Three presentations in 2 days at the @caaeyc conference in Pasadena and what a turnout! Grateful for the connections, conversations, the energy, and the space to push on language, equity, justice, and blackness in early childhood education.
Now I’m running on fumes. Time to recharge to teach 2 classes tomorrow at @cppceis . For today, rest and reset.
#caaeyc #ece #blackece #docdejohnette
My mother passed away on the first day of this semester and I have been struggling to stay on track but the grace that my students have shown me is truly incredible. Today they showered me with gifts and I was absolutely speechless.
✨📚 Celebrate Black Children’s Book Week with us! 📚✨
Join us for a day of storytelling, creativity, and community as we uplift diverse voices and celebrate the joy of reading. 💛
📅 February 26, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 CPP University Library, 2nd Floor – Bronco Community Zone
✨ What to expect:
✔️ Listen to stories
✔️ Create art
✔️ Receive a FREE book
Bring your friends and stop by for an inspiring and fun-filled experience! 🌟
#BlackChildrensBookWeek #CalPolyPomona #LiteracyMatters #RepresentationMatters #EarlyChildhoodEducation
My paper, Play as Justice: Co-Creating Liberatory Play Worlds with in Early Childhood Education, was accepted to the 2026 AERA Conference-selected from over 13,000 submissions this year.
This project reimagines how early childhood education students can use generative AI to design creative, justice-centered play spaces that challenge inequity and center joy.
Every piece of this project is about possibility in how we teach, how we play, and how we build futures rooted in justice.
#aera2026 #PlayAsJustice #earlychildhoodeducation #liberatorypedagogy #AIandEducation #blackearlychildhood #Afrofuturism #ece #cpp #docdejohnette
First, this position of CRT, without any knowledge about it, never gets old. But shout out to @juliusadoyle for the simplest explanation for people to understand. I once heard @gloria.ladsonbillings say, “If you have a better theory, I would love to hear it.” #crt #antiracism #crtscholar #docdejohnette
✨ Big news! ✨
I’ve been awarded the 2025–2026 SPICE Grant at Cal Poly Pomona! 🙌🏽💛
My project will support Early Childhood Studies instructors through a Canvas-based anti-racist pedagogy training and monthly Race Talks 🧠🗣️
This work is all about empowering educators to center justice, equity, and joy in early learning spaces. Let’s build liberatory classrooms—starting with the folks leading them. 👩🏽🏫🔥
More to come soon. I’m so excited for what’s ahead!
#SPICEGrant #antiracistpedagogy #EarlyChildhoodStudies #RaceTalks #JusticeInEducation #CalPolyPomona #FacultyDevelopment #ECE #LiberatoryPedagogy #docdejohnette
