The Dr. Vibe Show™: Greg Birkett And Coleen Birkett “How To Include Black Experience And Diverse Perspectives In Learning”

In helping educators plan for Black History Month, Nelson (Education), Canada’s leading and longest standing education content provider, has updated a series of content in Edwin, the company’s digital learning platform.

Recently, Nelson authors and brother-and-sister team Greg Birkett (history and English teacher, guidance counsellor, author and poet) and Coleen Birkett (teacher, writer, author) were live on our show. They will be talking about How to include the Black experience and diverse perspectives in the classroom?.

During our conversation, Greg and Coleen talked about:

1. Why is it critical to include the Black experience and diverse perspectives in the classroom?
2. How does this contribute to a more equitable and inclusive learning environment?
3. How can teachers be empowered to bring these ideas into the classroom? What are first steps for educators to apply this knowledge?
4. How to appropriately and respectfully incorporate Black students into teaching.
5. Advice for the school boards in Canada.

Resources for Black History Month and the Black experience in Canada

Teachers are having to do a lot more than ever and to bear more responsibility. They need accurate, vetted and consistently high quality content so they can design lessons to accommodate individual students’ education needs. Edwin contains Canadian curriculum-aligned content that teachers can use – among other resources – to plan their lessons, not having to worry about relying on GenAI, Google search or purchasing non-Canadian materials.

* Black Excellence was the #1 most accessed content in Edwin in February 2024, with almost 30,000 minutes spent by teachers and students
* End Racism Today was the #2 most accessed content in February 2024, with almost 15,000 minutes spent by teachers and students
* Black Canadian Communities was the #1 most accessed content overall for the last school year (September 2023 – July 2024), with over 30,000 minutes spent by teachers and students
* 40 per cent more students and teachers have accessed Black Canadian content on Edwin this September 2024 – January 2025 compared to the same period last school year

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