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Welcome to #EduColor chat! My name is Rosa Isiah, Principal in CA.
Thank you for joining us. We have a great topic tonight: Culturally Responsive and Anti-Racist Pedagogy. If you're an educator, you know we need to have this conversation. Our students deserve and need it.
Good evening everyone! I'm Shana White, teacher in metro Atlanta and serving as a co-moderator with the brilliant @RosaIsiah tonight. Thank you for joining us this evening! #EduColor
Good evening #EduColor - I’m extremely happy to be joining you. I’m @PLloydHenry - equity and inclusive education resource teacher with @PeelSchools in Ontario.
Good evening! Mandy... urban ed doctoral student... interested in social transformation that starts in the equitable elementary classroom. Looking forward to learning with you all! #EduColor
I'm an asst. teaching prof at Penn State Harrisburg. CRP and anti-racist pedagogy are two of my interests and research areas. Looking to be enlightened and inspired tonight #EduColor
Coming in from sunny CA, ready to learn from the vast brilliance of @RosaIsiah@ShanaVWhite & amazing #educolor educators. TY for tching me so much already, friends.
Mel here. Soon-to-be 5th grade student teacher from NJ. Excited to discuss this topic/learn from others as I navigate what students need among systems and people working to uphold harm. #EduColor
A2 I'm here to collaborate on ways to bring anti racist strategies into a system that is built on racism. How can I better serve my students? #EduColor
What up, fam? Julia teaching Lang Arts in Denver Pub Schools way up here in the cold and snowy Rockies ❄Looking forward to connecting and plotting the education revolution for 2018! #EduColor
A1 Hi friends! My name is Ed I am here to make new connections and to participate in my first #educolor chat! I am looking forward to learning how to be more culturally responsive in my classroom and I would like to share some techniques and strengths of my own! Here to grow!
A0: My name is Zack, teach middle school special ed in Denver. Here tonight to learn how to question my own teaching practices to see if they can be more culturally relevant &/or anti-racist, & to share my thoughts on it, if anyone's interested :) #EduColor
Tavia Clark, Durham NC - I am a digital innovation coach w/ the @FridayInstitute at NCSU. I travel around NC facilitating educator Prof development. Excited to share and learn tonight! #EduColor
Karla here from Prov, RI. I’m a mother of 3 boys, former classroom teacher + co-founder of @EduLeadersRI Most of my work is centered on equity in education, specifically on how to empower Ss in the classroom by using CRT practices. I’m excited to learn from you all. #EduColor
A1 Wendy from SC!
I’m looking to get fresh ideas and takes on how to craft culturally relevant lessons that are different and solid. #EduColor@ShanaVWhite
Hi! I'm Grant! I'm a 3rd-year special ed teacher from the suburban Minneapolis. Teach social skills classes and co-teach English and Reading class. Looking forward to listening and learning this evening! #EduColor
Good evening #Educolor Thomas, Student Teacher in MN, coming on to my final semester. I can probably count on 1 hand multicultural education in my student teaching/practicum/volunteering experience. Downside of being in Midwest I suppose
A1: I love this definition from @RethinkSchools’ “Rethinking Multicultural Education” in the interview with Enid Lee. Discusses multicultural — anti-racist — education/pedagogy. #EduColor
A1 Multicultural education has been defined in many ways. I see multicultural ed as a teaching and learning process that addresses diversity, culture, equity, and that it is reflected in the curriculum #EduColor
A1: I think culturally relevant education has more to do with incorporating the interests and backgrounds of the students into the learning, as opposed to just having shallow acknowledgment of differences #EduColor
A1 Culturally responsive teaching is seeing students' cultures and ways of knowing through an asset-based lens. Instead of seeking to change students, it validates and encourages them. #EduColor
A1 Multicultural ed is much like the diversity buzz word: an acknowledgement that there are Ss from diff backgrounds. CRT is teaching with those differences in mind. All Ss are represented. #EduColor
A1 When we are culturally responsive or sustaining, we make a conscious and continual effort to center marginalized or silenced voices and cultures. #EduColor
A1: Culturally responsive teaching welcomes and honors who students are, as well as their experiences and viewpoints. Multiculti Ed IMO is education that uses various cultural viewpoints as lenses #educolor
Intro: Hello Everyone, I'm William Brown, an educator who firmly believes that if education is not anti-racist, it marginalizes SOCs and forms the basis future adults use for rationalizing that marginalization. Always looking for opportunities to learn. #educolor
A:1 Hi I’m Brittany. Someone rted one of the post and it seemed cool since am the founder of a black education blog (https://t.co/li3EleFn7g) I thought it would be cool in join in. I’m here to learn it all. #EduColor
Q1. CRP = students' cultural referents & experience, including surrounding community, as basis for curriculum and instruction. Multicult. = the privileging of student cultures and those of non-represented peoples in the curriculum, a fundamental part of CRP. #EduColor
We teach human beings. Human beings are cultural beings. To disregard culture would be to strip away vital pieces of who we are and who our students are. Culturally responsive/relevant teaching prioritizes this. #educolor A1
A1 CRP is about 3 things: content that relates to S, spaces that support students, and learning about other cultures/lang/ways of being. Multicultural ed doesn't necessarily deal w the first 2. #educolor
