Afrocentric Diversity & Techquity

Lesson & Student Work Examples

Below are resources that were created while co-teaching with JCPS teachers. They are not in any particular order.

Please feel free to use these lessons or artifacts as inspiration to make your own versions of what you have experienced here in ANY subject that you need it for! You are more than welcome to copy them as is, or make it your own. You are always welcome to email me ideas you may have at venita.burnett@jefferson.kyschools.us.

JCPS teachers can find lessons in the Curriculum and Instruction section of our JCPS Teacher Digital Backpack as well as other resources.

Trombone Shorty

Creating Infographics

Co-teach at Greenwood Elementary

Topic: Trombone Shorty

Creating Infographics in ELA

Students learned how to create infographics in Canva from a blank canvas. They created one together in a small group, then created one individually to show what they learned from reading a book.

Topic: Trombone Shorty

Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale

Creating GIFs in Reading Workshop

Students at Luhr Elementary created GIFs using Google Slides about the various folktales they have been reading in class. They created GIFs as an alternate way of giving a summary of folktales.

Topic: Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale

Visualizing Poetry Through Infographics

Students learned how to create infographics in Canva from a blank canvas. They created one together in a whole group setting, then created one individually to practice this reading comprehension strategy.

Topic: Poetry--"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

Digital Tools Resources

(Specifically: Slides 3 & 7)

JCPS Digital Learning Channel

Video: https://youtu.be/vi4Th0eJfK0

Copy of Backpacing with Tech in ELA

LOOK: I added words to my LJ GIF

Published Link

Creating GIFs

Co-Teach at Blake Elementary

Topic: Lonnie Jonson

How-To Video: https://watch.screencastify.com/v/DnxKVa9iNSRkvunhuEF0

Creating Infographics

Literacy & the Metaverse Virtual Camp

(Infographic begins at 14:53)

Topic: The Metaverse

Day 5_Lit the Metaverse_Video Lesson.mp4

“Me and Uncle Romie”

Creating Infographics

ELA Small Group Lesson at Blake Elementary

Topic: Character Traits

Afrocentric Diversity & Techquity

Lesson & Student Work Examples

** JCPS teachers can find lessons in the Curriculum and Instruction section of our JCPS Teacher Digital Backpack as well as other resources. **

Creating Infographics

Co-teach at Greenwood Elementary

Creating Infographics in ELA

Students learned how to create infographics in Canva from a blank canvas. They created one together in a small group, then created one individually to show what they learned from reading a book.

Creating GIFs in Reading Workshop

Students at Luhr Elementary created GIFs using Google Slides about the various folktales they have been reading in class. They created GIFs as an alternate way of giving a summary of folktales.

Visualizing Poetry Through Infographics

Students learned how to create infographics in Canva from a blank canvas. They created one together in a whole group setting, then created one individually to practice this reading comprehension strategy.

Digital Tools Resources

(Specifically: Slides 3 & 7)

JCPS Digital Learning Channel

Creating GIFs

Co-Teach at Blake Elementary

Creating Infographics

Literacy & the Metaverse Virtual Camp

Creating Infographics

ELA Small Group Lesson at Blake Elementary

JCPS teachers can find lessons in the Curriculum and Instruction section of our JCPS Teacher Digital Backpack as well as other resources.