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Not to alter the original Q, however, I prefer notions of "classroom engagement" instead of "classroom management." How are we, as Ts, engaging Ss rather than "managing?" Both could be important but what gets privileged? #hiphoped
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This is awesome and welcome to #HipHopEd because we can ask the question is it even possible to be culturally competent without a positive connection with parents and the community
Knowing what the line is with joking/playing around vs crossing that line. Nonverbal cues from students that signal something. School policies I’m not sure.
Hi #HipHopEd Fam — cultural competence was at the center of classroom engagement when I was a classroom teacher. As an admin I have that in mind when developing policies, choosing my words and developing programming.
That's so dope! #ClassroomEngagement is the proper term....So many times issues that are typically seen as class management are opportunities or failures to fully engage students #HipHopEd
UC San Diego has Principles of Community, but these are guidelines, not "policy" or currently enforceable by the student code of conduct https://t.co/tHP2nVEfrl#HipHopEd#AHE
Hi #HipHopEd Fam — cultural competence was at the center of classroom engagement when I was a classroom teacher. As an admin I have that in mind when developing policies, choosing my words and developing programming.
Students are hit with policies before they enter the building...Linguistically the word Policy is def. connected to the word #Police and that's an automatic/historic trigger for our community #HipHopEd we have to frame authority with love, empathy and transparency
In the spirit of being culturally competent #HipHopEd sends prayers, meditations and light to all corners of our nation who are grieving in any way this evening 🙏🏾
Valuing cultures begins with bringing folks to the table. Nothing about us without us. It can’t be called culturally competent or relevant if we aren’t at the table. #hiphoped
I think cultural competence also requires us as educators to view things through the lens of intersectionality and the multiple identities of our students. How do we foster a classroom culture that celebrates the identities and purpose of every student we serve? #HipHopEd
You can’t seek to engage and celebrate diverse cultures with a sense of hierarchy by judging them against what you deem to be the American Way #HipHopEd
Cultural awareness, knowledge and sensitivity lead to competence and it doesn’t happen over night. It’s a sustained effort — you are the student; let Ss be your co-pilot.(Here are some of my co-pilots) #HipHopEd
I think about the social discipline window and how school should be done With kids not to or for them. Spend time upfront gathering data of your student experiences and use that to shape the content of your classroom/school. #HipHopEd
Culture is remixed just like Hip-Hop so being culturally competent is a fluid process as oppose to a stagnant set of facts about a group of people #HipHopEd
When my students pass through our school's screening process, as a #HipHopEd(ucator) I TRY 2 flip the scenario & I Literally ask them for their passports and boarding passes, announce delays to Hong Kong, Dubai, Abuja, Salvador & Paris #AddLevity#AddHumor#PlantSeeds
For my classroom, culture competence plays a role in my reaction to different students for different moments. Terms and tone I use with one group of students may be different from another because the cultural norms are different. #HipHopEd
Culturally competent educators realize the need to understand others from various prospectives, while actively working towards understanding the nuances of the multiple cultures that your students belong to #HipHopEd
That's so dope! #ClassroomEngagement is the proper term....So many times issues that are typically seen as class management are opportunities or failures to fully engage students #HipHopEd
Also, using things like cogeneration dialogues can shape classroom culture and building culture. As an administrator I use them with my sixth graders to gather information on what we can do better for kids! #HipHopEd
Brother Amil, this is all too accurate. We spend too much time policing identity, and not enough time celebrating it. Our students are creative, complex, critically-thinking members of their community, yet they too often enter our schools and we demand blind compliance #HipHopEd
Students are hit with policies before they enter the building...Linguistically the word Policy is def. connected to the word #Police and that's an automatic/historic trigger for our community #HipHopEd we have to frame authority with love, empathy and transparency
