Episode 54, ACT 2: Melissa Parke - Walk In TruthTeaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie

Hey, PODience! What are you saying "yes" to right now? What obstacles are standing in your way that you are willing to knock over in order to do and feel something new? These are just a few questions that pervade the second part of our two-episode arc featuring Melissa Parke. In Act 2 of Episode 54: "Walk in Truth," Melissa talks a bit more about her work. She specifically goes into more detail about the Afro-centric SEL framework she created, noting that the lens through which the framework operates is centered in culture. Then, suddenly, the conversation turns sharply into a talk about love of sports, fitness and the power of saying yes. This carves out space for the two to discuss the work that needs to be done, internally and externally, in order to create meaningful goals and bring new ideas and systems into all aspects of life, particularly in education. So, will Melissa and Courtney be going head-to-head in a rugby match? It'll make sense when you listen, which you can do via SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify or anywhere you listen to podcasts. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Hip-HopEX Presents

Black Teaching Artist Lab- Come Get School. The Creator of the Afrocentric SEL Framework will lead on how to design learning with Black Identity in Mind

Black, Bi-Polar and Badass

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Celebrating Blackness Through SEL

Are you interested in increasing the social emotional learning of your black students? Then you don’t want to miss this talk with Melissa Parke, founder of @blackteachingartistlab where she’ll be sharing tips from her Afrocentric SEL model and more!

Afrocentric SEL

Our mission is to support Baltimore City Public School teachers and school communities in building sustainable and just neighborhood schools. We accomplish our mission through school-based projects that deepen school relationships, and through policy and advocacy work to support school communities in coming up with their own solutions to historic inequities.

M.E.C Presents: Poetry Across The Curriculum Facebook Live

As April is National Poetry Month, MEC like to host a Facebook live (through Zoom) centered around the importance of the Arts in classrooms and reading and discussing a poem from One Book One Philadelphia's 2021 pick, Jericho Brown's "The Tradition."