TFA-Black Community

Connecting Teach For America's black community with people passionate about education and teacher diversity. Re-tweets are not endorsements.

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

Have you been following the #ECVegas14 tweets? Amazing opening plenary with @MrDavidJohns and @HendersonKaya and alum educators

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

RT @AfAmEducation: The experiences of Black male teachers parallels Black boys in schools. #Dreamrisedo
http://t.co/gRnlMH2AuN

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A6 Race, Gender and Educational Desire: Why Black Women Succeed and Fail, Heidi Safia Mirza. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A6 WOC should be able to be adequately prepared for high skill jobs. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A6 We need to make sure that Black girls have equal access to after school programs and activies. #AfAmEdChat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A4 Like male counterparts, Black girls are subjected to punitive policies at alarming rates. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A4 Assumptions can be dangerous. Using sex or race as a predictor of abilities and interests is harmful to our WOC. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A4 We should be conscious of grouping together all students of color – while there are similarities,WOC face unique challenges.#AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A4 WOC can be successful in STEM fields. A common myth is that women are better suited for work in sociology or humanties. #AfAmEdchat

[Kimberly Bryant @6Gems]

@AfAmEducation But the "work" of @BlackGirlsCode + mine personally is also about driving the conversation about race + gender.

[Kimberly Bryant @6Gems]

@AfAmEducation My goal is to shift the dominant mindset that suggests that "Black girls don't code". Yes they do--and So much more!

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A2 Closing the digital divide for WOC is crucial to increasing access for female students of color. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A2 WOC are vastly underrepresented in the growing STEM fields, and we hope to work together to increase those numbers. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A2 Our work with @BlackGirlsCode is working to reach WOC and teach them vital progamming skills. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A1 @TFA We’re intentional in increasing diversity in our corps showing black girls what they can achieve. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

A1@TFA,we work hard to ensure our teachers are culturally responsive to make learning more effective & appropriate for students. #AfAmEdchat

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

Excited to join #AfAmEdChat! @TeachForAmerica. #dreamrisedo

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

Sign the #Dreamrisedo pledge today: http://t.co/y2PwhZJ56U. Share Reuben's journey, and see why he teaches. http://t.co/fFPrRvUrFx.

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

Kenny Lattimore asks us to think of teachers, particularly their impact upon young black boys.http://t.co/iP0WXZpYtu #dreamrisedo

[TFA-Black Community @gather4ed]

@teachforamerica building a mural @BronxbridgesHighSchool. Thanks to all @StateFarm Neighborhood Session.