When my students pass through our school's screening process, as a #HipHopEd(ucator) I TRY 2 flip the scenario & I Literally ask them for their passports and boarding passes, announce delays to Hong Kong, Dubai, Abuja, Salvador & Paris #AddLevity#AddHumor#PlantSeeds
The practice of cultural competence ensures that the classroom won’t need managing, per se, and allows room for ❤️ + healing + student voice + cultural assets. #HipHopEd
Also, using things like cogeneration dialogues can shape classroom culture and building culture. As an administrator I use them with my sixth graders to gather information on what we can do better for kids! #HipHopEd
What we know about “American values” can’t just be projected, expected or even taught w/o fitst understanding the values of the communities we serve #HipHopEd
You can’t seek to engage and celebrate diverse cultures with a sense of hierarchy by judging them against what you deem to be the American Way #HipHopEd
Also I would hope schools are considering the diverse voice of students and community in building decisions. Last year we had kids and community come up with our new dress code for the SY and dress code issues have almost disappeared! #HIpHopEd
Finding my place within the school setting meant navigating it by means indicating my need to belong to an urban black collective. The challenge is that that form of Black masculinity often comes into contestation with school as an institution. #HipHopEd
If we as the adults don’t feel like our cultures are respected and represented then how are we to go and create these spaces for our students? #HipHopEd#SelfAdvocate#WhyWeChat
Cultural competence is present in valuing all experiences and cultures to build knowledge. This is especially difficult for those in the dominant culture who have never had a need to consider other cultures. Kids are a priceless regardless of their lived experience #HipHopEd
I read his work three years ago and I’m doing as much as I can and working to build teacher capacity to carry on the work to. My goal is to get more into the community as well!!! #HipHopEd
Cultural competence is present in valuing all experiences and cultures to build knowledge. This is especially difficult for those in the dominant culture who have never had a need to consider other cultures. Kids are a priceless regardless of their lived experience #HipHopEd
Also I would hope schools are considering the diverse voice of students and community in building decisions. Last year we had kids and community come up with our new dress code for the SY and dress code issues have almost disappeared! #HIpHopEd
Cultural Competence requires school personnel to venture into the communities where their schools reside. It is more than just inviting them where you are in control #HipHopEd
And these “American values” are most often manifestations of whiteness. We — especially we white people — have work to do on ourselves and each other, and work to de-normalize whiteness as the default. #HipHopEd
Yup. I don't get why there still are dress codes. If it doesnt affect how I teach and how students learn, we should embrace that form of self-expression. #HipHopEd
Educators make assumptions about students without taking opportunities to get to know students, to build the classroom & school culture with them, embraces those nuances to create a better culture for everyone #HipHopEd
This is key for me both as a art teacher and in my PBIS role. Taking time to discuss a students life and how my class/conversation play into that is important. Students need/deserve a say in their education #HipHopEd
Cultural competence demands that we celebrate generational shift. Our Ss are Generation Z. They’re the most technologically literate generation in existence, yet many school policies stifle their innovative minds in classes with obsolete policies like “no cell phones” #HipHopEd
Sounds like a great conversation over at #HipHopEd that is relevant to the discussions we're having in our #literacies & technologies course this week!
Culturally competent educators realize the need to understand others from various prospectives, while actively working towards understanding the nuances of the multiple cultures that your students belong to #HipHopEd
Agree 💯- I’ve visited all 36 zips were we have students and attend 10-15 community events a month to build relationships and expand access to school choice. #HipHopEd
Sounds like a great conversation over at #HipHopEd that is relevant to the discussions we're having in our #literacies & technologies course this week!
