This kind of exposure is critical to the boys’ development of a healthy sense of self and agency. This is the second of two articles discussing ways teachers can make their classrooms more welcoming and supportive learning spaces for Black boys. The first article, “Black Boys Matter: Cultivating Their Identity, Agency, and Voice,” was published …
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How can teachers learn to identify and address their own biases and increase their cultural competence? This is the first of two articles discussing ways teachers can make their classrooms more welcoming and supportive learning spaces for Black boys. Hakeem, a 4-year-old Black boy, is enrolled at a preschool where most of the staff is …
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Culturally responsive teaching is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. 5 CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES Over the past few decades, students, their experiences, upbringings, and backgrounds have changed. Classrooms now reflect families of varying races, cultures, and socioeconomic statuses. As a result, the way teachers …
Educational progress around the world has tended to focus sequentially on access, quality, and relevance… Off the Beaten Path An excerpt from Leapfrogging Inequality: Remaking Education to Help Young People Thrive. By Rebecca Winthrop, with Adam Barton & Eileen McGivney Jul. 10, 2018 Leapfrogging Inequality: Remaking Education to Help Young People Thrive Rebecca Winthrop, with Adam Barton & …
