Being Black in America's Schools: The Professional Guidebook: K-12 Education Edition

This workbook, Being Black in America Schools: The Professional Guidebook K-12 Education Edition is a companion piece to the book, Being Black in America's Schools, and flows from a commitment to high-quality adult learning and professional development. The workbook will summarize the key themes in Being Black in America's Schools for all educators.
Within the workbook you will have access to the following:

• Equity Rubric (self-assessing tool)
• Self-Reflection Questions
• Action Questions to Guide Your Practice
• Equity Audit Cycle
• Equity Reflection Sheet
• Equity Lesson Plan Template

The tools in the workbook are meant to aid in dismantling the inequitable designs prevalent within your schools and add to the rigor in your classrooms. High expectations, rigor, and teaching strong critical thinking skills in your students is most crucial in driving equity.

The workbook is broken into six sections: 1) early childhood education, 2) primary education, 3) secondary education, 4) education pedagogy, 5) liberatory systems, structures & policies, and a bonus section for 6) post-secondary considerations to inform your practice. Each section outlines clear focal points, crucial themes, key questions, and a self-assessing rubric to help improve your practice for students.

We hope that all educators find this guide as a resource to better transform your schools and classrooms to ensure that each child can leave your educational environment empowered and inspired to discover their phenomenal light within.

Buy the original text, Being Black in America's Schools
If you're interested in other professional development books in this series, check out these titles:

• Being Black in America's Schools: The Professional Guidebook Elementary Edition
• Being Black in America's Schools: The Professional Guidebook Secondary Edition