2017 Conversation with Black Teacher Project (Part 2)

Black Woman Educators in Conversation: Audio from the 4th annual BlackFemaleProject/Black Teacher Project Women’s History Month Event QUOTE "That's the most important lesson I have learned in all of my 50 years of teaching, that you must listen to the kids because they will teach you every single time." -Laroilyn Davis SUMMARY In this 2017 conversation hosted by BlackFemaleProject and Black Teacher Project, an intergenerational group of Black female educators discusses how they’ve strategically and innovatively navigated their journeys as Black women working in educational institutions. They lift up how they’ve shaped classroom spaces that nurture Black children and all students to know and love themselves, and they share their thoughts on what other educators should know about their experiences as Black women in the world of education. At the center of the group’s shared stories and sentiments is a deep sense of love and caring for Black children and for all people.

Episode 2 of the BlackFemaleProject Podcast podcast, hosted by BlackFemaleProject, Laroilyn Davis, Belinda Bellinger, Kia Walton, Hattie Tate, Michelle McAfee, Joya Brandon, Ericka Duke, titled "2017 Conversation with Black Teacher Project (Part 2)" was published on August 21, 2021 and runs 46 minutes.

August 21, 2021 ·46m · BlackFemaleProject Podcast

Summary

Black Woman Educators in Conversation: Audio from the 4th annual BlackFemaleProject/Black Teacher Project Women’s History Month Event QUOTE "That's the most important lesson I have learned in all of my 50 years of teaching, that you must listen to the kids because they will teach you every single time." -Laroilyn Davis SUMMARY In this 2017 conversation hosted by BlackFemaleProject and Black Teacher Project, an intergenerational group of Black female educators discusses how they’ve strategically and innovatively navigated their journeys as Black women working in educational institutions. They lift up how they’ve shaped classroom spaces that nurture Black children and all students to know and love themselves, and they share their thoughts on what other educators should know about their experiences as Black women in the world of education. At the center of the group’s shared stories and sentiments is a deep sense of love and caring for Black children and for all people.

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