Culturally competent educators realize the need to understand others from various prospectives, while actively working towards understanding the nuances of the multiple cultures that your students belong to #HipHopEd
Absolutely! I remember getting critiqued for my class doing too much talking and moving around...for a group project. The assessor never even asked what the students were working on. Just noted "disruptive" behavior. #hiphoped
I hope the employers that subsidize our Ss tuition (all intern 1 day a week grades 9-12) will eventually understand that! A few let them wear what they want. #HipHopED
A harsh reality about it tho: the folks/communities we are trying to empower often want uniforms for their kids because they’ve been conditioned to think that uniforms are the mark of a successful student/school #HipHopEd
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@callmemrmorris, @Learn21Tech, @jaydavis101
When you design a school that is prison-like with security detectors and guards, unfortunately staff, teachers behave as such and institute policies to be used in punitive ways against students, esp in urban settings @tdj6899@chrisemdin#HipHopEd
It's interesting that term "management" means something different among adults in the workplace than it does with students in their work place. #HipHopEd
Distributed classroom ownership fosters classroom management. You have a role and are validated in how a class operates, you gonna make sure it operates effectively #HipHopEd
And I love that. However, I'm sure not all school leaders have your mindset. The students of those leaders should also be supported through policy. #HipHopEd
It's interesting that term "management" means something different among adults in the workplace than it does with students in their work place. #HipHopEd
Oh yeah we get transfer Ss from other private schools for that. We’re the only one that lets boys wear their hair as they wish and have facial hair. #HipHopEd
When you design a school that is prison-like with security detectors and guards, unfortunately staff, teachers behave as such and institute policies to be used in punitive ways against students, esp in urban settings @tdj6899@chrisemdin#HipHopEd
When you design a school that is prison-like with security detectors and guards, unfortunately staff, teachers behave as such and institute policies to be used in punitive ways against students, esp in urban settings @tdj6899@chrisemdin#HipHopEd
And that is just one of the faults we must destabilize. They lynched folks in suits some 60 years ago. Our aesthetic choices are not the core issue. We need to dig deeper #HipHopEd
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@PrincipalFarid, @Learn21Tech, @jaydavis101
Off topic but wanted to put this out there--anybody teaching Brook's poem "We Real Cool" can pair it with a new track from @mickjenkins called "Gwendolynn's Apprehension." Such a dope track that would be great to leverage for comparison between two mediums #HipHopEd
Off topic but wanted to put this out there--anybody teaching Brook's poem "We Real Cool" can pair it with a new track from @mickjenkins called "Gwendolynn's Apprehension." Such a dope track that would be great to leverage for comparison between two mediums #HipHopEd
Cultural competence demands that we assess students in a strengths-based way. “Judge me by the many things I can do well, not by the few things I can’t.” #HipHopEd
Sounds like broken windows theory. Which we all know is a one dimensional look at behavior. Get to the context, the superficial stuff isn't as relevant #HipHopEd
It definitely conjures boss more than leader, though when you are in a classroom you do have to manage. It's not a phrase I use a lot, though I know it is in the Danielson rubric used for evaluating teachers. What could we call it instead? What is softer and truer? #HipHopEd
If you empower the students to help you create the ecosystem that they want within your classrooms, the need for punitive school policies will begin to diminish #HipHopEd
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
I teach younger grades and even with them we make up classroom expectations together and all of the children sign it and take ownership. I always phrase it like “How do you want to feel at school?” Then we go from there... #HipHopEd
The phrase “Kill the Indian, Save the Man” is one of the most revealing, sickening, and persistent themes of our current paradigm of public education. We need a critical mass of educators to demand its end. #HipHopEd
If you are a school administrator and or teacher you must follow @Learn21Tech because she is putting examples with pictures that will inspire and challenge you at the same time #HipHopEd
In fact, it's probably the opposite. Force kids to wear something they don't want to is just another form of the oppressions they already face as children who rarely get to make any of their own decisions regarding their life #HipHopEd
And reinforce to every student that they all have a purpose, and constantly communicate to them that they are loved. We as educators are keepers, mentors, and surrogates of faith until our students develop their own. #HipHopEd
A thriving culturally component environment will allow students to see their culture as part of a legacy instead of something existing in a vacuum #HipHopEd#ConnectTheDots
I empathize with young people that have to endure the oppressive nature of schools with poor culture and climate. I equate it to driving while Black, with cop cars in your rear view--They aren't being taught, nurtured, & supported, they are being watched, & "managed". #HipHopEd
