Dr. Dawn DeCosta 💙🦋🌼🌸🌺🌻🌹💐
@decostadawn.bsky.social
#LoveWinsEverytime 🦋💙Educator, Author, Advocate for literacy, culturally responsive leadership, mindfulness, self care and social-emotional learning. https://www.solutiontree.com/the-change-you-want-to-see.html
Grateful to the Summer Principals Academy at Teachers College for inviting us to share The Change You Want to See! ✨ Nothing like being back where my own leadership journey began, surrounded by future leaders ready to make change happen. 💛📚
August 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Grateful to the Summer Principals Academy at Teachers College for inviting us to share The Change You Want to See! ✨ Nothing like being back where my own leadership journey began, surrounded by future leaders ready to make change happen. 💛📚
Yesterday at Teachers College, I stood in the same halls where I once learned, & now shared The Change You Want to See with my phenomenal co author.
Full circle.
Full heart.
Fully committed to leading with equity, reflection, and joy.
#SchoolLeadership #CRASEL #TheChange #TeachersCollege
Full circle.
Full heart.
Fully committed to leading with equity, reflection, and joy.
#SchoolLeadership #CRASEL #TheChange #TeachersCollege
August 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Yesterday at Teachers College, I stood in the same halls where I once learned, & now shared The Change You Want to See with my phenomenal co author.
Full circle.
Full heart.
Fully committed to leading with equity, reflection, and joy.
#SchoolLeadership #CRASEL #TheChange #TeachersCollege
Full circle.
Full heart.
Fully committed to leading with equity, reflection, and joy.
#SchoolLeadership #CRASEL #TheChange #TeachersCollege
Excited to share that my podcast convo with Dr. Marc Brackett is live! We dive into emotional intelligence, leadership, & equity in education. Don’t miss it—join the convo & share widely! #CRASEL #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #Education #PodcastDrop
March 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Excited to share that my podcast convo with Dr. Marc Brackett is live! We dive into emotional intelligence, leadership, & equity in education. Don’t miss it—join the convo & share widely! #CRASEL #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #Education #PodcastDrop
Excited to share that my podcast convo with Dr. Marc Brackett drops TOMORROW! We dive into emotional intelligence, leadership, & equity in education. Don’t miss it—join the convo & share widely! #CRASEL #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #Education #PodcastDrop
March 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Excited to share that my podcast convo with Dr. Marc Brackett drops TOMORROW! We dive into emotional intelligence, leadership, & equity in education. Don’t miss it—join the convo & share widely! #CRASEL #EmotionalIntelligence #Leadership #Education #PodcastDrop
Just shared the CRASEL framework with Rhode Island school districts in collaboration with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Grateful to work alongside educators committed to equity, wellness, and transformative leadership. #CRASEL #SEL #EducationJustice #YaleEI
March 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just shared the CRASEL framework with Rhode Island school districts in collaboration with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Grateful to work alongside educators committed to equity, wellness, and transformative leadership. #CRASEL #SEL #EducationJustice #YaleEI
District leaders & principals joined a powerful day of learning at MoMA—spoken word w/ Daniel Koa, math equity (i-Ready, NYC Solves), MLL supports (HMH), & a tour of the Marlon Mullen exhibit. SEL, arts & leadership in action. #Equity #ArtsEd #Leadership #HarlemEducation
March 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
District leaders & principals joined a powerful day of learning at MoMA—spoken word w/ Daniel Koa, math equity (i-Ready, NYC Solves), MLL supports (HMH), & a tour of the Marlon Mullen exhibit. SEL, arts & leadership in action. #Equity #ArtsEd #Leadership #HarlemEducation
Sad day to start Women’s History Month, but we celebrate the life of Dr. Hazel Dukes—a fearless advocate, literacy champion, and warrior for Harlem’s children. Your impact on District 5 and Thurgood Marshall Academy will never fade. We will carry your legacy forward. #RestInPower #WHM
March 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Sad day to start Women’s History Month, but we celebrate the life of Dr. Hazel Dukes—a fearless advocate, literacy champion, and warrior for Harlem’s children. Your impact on District 5 and Thurgood Marshall Academy will never fade. We will carry your legacy forward. #RestInPower #WHM
Still feeling the love from an incredible book signing at Abyssinian! Grateful for the support, HBCU pride, excellence and community that made this moment so special. This book is more than words—it’s a movement! Thank you all for being part of it. 💙📖 #TheChangeYouWantToSee #CommunityPower
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Still feeling the love from an incredible book signing at Abyssinian! Grateful for the support, HBCU pride, excellence and community that made this moment so special. This book is more than words—it’s a movement! Thank you all for being part of it. 💙📖 #TheChangeYouWantToSee #CommunityPower
I’m excited to co-lead a Pool Party workshop with Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden at the Teachers College Reimagining Education Summer Institute (RESI) !
