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114: Practical Teaching Ideas for Teaching Black History 365, an Interview with Dawnavyn James of @QueendomTeaching

May 27, 2024 Episode 114
114: Practical Teaching Ideas for Teaching Black History 365, an Interview with Dawnavyn James of @QueendomTeaching
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Honest Math Chat
114: Practical Teaching Ideas for Teaching Black History 365, an Interview with Dawnavyn James of @QueendomTeaching
May 27, 2024 Episode 114

Are you looking for practical ideas for teaching Black history in your classroom? I have the perfect interview for you about how to incorporate past and present Black history into your classroom from a teacher who truly understands the classroom perspective.

This episode is about teaching Black history year around, not only during Black History Month and practical, simple ways to incorporate it in your classroom.

In this episode we'll chat about: 

  • The purpose of Black History Month
  • Teaching Black history year around
  • Practical tips for incorporating Black history into your math block

About our guest, Dawnavyn James:

Dawnavyn James is an early childhood, elementary, and Black history educator, emerging scholar, and Black history researcher. She promotes the importance of Black history education in early childhood and elementary classrooms and is the author of Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long which centers her experiences teaching Black histories in elementary classrooms. Dawnavyn is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo and is a fellow at the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education.

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  • engage every student in problem solving, daily.
  • create a daily structure that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
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  • confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

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Show Notes

Are you looking for practical ideas for teaching Black history in your classroom? I have the perfect interview for you about how to incorporate past and present Black history into your classroom from a teacher who truly understands the classroom perspective.

This episode is about teaching Black history year around, not only during Black History Month and practical, simple ways to incorporate it in your classroom.

In this episode we'll chat about: 

  • The purpose of Black History Month
  • Teaching Black history year around
  • Practical tips for incorporating Black history into your math block

About our guest, Dawnavyn James:

Dawnavyn James is an early childhood, elementary, and Black history educator, emerging scholar, and Black history researcher. She promotes the importance of Black history education in early childhood and elementary classrooms and is the author of Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long which centers her experiences teaching Black histories in elementary classrooms. Dawnavyn is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the University at Buffalo and is a fellow at the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education.

Connect with Dawnavyn: 

Also check out: 


Leave a review!

If you love listening to Honest Math Chat, please take a few seconds to leave a review so other teachers know this is a valuable place to spend a few minutes each week.


Have Questions? 📱 My DMs on IG are always open @hellomonamath

🤩 Math Word Problem Workshop

Save time and energy by planning a simple daily routine that increases student engagement, problem solving, & math proficiency!

When you join the Math Word Problem Workshop, I'll show you how to...

  • engage every student in problem solving, daily.
  • create a daily structure that allows students to collaborate, reflect, take risks, and use mistakes as opportunities.
  • a system to plan for problem solving, simply and efficiently.
  • confidently facilitate a students lead problem solving workshop

Join today by clicking HERE!


Have Questions? 📱 My DMs on IG are always open @hellomonamath