CAPACITY COMMITTEE
The purpose of our committee is to create effective change and equitable educational opportunities for Black children. We do this through targeted professional development, culturally responsive curriculum, and the development of a BE-U Educator’s Residency Program. This work is used as tools to build the capacity of educators and administrators as we dismantle the current structures and systems, and provide frameworks for new structures and systems that will sustain us in the future.
Join us as we Serve Black Educators, Influence Others, and Impact Black Children through our work.
CAPACITY BUILDING SUBCOMMITTEE WORK
Professional Development
Combating racial and socioeconomic inequalities through targeted training, mentoring, college partnerships, that supports teachers and encourages retention to increase efficacy and student achievement for Black students. A NYC/NYS residency program will provide a culturally responsive framework which will assist in shifting the current paradigm to empower educators.
Curriculum & Instruction
The development of curriculum that is based in dismantling the Eurocentric perspectives and ideologies taught to our children. Currently, we are redesigning the Social Studies curriculum (K-12) to reflect and offer a culturally responsive curriculum that centers Black students.
Equity
Ensuring that Black students have access and opportunities that have been denied within past and current education systems through resources, fiscal responsibility, and human capital.
Systems & Structures
Creating equitable systems and structures that influence the performance of black students, shows an appreciation for diversity, cultivates greatness, and creates an environment of student belonging.
CAPACITY LEADS
Dr. Nyree
Dixon
Capacity Co-Chair
Dr. Nyree
Dixon
Capacity Co-Chair
CAPACITY BUILDING MEMBERS
Dr. Nia
Johnson
Professional Development Subcommittee Chair
Jonelle
Rock
Equity Subcommittee Chair
Ashley Blakely
Commitee Member
Jonelle
Rock
Equity Subcommittee Chair
LaToya Garcia
Commitee Member
Jennifer
McRae
Professional Development Subcommittee
Tyquan
Ward
Professional Development Subcommittee
Lonice
Eversley
Curriculum and Instruction
Subcommittee
Cassandra
Johnson
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommitte
Lisa Caldwell
Linder
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Dr. Carleen Miller-Bailey
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Torianna
Murray
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Almarie
Walker
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
RESOURCES & LINKS TO SHARE
Documentaries/Movies
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The Hate You Give
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Between the World and Me
-
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Books
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We Want to Do More Than Survive by Bettina Love
-
Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Mohammad
-
Stamped From the Beginning by Ibrahim Kendi
-
How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibrahim Kendi
-
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO by James Baldwin
-
When Affirmative Action was White by Ira Katznelson
-
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivn Van Sertima
-
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
-
Civilization or Barbarism by Cheikh Anta Diop
-
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
-
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity by Christopher Stringer and Robin Mckie
-
African Presence in Early Asia by Runoko Rashidi
-
The African Origin of Modern Judaism: From Hebrews to Jews by Jose V. Malcioln
-
Black Spark White Fire: Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe? by Richard Poe
-
Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal
-
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zarretta Hammond
-
Implicit Bias in Schools: A practitioner’s Guide by Gullo, L. et al
-
Academic Language Mastery Culture in Context by Noma LeMoine and Ivannia Soto
-
Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project by Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb, Jr.
-
Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the present by Nell Irvin Painter
-
The Skin We Speak by Lisa Delpit et. al
Data Sources
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NAEP-National Assessment of Education Progress
Links and Apps
Get Involved
-
Hip Hop Civic by Dr. Bettina Love
-
But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billing
-
The 1619 Project Curriculum
-
Teach Teachers How to Create Magic by Dr. Chris Edmin — Ted Talk
Other Sources
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The Culturally-Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) Education Framework
-
Partee, G. (2014). Retaining teachers of color in our public schools. Center for American Progress.
-
Thomas, D (2019). Diversifying the teaching profession: How to recruit and retain teachers. Learning Policy Institute.
