Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Agenda

• Examples
• Definition
• Idea sharing
• Open discussion

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Begin with the end in mind: if we are culturally relevant, all students will have equitable educational outcomes.

Tenets

• Academic success (What?)
• Cultural competence (How?)
• Critical consciousness (Why?)

a given teaching technique may or may not be culturally relevant, depending on the context in which it is implemented

Example:
Twitter

Ask "What if..." questions

Example:
Building in choice

It's (sometimes)
about you.

Example:
exam grades

Open discussion