I empathize with young people that have to endure the oppressive nature of schools with poor culture and climate. I equate it to driving while Black, with cop cars in your rear view--They aren't being taught, nurtured, & supported, they are being watched, & "managed". #HipHopEd
Culture competency has been a buzz phrase for way over a decade & despite the books & articles educators are still struggling because the theories lack Ss input! #hiphoped
#HipHopEd help your Ss build cultural competence as well by “leaving to learn” and providing opportunities to share their work/build human capital. I’m proud of how well our Ss know how to network! (In ATL this past summer with @ari_berry44 and @RisherTiyanna)
If the expectations are agreed upon collectively the collective will create a culture of norms that will cause such behaviors to stand out and be addressed by yourself and your designated student/class leaders #HipHopEd
Culture competency has been a buzz phrase for way over a decade & despite the books & articles educators are still struggling because the theories lack Ss input! #hiphoped
It's hard to quantify as well. I think that people struggle with analyzing it because there are people writing about it who have little idea about what it truly looks like in a classroom #HipHopEd
So true. Here in Pittsburgh many of us are having conversations around how the murder of our Black and Brown neighbors is so normalized that we receive no emails from deans or chancellors, few vigils and protests. None of it should be normal. #HipHopEd
First, we'd have to define what is appropriate. Second, check any and all biases. Then I'd suggest engaging the Ss in discussion around what teaching & learning dispositions may look like. #hiphoped
“Frenemies” of the movement, as I believe you’ve referred to them in the past. They’ve mastered the lingo and jargon of the movement, and they create “curriculum” modules for districts looking for the next big buzz concept. Caveat emptor. #HipHopEd
Cosmopolitanism and reality pedagogy focuses on the cultural understandings of Ss and fosters shared responsibility for learning. @chrisemdinhttps://t.co/W0656tmgqN#HipHopEd
Cultural competency starts with self-reflection. Educators must know their own privileges & cultural beliefs in order to be able to identify where their blindspots might be. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/MPVGEIZauo
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
Yes this is psychological chain that we have to break to free ourselves from normalizing black and brown death which is devaluing black and brown lives #HipHopEd
So true. Here in Pittsburgh many of us are having conversations around how the murder of our Black and Brown neighbors is so normalized that we receive no emails from deans or chancellors, few vigils and protests. None of it should be normal. #HipHopEd
And who can learn when faced with this "fight or flight" mentality?? Research shows us that NOONE can. Some of us are hustling backwards and it's f*cking it up for the rest of our teammates that are here to do the work. #HipHopEd
I dream that cultural competence in learning spaces includes student-led Teacher PD sessions, where our babies teach (us) how to innovate school policies that are steeped in love, free expression, and complete acceptance of who they are. #HipHopEd
Yes. I like the idea that more are committed to social justice... but what do they mean when they say it? And do some expect brownie points for just bringing it up? #HipHopEd
“Frenemies” of the movement, as I believe you’ve referred to them in the past. They’ve mastered the lingo and jargon of the movement, and they create “curriculum” modules for districts looking for the next big buzz concept. Caveat emptor. #HipHopEd
Often times my students will manage each other. If there is a behavior they feel goes beyond what is acceptable in the classroom, they will handle it because they know that it is "our" classroom #HipHopEd
Cultural competency starts with identifying hegemony. Things that are normalized are often ways that white, US, cis culture is institutionalized at the expense of other students. #hiphoped
We’ve seen transcripts with “drug offenses” (because of Midol) or weapons charges (because of keychain that have multi-tools on it) sent to us without explanation. We know better than to trust a generally oppressive/biased document like a transcript. #HipHopEd
If your students see the security guards and they feel targeted instead of protected then there is something wrong with your culture and your policies #HipHopEd
Great question. I think in our role as educators we need to nurture the whole child. That means explicitly teaching that the way you dress has real implications in society, but then breaking down those perceptions and moving towards validation of oneself/culture, etc. #HipHopEd
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@opstevenson, @PrincipalFarid, @jaydavis101, @Learn21Tech
This is so true. We need to be reflective, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable, and open to constructive feedback from others. Having blind spots is a natural part of being human, and we must seek to spot them and grow. #HipHopEd
Cultural competency starts with self-reflection. Educators must know their own privileges & cultural beliefs in order to be able to identify where their blindspots might be. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/MPVGEIZauo
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