-
Hammond, L, et. al (2006). Securing the Right to Learn: The Quest for an Empowering Curriculum for African American Citizens
The purpose of our committee is to create effective change and equitable educational opportunities for Black children. We do this through targeted professional development, culturally responsive curriculum, and the development of a BE-U Educator’s Residency Program. This work is used as tools to build the capacity of educators and administrators as we dismantle the current structures and systems, and provide frameworks for new structures and systems that will sustain us in the future.
Join us as we Serve Black Educators, Influence Others, and Impact Black Children through our work.
CAPACITY BUILDING SUBCOMMITTEE WORK
Professional Development
Combating racial and socioeconomic inequalities through targeted training, mentoring, college partnerships, that supports teachers and encourages retention to increase efficacy and student achievement for Black students. A NYC/NYS residency program will provide a culturally responsive framework which will assist in shifting the current paradigm to empower educators.
Curriculum & Instruction
The development of curriculum that is based in dismantling the Eurocentric perspectives and ideologies taught to our children. Currently, we are redesigning the Social Studies curriculum (K-12) to reflect and offer a culturally responsive curriculum that centers Black students.
Equity
Ensuring that Black students have access and opportunities that have been denied within past and current education systems through resources, fiscal responsibility, and human capital.
Systems & Structures
Creating equitable systems and structures that influence the performance of black students, shows an appreciation for diversity, cultivates greatness, and creates an environment of student belonging.
CAPACITY BUILDING MEMBERS
Dr. Nyree
Dixon
Capacity Co-Chair
Dr. Nyree
Dixon
Capacity Co-Chair
Jonelle
Rock
Equity Subcommittee Chair
Dr. Nia
Johnson
Professional Development Subcommittee Chair
Dr. Cluny
Lavache
Professional Development Subcommittee
Sonia
McIntosh
Professional Development Subcommitte
Jennifer
McRae
Professional Development Subcommittee
Tyquan
Ward
Professional Development Subcommittee
Lonice
Eversley
Curriculum and Instruction
Subcommittee
Cassandra
Johnson
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommitte
Lisa Caldwell
Linder
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Dr. Carleen Miller-Bailey
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Torianna
Murray
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Almarie
Walker
Curriculum and Instruction Subcommittee
Dr. Silvia
M. Lloyd
Systems and Structures Subcommittee
RESOURCES & LINKS TO SHARE
Documentaries/Movies
-
The Hate You Give
-
Between the World and Me
-
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
Books
-
We Want to Do More Than Survive by Bettina Love
-
Cultivating Genius by Gholdy Mohammad
-
Stamped From the Beginning by Ibrahim Kendi
-
How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibrahim Kendi
-
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO by James Baldwin
-
When Affirmative Action was White by Ira Katznelson
-
They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient America by Ivn Van Sertima
-
The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison
-
Civilization or Barbarism by Cheikh Anta Diop
-
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
-
African Exodus: The Origins of Modern Humanity by Christopher Stringer and Robin Mckie
-
African Presence in Early Asia by Runoko Rashidi
-
The African Origin of Modern Judaism: From Hebrews to Jews by Jose V. Malcioln
-
Black Spark White Fire: Did African Explorers Civilize Ancient Europe? by Richard Poe
-
Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal
-
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zarretta Hammond
-
Implicit Bias in Schools: A practitioner’s Guide by Gullo, L. et al
-
Academic Language Mastery Culture in Context by Noma LeMoine and Ivannia Soto
-
Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project by Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb, Jr.
-
Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the present by Nell Irvin Painter
-
The Skin We Speak by Lisa Delpit et. al
Data Sources
-
NAEP-National Assessment of Education Progress
Links and Apps
Get Involved
-
Hip Hop Civic by Dr. Bettina Love
-
But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billing
-
The 1619 Project Curriculum
-
Teach Teachers How to Create Magic by Dr. Chris Edmin — Ted Talk
Other Sources
-
The Culturally-Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) Education Framework
-
Partee, G. (2014). Retaining teachers of color in our public schools. Center for American Progress.
-
Thomas, D (2019). Diversifying the teaching profession: How to recruit and retain teachers. Learning Policy Institute.
-
Hammond, L, et. al (2006). Securing the Right to Learn: The Quest for an Empowering Curriculum for African American Citizens