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Refer students and families to vetted, local literacy supports beyond the classroom.
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Build culturally relevant reading lists and field-trip ideas using mapped bookstores and cultural sites.
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Coordinate with nearby programs and tutors to extend learning outside school hours.
Educator
Guide
A Map Designed to Extend Learning Beyond Your Classroom
Background
Literacy is shaped not only by students’ experiences within the school building but also by what happens after the final bell. While Nashville is filled with resources and community partners devoted to supporting continued academic enrichment, including tutoring programs, libraries, and afterschool programs, they are often scattered and can be hard to navigate.
The Nashville Black Literacy Map brings all of these resources into a single network at your fingertips so that you can connect students and families with them within minutes.
How You Can Use The GIS Map?
How To Use It
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The Map in Action
An example of how the map can be applied to your work!
Locate nearby resources and build a referral list of literacy support for families in need.
Find culturally relevant resources through mapped programs and community organizations, such as libraries and bookstores, and plan field trips to such sites.
Coordinate with nearby after-school and tutoring centers to reiterate what you teach in class and academic benchmarks.
Direct families to programs devoted to keeping students engaged and prepared year-round through newsletters, school events, parent-teacher conferences, and online messaging.
Filter by the resource type and location.
Decide what category of resource you're looking for (food, mental health, tutoring, healthcare, housing, etc.) before searching. Then pick the right address to search around: your school's address for in-zone students, or potentially the student's home address for Out-of-Zone students.
A third-grade teacher notices that a few of her students need additional reading support. Before the last day of school, she uses the map to compile a list of nearby libraries, free programs, and summer camps, and sends it home with every student before the break.
Get Started!
→ Open the interactive map and search for your school or students' address/neighborhood: [map link]
→ Add your school to the map if it is not already featured: [submission link]