July 15–17, 2025
Special thanks to Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social for her leadership and steadfast commitment to this work❤️
Register at brnw.ch/21wQ93X.
July 15–17, 2025
Special thanks to Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social for her leadership and steadfast commitment to this work❤️
Register at brnw.ch/21wQ93X.
February 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I’m excited to co-lead a Pool Party workshop with Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden at the Teachers College Reimagining Education Summer Institute (RESI) !
July 15–17, 2025
Special thanks to Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social for her leadership and steadfast commitment to this work❤️
Register at brnw.ch/21wQ93X.
July 15–17, 2025
Special thanks to Dr. @sealeyruiz.bsky.social for her leadership and steadfast commitment to this work❤️
Register at brnw.ch/21wQ93X.
📢 Book Signing at Abyssinian – 3 Days Away! 📚✍🏾
Join me Feb 23 after the 10 AM HBCU Sunday service at Abyssinian for a special signing of The Change You Want to See! In a time of attacks on culturally responsive education, let’s stand for leadership that uplifts all students. ♥️
Join me Feb 23 after the 10 AM HBCU Sunday service at Abyssinian for a special signing of The Change You Want to See! In a time of attacks on culturally responsive education, let’s stand for leadership that uplifts all students. ♥️
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
📢 Book Signing at Abyssinian – 3 Days Away! 📚✍🏾
Join me Feb 23 after the 10 AM HBCU Sunday service at Abyssinian for a special signing of The Change You Want to See! In a time of attacks on culturally responsive education, let’s stand for leadership that uplifts all students. ♥️
Join me Feb 23 after the 10 AM HBCU Sunday service at Abyssinian for a special signing of The Change You Want to See! In a time of attacks on culturally responsive education, let’s stand for leadership that uplifts all students. ♥️
Excited for this fireside chat on how compassion changes the brain. Science shows it strengthens empathy, resilience & decision-making—just what we need in today’s climate. Let’s reimagine leadership rooted in courage & connection! #Compassion #Neuroscience #Leadership
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Excited for this fireside chat on how compassion changes the brain. Science shows it strengthens empathy, resilience & decision-making—just what we need in today’s climate. Let’s reimagine leadership rooted in courage & connection! #Compassion #Neuroscience #Leadership
🌟 Join TC’s Black Education Research Center for Session 4: “Black SciFi, Comics, & Graphic Novels from the African Diaspora” on Jan 13, 2025, 3-4:30 PM EST. Explore powerful stories shaping the future!
📖 Register: bit.ly/bercvls4
📖 Register: bit.ly/bercvls4
January 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🌟 Join TC’s Black Education Research Center for Session 4: “Black SciFi, Comics, & Graphic Novels from the African Diaspora” on Jan 13, 2025, 3-4:30 PM EST. Explore powerful stories shaping the future!
📖 Register: bit.ly/bercvls4
📖 Register: bit.ly/bercvls4
Join us Feb 23 at Abyssinian Baptist Church after HBCU Sunday service! Celebrate the signing of “The Change You Want to See” by Dr. Dawn Brooks DeCosta & Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden, featuring Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School. Bring or buy your copy! Don’t miss it!
December 31, 2024 at 5:55 AM
Join us Feb 23 at Abyssinian Baptist Church after HBCU Sunday service! Celebrate the signing of “The Change You Want to See” by Dr. Dawn Brooks DeCosta & Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden, featuring Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School. Bring or buy your copy! Don’t miss it!