A1. Culturally responsive teaching is like mirrors and windows - it embraces culture and unique experiences to make learning relevant, both reflecting and allowing students to see outside of themselves. #EduColor
A1 CRT is student-centered teaching that celebrates & embraces the unique cultural backgrounds and experiences of students. This knowledge is used to help students connect to learning, have a sense of belonging, and help them be more successful. #educolor
Tiffany- in Western Mass. I’ll be in and out due to the toddler’s extended bedtime. I’m hoping to share my experiences as a biracial #Montessori#Educator, collaborate with you all, and reignite. #EduColor
#Educolor A1 I've always kinda used them synonymously, but using our vaunted critical thinking skills, culturally responsive/relevant means we're acknowledging and integrating our own students' experiences, backgrounds, myriad skills "funds of knowledge" 1/2
A1 CRP is a social act that utilizes students culture, identities and experiences within teaching & learning, but also pushes students to be critical of the world around them and social systems #EduColor
I am a media specialist in NC. I want to hear thoughts & concerns about culturally responsive literature & conversations that will lead to positive change in our schools. #EduColor
Hi! I’m Anna, an alt ed principal in SF and I’m on vacation so I’m finally available for an #educolor chat since moving back West 😀 I am leading PD in Culturally Responsive Teaching this year and want to build my own capacity/ share ideas
A1 I learned multicultural education is much more encompassing of a fringe, if that’s not too pejorative, and varied than I thought. It include religious and racial backgrounds combinations that I never considered. #EduColor
A1: Cultural responsive is pedagogy that embraces and amplifies the cultures and identities in the room. Relevant then applies and help Ss navigate and understand culture on real world events and situations #EduColor
A1 Culturally res. teaching takes into account a variety of viewpoints and perspectives that expand the viewpoints of the students in the room. It is adaptable. Multicultural education is less adaptable and more about checking off different cultures throughout the year. #educolor
A1: I firmly believe CRT is rooted in knowing students, it is place-conscious, critical, & about community. IMO, multicultural edu is a component of CRT.
** I think both have been watered down to not be their original intention & purpose ** #educolor#educolor
A1: Culturally Responsive or Relevant Pedagogy seeks to develop critical consciousness and socio-cultural awareness in students; it critiques inequity & seeks to dismantle oppression #EduColor
A1 CRT sees first students' unique, intricate, beautiful identities as well as recognizes our own before stepping in front of those humans to teach. CRT also recognizes the biases and prejudices that we bring to the space #EduColor
A1. Multicultural not responsive (maybe appropriate in a culturally homogeneous setting).
CRT = reflecting/respecting the cultures of Ss present #EduColor
#Educolor A1 2/2 While multicultural education is taking the initiative to include instructional materials, creating a classroom that reflects and empowers students, exposing them to the wonderful myriad of differences to destroy ignorance & fear
A1 culturally responsive teaching recognizes Ss as individuals and empowers their identity through their strengths rather than hindering or white washing it #EduColor
A1 Multicultural education 🤔 It *could* include pedagogical, instructional, practices and curricular choices that are rooted in traditions and cultures other than Western/whiteness... #EduColor
A1: Culturally Responsive or Relevant Pedagogy seeks to develop critical consciousness and socio-cultural awareness in students; it critiques inequity & seeks to dismantle oppression #EduColor
I understand culturally relevant to be more specific, intentional and individual and I understand multicultural to be very broad and focus more on content/curriculum than actual students. #EduColor
A1: CRT speaks to who is in front of us. Have seen multicultural ed do a lot of cultural celebration unconnected to the cultures of those in the room. #EduColor
Just this past week someone said to me "I teach diversity." That might be what she considers multicultural ed cause it ain't CRT. I ain't something you teach, fool. #educolor
A1 Culturally relevant teaching is knowing the children you teach. You have to know about them in order to reach them. Relevance and building relationships are essential. #EduColor
A1 I like Hammond’s definition that contrasts the “heroes and Holidays” form of multi-cultural ed we often see with the real “learning partnerships” created thru culturally responsive teaching #EduColor
Q2. Social studies, the whitewashed of all whitewashed subject areas, particularly American history. Colonization begins with a people's history approach and the radical history of folks like Howard Zinn. Heavy doses of authors of color is imperative as well. #EduColor
A2: I find this a difficult question to answer as a math teacher. Some might say that entire NYS Regents curriculum is whitewashed. Schools which use PBATs and PBL in math begin to decolonize. #educolor
Multicultural education also focuses on experiences of people and groups even if your own communities and classrooms don't have many of those voices to empower and amplify. #educolor
#Educolor A1 Both can also connect current events, past events, and make them relevant, engage in issues that can also lead to empowering, cultivating the ability to mobilize & fight against oppression
A1: I firmly believe CRT is rooted in knowing students, it is place-conscious, critical, & about community. IMO, multicultural edu is a component of CRT.
