This episode is packed with everything you need to know to create a sense of belonging and inclusivity within your classroom. Dr. JaNay Brown-Wood’s education and experience have led her to be an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar. JaNay and Carla dive into celebrating diversity and the importance of reflection in one’s program.
Dr. JaNay Brown-Wood
JaNay Brown-Wood, PhD, is an award-winning children’s author, poet, educator, and scholar. Her first children’s book Imani’s Moon won the NAESP Children’s Book of the Year Award and was featured on Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show and Storytime with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, her second book Grandma’s Tiny House: A Counting Story! received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and won the CELI Read Aloud Book Award, and her third book SHHH! The Baby’s Asleep received a starred review from School Library Journal. JaNay loves to write, bake, teach, and spend time with her husband, Catrayel, and her daughter, Vivian.