Yes! Agree and love this concept. Last year I created a “head of school” advisory board and ate lunch with them 2x a month.. we developed three school culture priorities and it’s been great to see them get executed this year. #HipHopEd
We must drive our own theories of cultural competency & not accept what are considered the canons that we know don’t relate 2 or consider our popular or indigenous cultures #hiphoped
Cultural competency starts with identifying hegemony. Things that are normalized are often ways that white, US, cis culture is institutionalized at the expense of other students. #hiphoped
Someone mentioned to me the other day, “What if your only experiences with males of color was in a school and that’s it?” We need to get out into communities and learning and growing! #HIpHopEd
Cultural competency starts with self-reflection. Educators must know their own privileges & cultural beliefs in order to be able to identify where their blindspots might be. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/MPVGEIZauo
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
This issue goes beyond mere dress and behavior though. This issue is about SES, Social capital, stereotype threat, race, language, etc. Trying to put the band-aid of "dress code" doesn't resolve the true problems. #hiphoped
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@opstevenson, @callmemrmorris, @PrincipalFarid, @Learn21Tech
If your students see the security guards and they feel targeted instead of protected then there is something wrong with your culture and your policies #HipHopEd
Cultural competency starts with self-reflection. Educators must know their own privileges & cultural beliefs in order to be able to identify where their blindspots might be. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/MPVGEIZauo
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
We once had a group of boys insist they didn’t get arrested downtown because they had a uniform on.. cop walked past them and focused on teens without uniforms where they proceeded to question them and follow them around #HipHopEd
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@callmemrmorris, @opstevenson, @PrincipalFarid, @jaydavis101
The school house is light years behind the changes that are taking place in the work place based on a change in culture and productive environments #HipHopEd
Keeping in line with the topic, I would like to offer up my recent article in @ELmagazine on the importance of Rapport and building engaging teacher -student relationships: please feel free to share https://t.co/I0pNaGhkmt#HipHopEd
We held our regular Fun Friday circles and question was hardest thing you ever done. Student drops funeral. I wasn’t expecting that and admired his honesty. Normalization and devaluation happened on my end without knowing it. He let me know it.
forget cultural competency - we should be way past that. it’s time for cultural agility within a clear, intentional anti-capitalist, -white supremacist, pro-working class framework. #HipHopEd
This is the way right here! Teach them what they need to do to be a part of the convo and why so that they can change the narrative. Help them understand supposed “norms” so they can revise/rewrite them #hiphoped
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@callmemrmorris, @opstevenson, @jaydavis101, @Learn21Tech
Keeping in line with the topic, I would like to offer up my recent article in @ELmagazine on the importance of Rapport and building engaging teacher -student relationships: please feel free to share https://t.co/I0pNaGhkmt#HipHopEd
Absolutely. But creating an awareness of the dynamics of code switching and compelling kids to shave and wear ties to school are two different things #HipHopEd
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@opstevenson, @PrincipalFarid, @jaydavis101, @Learn21Tech
Agreed and there is so much implicit bias in so many ways. Not only around different races and ethnicities but also around behavior in general and why/how kids behave. We have a culture of shaming kids and it’s so wrong! #HIpHopEd
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@Kenny_D_PGH, @amilcook, @tdj6899, @chrisemdin
Cultural competency starts with self-reflection. Educators must know their own privileges & cultural beliefs in order to be able to identify where their blindspots might be. #hiphopedhttps://t.co/MPVGEIZauo
For teachers to be more culturally competent, it starts with leadership both within the school & district. Training is not enough, cultural competence needs to be modeled & implemented throughout all policies & practice #HipHopEd
Think about how you spend your weekends and the diversity of your friends and neighbors; why would you want to spend 8-10 hours a day in a building that is nothing like where you feel at your best #HipHopEd
If your students see the security guards and they feel targeted instead of protected then there is something wrong with your culture and your policies #HipHopEd
This is so true. We need to be reflective, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable, and open to constructive feedback from others. Having blind spots is a natural part of being human, and we must seek to spot them and grow. #HipHopEd
Intentional & strategic are key words. It is not intentional nor strategic to kick a kid out of school/class because they are not meeting the dress code requirements. That becomes about compliance not teaching them to navigate society. #hiphoped
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@opstevenson, @callmemrmorris, @PrincipalFarid, @Learn21Tech
