Black Girl in the Middle (eBook)

Five Transformative Practices to Make Schools Better for Black Girls

Melody M Hawkins (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
188 Seiten
Corwin (Verlag)
978-1-0719-8213-6 (ISBN)

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Navigating Black Girl in the Middle
INTRODUCTION
WHY IS SHE SITTING ALONE?
WHY FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS?
FIVE PRACTICES FOR ENHANCING LEARNING FOR BLACK GIRLS
USING THIS BOOK
PART 1: REFLECT ON BELIEFS AND BIASES
Chapter 1: It′s Not My Fault; It is My Problem
Black Girls′ Educational Equity
Claiming the Path Forward
Chapter 2: Practice One—Identify Your Beliefs
UNPACKING EXPERIENCES: THE RESEARCH ON BLACK GIRLS AND THE IMPACT OF SOCIETAL BIAS
Study 1
Study 2
PART 2: BUILD COMPASSIONATE AND SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIONS
Chapter 3: Practice Two—Plant the S.E.A.D
IMAGINE THIS
SEAD IS THE SEED
SEAD: A WHOLE CHILD APPROACH TO STUDENT SUCCESS
SEAD’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING BLACK GIRLS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SEAD
THE EDUCATORS’ ROLE IN ADVANCING SEAD FOR BLACK MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
COMMUNITY EDUCATORS AND PARTNERS: EXTENDING SEAD BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Chapter 4: Practice Three—Listen with Compassion
FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
HONORING THE VOICES OF BLACK GIRLS
COMPASSIONATE LISTENING PROMPTS TO BUILD TRUST AND SAFETY
THE IMPACT OF COMPASSIONATE LISTENING
THE POWER OF COMPASSIONATE LISTENING
PART 3: ADVOCATE FOR HER DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDHOOD
Chapter 5: Practice Four—Encourage Positive Self-Talk
WHAT IS SELF-TALK?
POSITIVE SELF-TALK IN LEARNING SPACES
MIAH’S STORY
LAYLA’S STORY
PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING POSITIVE SELF-TALK
Chapter 6: Practice Five—Advocate for Their Girlhood
STAND UP FOR BLACK GIRLS
THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER . . . RIGHT?
THE ADULTIFICATION OF BLACK GIRLS
WHERE TO BEGIN: DISMANTLING ADULTIFICATION BIAS
UNDERSTANDING THE DEVELOPING MIND
NEURODIVERGENCE AND THE DEVELOPING MIND OF BLACK MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
WHERE TO BEGIN: RE-DRESSING EXPECTATIONS
Chapter 7: PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIE
THE NECESSITY OF SYSTEMIC CHANGE
SCALING THE BELIEF FRAMEWORK
PARTNERING WITH FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES: EXPANDING HER SUPPORT NETWORK
BUILDING A CULTURE OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY
A VISION FOR THE FUTURE
Conclusion: Transforming Learning for Black Girls
THE JOURNEY OF TRANSFORMATION
A CALL TO ACTION
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.9.2025
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Schlagworte: addressing biases in education • advocating for black girls • BELIEF framework • black girl development • black girl education • black girl in the middle • black girls in education • educational equity for black girls • empowering black girls • equity in middle school • inclusive classrooms for black girls • Melody Hawkins book • Melody Hawkins educator • middle school equity • practices for black girl success • research-backed education strategies • socio-emotional growth in education • systemic barriers in education
• ISBN-10: 1-0719-8213-3 / 1071982133
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0719-8213-6 / 9781071982136