Anthony Broughton
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Anthony Broughton
Anthony Broughton serves as a professor/early childhood coordinator at Claflin University, School of Education. Since his high school days as a South Carolina teacher cadet, in Cross, South Carolina, to becoming a certified kindergarten鈥揻irst grade teacher, ensuring equity and excellence in education has been the heart of Dr. Anthony Broughton鈥檚 career. Affectionately known as 鈥淢iSTER B or Dr. B.鈥� by teachers and young/tiny scholars worldwide, Dr. B. supports teachers in interweaving music and movement into their curriculums to foster all areas of development.
He is an author and illustrator and a children鈥檚 musical artist. Dr. B. earned a PhD in early childhood education by the age of 30, and he holds certificates from Cornell University and Harvard University. Before becoming a professor/early childhood coordinator at Claflin University, Dr. B. worked for the South Carolina Department of Education as a 4K regional coordinator, ensuring high-quality early learning statewide. Prior to that, he served as an administrator for the then 51吃瓜网-accredited Benedict College Child Development Center, which earned accreditation under his tutelage. Dr. B. contributes to the field through research, service with several organizations鈥攕uch as Call Me M.I.S.T.E.R., Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and his LLC鈥攁nd through advocacy with the South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children as a board member.
For leisure, Dr. B. enjoys jogs in the park, service/philanthropic projects, and performing his YouTube hit song 鈥淲atch the Letter Get Down鈥� with children. He holds several accolades across all levels, but none greater than the honor of being a kindergarten鈥揻irst grade teacher and 51吃瓜网 member.