Quintin Bostic

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Welcome to DrQuintinBostic! I’m so happy that you’re here! Dr. Quintin Bostic helps the educational community engage in deep, critical, and reflective practices that ultimately help young children gain the skills they need to be academically successful, develop critical consciousness, and build cultural competence.

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Provided below are representative sampling of print, digital, and media published works.
 

Print Publications

  • Bostic II, Q. R. (2019). [Review of the book Prizing Children's Literature: The Cultural Politics of Children's Book Awards]. Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 44(3), 338-342.
  • Bostic II, Q. R. My North Star (Accepted 01/2020). 

Media/ Digital Publications

Works in Progress

  • Bostic II, Q. R. & Meyers, L.E. Courageous conversations through layering texts (Spring 2021).
  • Bostic II, Q. R. & Manns, Y. Got to b.e. r.e.a.l.: Building culturally relevant text sets (Spring 2021). 
  • Bostic II, Q.R. & Bertrand, S. Stop avoiding the conversation: Being antiracist in PDS networks (Spring 2021)

National Conferences

  • Bertrand, S. & Bostic II, Q. R. (2021). NAPDS antiracism committee: Meeting the team. National Association for Professional Development Schools. (Virtual).
  • Bostic II, Q. R. & Manns, Y. (2020). When they see us: The depiction of Black males and Black females in children’s literature. National Council of Teachers of English Conference. Denver, CO. (Canceled).
  • Starks, F., Bostic II, Q. R., Obiwo, S., Pickens, M. (2019). Staying true to you: A discussion on how to remain authentic in your life’s work. Scholars of Color Conference. Philadelphia, PA. 
  • Bostic II, Q. R. & Manns, Y. (2019). Culturally curious: Promoting inquiry in the selection of multicultural children’s literature. National Council of Teachers of English Conference. Baltimore, MD.

State Conferences

  • Bostic II, Q. R.  (2021). Culturally curious: Strategies for selecting books for text sets. Georgia Preschool Association. (Virtual).
  • Bostic II, Q. R. (2020). When they see us: The representation of Black and Brown males in children’s literature. Project NURTURE Virtual Summer Research Symposium. Atlanta, GA. 
  • Bostic II, Q. R. (2018). Technology unplugged. Georgia Conference for the Social Studies. Athens, GA. 
  • Meyers, L.E., Baiden, F., & Bostic II, Q. R. (2018). Exploring themes of social justice in children’s picturebooks. Georgia Conference for the Social Studies. Athens, GA. 
  • Bostic II, Q. R. (2018). Technology unplugged [Poster presentation]. Language and Literacy Acquisition Day. Atlanta, GA.

Community Keynote Addresses and Invited Talks
  • 2020 Addressed teachers and community leaders for Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Charlotte, NC. Topic: Critical book analysis: exploring picturebooks through multiple perspectives. Virtual. 
  • 2020 Addressed teachers and community leaders for Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Charlotte, NC. Topic: Talk that talk: How to keep conversations going around picturebooks. Virtual. 
  • 2020 Addressed teachers and community leaders for Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Charlotte, NC. Topic: How to connect picturebooks to various content areas. Virtual.
Graduate Level University Teaching Experience-Georgia State University
  • ECE 7730: Perspectives on Child Development for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Students
  • (Summer 2020)
  • ECE 8100: Children in Society (Spring 2020)
  • ECE 7800: Capstone Experience (Fall 2019)
  • ECE 7740: Internship in ECE Classroom (Fall 2019)
Undergraduate Level University Teaching Experience-Georgia State University
  • ECE 3010: Intro to Early Childhood Education (Fall 2020; Spring 2021)
  • ECE 4430: Perspectives on the Child (Summer 2020)
  • ECE 3602: Writing and Composing in the Digital Age (Fall 2018; Spring 2019)
  • ECE 3550: Children’s Literature in the 21st Century (Summer 2018)
Guest Lectures - Georgia State University
  • 2020 ECE 3560: Media and Children’s Learning, Georgia State University, Spring 2020. Topic: Using Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms
  • 2018 ECE 7390: Curriculum in the Early Childhood Classroom, Georgia State University, Topic: Diversity in Children’s Literature
  • 2017 ECE 3560: Media and Children’s Learning, Georgia State University, Topic: Using Technology in Early Childhood Classrooms.
01/2021 - Current
Partnerships Manager
Teaching Lab, Washington, D.C.

08/2018 - Current
Instructor & Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
College of Education and Human Development

08/2019 - 01/2021
E-Learning Instructional Designer & Content Developer
Rollins Center for Language and Literacy
Atlanta Speech School, Atlanta, Georgia

07/2017 - 07/2018
Project Coordinator
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Early Childhood and Elementary Education
College of Education and Human Development

07/2015 - 07/2017
Birth to Five Facilitator / Teacher Trainer
Rollins Center for Language and Literacy
Atlanta Speech School, Atlanta, Georgia

07/2012 - 07/2017
Child Development Specialist & Onsite Trainer
Lanette L. Suttles Child Development Center
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
In Progress - Spring 2021
Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Major: Early Childhood and Elementary Education with literacy concentration

2015
Master of Education, M.Ed.
Georgia State University
Concentration: Urban Teacher Leadership

2012
Bachelor of Science, B.S.
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
Concentration: Birth Through Five Education

Professional

  • Member, Bonnie Campbell Hill Literacy Leader Award Committee, 2019-Present
  • Manuscript Reviewer, American Education Research Journal, 2018 – 2019
  • Co-Author, Statement on the Importance of Critical Selection and Teaching of Diverse Children’s Literature, 2019
  • Member, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee of Children's Literature Assembly, 2018
  • Member, Georgia State University Alumni Association, 2018 

Higher Learning

  • Instructor, Birth through Five Education edTPA, 2019 - 2020
  • Treasurer, ECEE Doctoral Student Council, 2018 - 2020
  • Member, Tech Fee Committee, College of Education and Human Development, 2018 - 2019 

Community

  • Panelist, The Vibe Movement Antiracism Learning Session, 2021
  • Panelist, CEHD Dinner with 12 Panthers, Georgia State University, 2019
  • Founder, Bostic’s Box of Books, Book Donation Donor, 2018-present
  • Public Broadcasting System Kids (PBS Kids), Writing Contest Judge, 2018
  • Volunteer, Atlanta Food Bank, 2017
  • Recipient, First Lady Mrs. Sandra Deal, Book Donation, 2017