School Climate - Venus Evans Winters - Episode 7

Venus Evans Winters' work specializes in racialized and gendered experiences in schools. Winters discusses equity and school climate, and talks about the impact of surveillance in schools.

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Equity in Education

Bitter Sweets: Mapping Pineapples, Hospitality and Slavery

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Bitter Sweets: Mapping Pineapples, Hospitality and Slavery

This lesson introduces students to historic primary and secondary source documents and geospatial technology to explore nineteenth-century slavery and trade between the Caribbean and United States...

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Civil Rights in South Carolina

Analyze the movement for civil rights in South Carolina, including the impact of the landmark court cases Elmore v. Rice and Briggs v. Elliot; civil rights leaders Septima Poinsette Clark, Modjeska...

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Discrimination in 20th Century

: Explain the practice of discrimination and the passage of discriminatory laws in the United States and their impact on the rights of African Americans, including the Jim Crow laws and the ruling in...

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- Episode 11 Roots of Racism – Thinking Like a Historian about Racism | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

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Roots of Racism – Thinking Like a Historian about Racism | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

Teachers in this lesson have students evaluate current events surrounding racial discrimination. Teachers lead students through why and how historians use a historical lens to discuss racial issues in...

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- Episode 11 What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of Your Black Students | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

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What’s in MY Name: Cherishing the Names of Your Black Students | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

In this lesson teachers engage their students by having them research the origin of their name. Through a historical and cultural lens students and teachers gain a better understanding and...

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- Episode 11 World Languages and the African Diaspora 1

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World Languages and the African Diaspora

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Dr. Gloria Boutte discusses why African languages are important, and how educators can implement them in their teachings. Dr. Boutte also discusses African American vernacular, and Ebonics.

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CEEAAS Series Overview

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Dr. Gloria Boutte discusses the resources educators can expect to find in the Center for the Education and Equity of African American Students (CEEAAS).

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- Episode 11 Critical Research on Black Boys Play and Education 3

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Critical Research on Black Boys Play and Education

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Dr. Nathaniel Bryan discusses his research on perceptions of Black boys' play within the context of schools. Dr. Bryan also discusses the implications of denying students recess as a disciplinary...

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- Episode 11 Unpacking PlayCrit and Counterplay Spaces 4

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Unpacking PlayCrit and Counterplay Spaces

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Dr. Nathaniel Bryan defines Black PlayCrit, and counterplay spaces. Dr. Bryan also discusses the impacts of stereotypes on perceptions of play, and how teachers can create these spaces.

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- Episode 11 African Diaspora Literacy and Epistemology 5

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African Diaspora Literacy and Epistemology

Episode 5

Dr. Gloria Boutte defines African Diaspora Literacy, and African epistomology.

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- Episode 11 Resilience 6

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Resilience

Episode 6

Venus Evans Winters discusses her early work on resilience in students, and shares what she has learned throughout her research.

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- Episode 11 Black Girls and Fighting 8

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Black Girls and Fighting

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Venus Evans Winters is presently working on a scholarship on Black girls and fighting. Winters shares what she has learned through her research.

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- Episode 11 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) 9

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

Episode 9

Venus Evans Winters offers suggestions to help educators who may be struggling with the mental challenges of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). Winters also talks about how schools can become safer...

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- Episode 11 Race, Gender, and Education: Menstruation 10

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Race, Gender, and Education: Menstruation

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Venus Evans Winters talks about how menstruation impacts girls' education in the U.S., along with the mental and emotional nuances of menstruation.

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- Episode 8 Equitable Teaching Strategies 11

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Equitable Teaching Strategies

Episode 11

Venus Evans Winters offers easily-implementable high impact strategies for creating more equitable learning environments.

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Equity in Education Conference

Episode 12

Jennifer Clyburn Reed discusses why the Center for the Education and Equity of African American Students (CEEAAS) created the Equity in Education Conference. Clyburn also talks about other categories...