Another amazing CRASEL display at PS 123 Mahalia Jackson! 🎨✨ They embed their mission, vision, core values, PBIS, Success Mentorship, RULER & more into a cohesive approach, aligning culturally responsive and affirming SEL supports for students. A model for whole-child education! #CRASEL #SEL
December 17, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Great session today with BERC on #BlackStudies! Harlem Community School District 5 was well represented! Close to 200 educators and community partners. Sharing upcoming monthly sessions ♥️
December 9, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Great session today with BERC on #BlackStudies! Harlem Community School District 5 was well represented! Close to 200 educators and community partners. Sharing upcoming monthly sessions ♥️
Just unboxed my new book The Change You Want to See! Honoring my ancestors, my mother Anna, & my late father Robert, whose legacy as an author inspires me. Grateful for my family, friends & community—this is for all of us. Let’s lead with purpose & heart. #CulturallyResponsive
December 9, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Just unboxed my new book The Change You Want to See! Honoring my ancestors, my mother Anna, & my late father Robert, whose legacy as an author inspires me. Grateful for my family, friends & community—this is for all of us. Let’s lead with purpose & heart. #CulturallyResponsive
Are you ready to transform your leadership and create culturally responsive, affirming schools? 🌟
The Change You Want to See: A Culturally Responsive and Affirming Approach to School Leadership.
The book is now available! Order here: bit.ly/3Qx8YzR 📖✨
#CRASEL #EducationLeadership
The Change You Want to See: A Culturally Responsive and Affirming Approach to School Leadership.
The book is now available! Order here: bit.ly/3Qx8YzR 📖✨
#CRASEL #EducationLeadership
December 4, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Are you ready to transform your leadership and create culturally responsive, affirming schools? 🌟
The Change You Want to See: A Culturally Responsive and Affirming Approach to School Leadership.
The book is now available! Order here: bit.ly/3Qx8YzR 📖✨
#CRASEL #EducationLeadership
The Change You Want to See: A Culturally Responsive and Affirming Approach to School Leadership.
The book is now available! Order here: bit.ly/3Qx8YzR 📖✨
#CRASEL #EducationLeadership
Dec. 9 at 3 PM for the 3rd session of the Black Studies Virtual Learning Series! Explore NYC’s Black geographies, incl. Sandy Ground, Carrsville & San Juan Hill etc. Register: bit.ly/bercvls1 #BlackStudies
#BlackStudies #BERC #HarlemCommunitySchools #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #BlackGeographies
#BlackStudies #BERC #HarlemCommunitySchools #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #BlackGeographies
December 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Dec. 9 at 3 PM for the 3rd session of the Black Studies Virtual Learning Series! Explore NYC’s Black geographies, incl. Sandy Ground, Carrsville & San Juan Hill etc. Register: bit.ly/bercvls1 #BlackStudies
#BlackStudies #BERC #HarlemCommunitySchools #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #BlackGeographies
#BlackStudies #BERC #HarlemCommunitySchools #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #BlackGeographies
NYC has launched the nation’s first K-12 Black Studies curriculum, and District 5 is proud to have piloted this transformative step in education! Grateful to EEAP & BERC for their leadership. Read more in The 74 Million.
#BlackStudies #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsive
#BlackStudies #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsive
December 4, 2024 at 6:21 PM
NYC has launched the nation’s first K-12 Black Studies curriculum, and District 5 is proud to have piloted this transformative step in education! Grateful to EEAP & BERC for their leadership. Read more in The 74 Million.
#BlackStudies #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsive
#BlackStudies #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsive
Conducting our #CRASEL implementation walkthroughs and excited to see the Yale RULER Approach thriving in our schools. The commitment to emotional intelligence and culturally responsive leadership is inspiring!
#RULERintheMECCA #RULERinHarlem
#RULERintheMECCA #RULERinHarlem
December 4, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Conducting our #CRASEL implementation walkthroughs and excited to see the Yale RULER Approach thriving in our schools. The commitment to emotional intelligence and culturally responsive leadership is inspiring!
#RULERintheMECCA #RULERinHarlem
#RULERintheMECCA #RULERinHarlem
An article I wrote during my time as Principal with two of my teachers on the innovation and mindful approach we had during the pandemic that all could fully benefit from even now. journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/ci...
November 29, 2024 at 5:40 PM
An article I wrote during my time as Principal with two of my teachers on the innovation and mindful approach we had during the pandemic that all could fully benefit from even now. journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/ci...
November 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM
