Tips and Books to Celebrate Juneteenth With Your Students!

Juneteenth is here! I’m so excited to share tips and books for celebrating Juneteenth with you! Can you believe that Juneteenth was named a national holiday? A national, federally-recognized holiday! Oh my gosh! When I saw this information for the first time, it was a small whisper of news showing across my screen. I actually […]

It’s Much More Than Just Your Door

Black History Month is Here! Black History Month is one of my favorite times of the year! It just is! I learn so much about my history and my culture- each year there is something new. It is such an amazing feeling! As a student, I don’t know that I always had that feeling about […]

Open Doors to African American History

View this post on Instagram these KOOL teachers took the #blackhistorydoorchallenge @takachanique we love this 🙌🏾❤️ #art #blackhistory #blackteachersrock #creative #school #inspiration #blackexcellence #melaninpoppin #greatness #spotify #anchorfm #podcast #coolteacher #blackhistorymonth #artclass A post shared by JKOOL PODCAST©️KEEP IT KOOL (@itsjkool) on Feb 1, 2019 at 4:46pm PST Open doors to African American history! Who would […]

An Easy Way to Kick-Off Black History Month With Your Students

Happy Black History Month! I hope that you are equally excited about this month as I am! As you probably know, I love teaching history period. But, being able to share a little bit of your own history always tugs a little more deeply at your heart strings. This month has so much history, depth, […]