti-racist practice, and student-centered school transformation.
Teaching Black Children in NYC
Literacy, Culture, Childhood, and Upstander Pedagogy
Format: Professional Development Training
Length: 2 hours
Audience: Non-Black teachers, school staff, teaching artists, and youth workers
Focus: Black childhood, culturally responsive literacy, adultification bias, anti-racist upstander practice, restorative classroom response, family/community context
This professional development resource supports educators in moving from passive awareness to active upstander pedagogy in classrooms serving Black children. Participants examine race, schooling, culture, discipline, curriculum, and teacher responsibility through a New York City lens. Designed for educators committed to culturally responsive teaching, anti-racist practice, and student-centered school transformation.