** I think both have been watered down to not be their original intention & purpose ** #educolor#educolor
Sometimes educators are forced to look at their own biases or shortcomings when being asked to be a CRT. Being reflective on our own self is sometimes the most difficult part. #educolor
A1 CRT sees first students' unique, intricate, beautiful identities as well as recognizes our own before stepping in front of those humans to teach. CRT also recognizes the biases and prejudices that we bring to the space #EduColor
A:2 I feel that most history is whitewashed. They only really teach about MLK or Rosa Parks and the rest you have to wait until you get to college. IF you take a class in it. #EduColor
Agreed. Hoping this conversation we're having tonight (and beyond) will help us take away action steps for making sure it gets done in our respective spaces #EduColor
A2 Technology, electronics, etc. I make a positive effort to highlight to work of women and people of color. Example: Immigrant women who did much of electronics assembly at the start of tech boom and their drive for unionization. #EduColor
A2: Ex. from curriculum of whitewashing… thinking back to this past semester placement & the complete separation of skills from meaningful content, rather than teaching skills embedded in content that reflects Ss lived experiences #EduColor
A2 I remember my own history and literature learning being rather white though I now see my own teachers working to mirror the experiences of our students in the texts they choose #EduColor
What’s up, I’m Carlon an educator based in Providence, RI. Participating in #EduColor Chat to learn different perspectives on CRT & multicultural education. I’ll share lessons learned from my experience in education.
A2 this one is easy in English, but I'm going to add the ways that writing is colonized through this emphasis and choking of the 5 paragraph essay, for example. We already know about the lack of diverse lit #educolor
Hello! I am a school board trustee, classroom teacher, education consultant, and mother of two. Due to my varied roles in education, I'm hoping to learn how to make classroom curriculum many and relevant to multiple populations. #EduColor
Teaching Ss to be critical about the world around them and of social systems and policies that continue to marginalize them provides Ss with a skill needed even outside of the classroom #EduColor
In ELD/ESLwe tend to get more culturally appropriate materials but sometimes we do get whitewashed stories and perspectives. More often we get such a heavy latino influence that my students who are not latino are like "Why do we keep reading stories with Spanish words!" #educolor
Precisely- it is necessary if we are to locate deficits in the structures that marginalize and oppress and not in our most vulnerable students. #EduColor
Right bc ppl are so diverse now, not just in race, it shouldn't even be something we're still trying to 'figure' out in some areas. I totally get it. #EduColor
A2: The most dangerous thing that's whitewashed in classrooms are attitudes. Defining what's right or smart or wholesome or not using mainstream definitions that don't include the experiences of students of color or poor students. #educolor
Everything we teach is comes from certain voices. If I teach lit & prioritize "the classics" (read "dead White men") or if I teach European "discovery" (instead of "imperialism/colonialism"), I'm centering those voices. CRT centers the otherwise silenced voices. #educolor A1
A1 Culturally responsive teaching meets students where they are. It doesn’t assume deficiency, but it also doesn’t impose unrealistic expectations onto students. It’s also relevant to the needs of the students, given demographics—race, socioeconomic, geography, etc. #EduColor
Pressures from above (admin, district) to focus on other things. Lack of awareness abt resources. TIme crunch. Lack of supportive colleagues sometimes. Fear that we're not doing it "right." #educolor
Define "using" here. Bc of internalized racial oppression it is so impt that we don't let Ss languish in "the crooked room" w/false narratives. #EduColor
A1 Nancy, Instructional Coach from STL. Here for conversation & learning. Going into 2018 being more intentional about my edchat participation. #educolor
Honestly I don't think CRT comes naturally to teachers of color either. Particularly when our background is different from students even though we may share racial identity. #educolor
A2: ah one I remember now. So Ss had to write about topics they wanted to see changed, but the T said “no” to many of them (I guess that’s more the T than the curriculum, but also implementation is a part of the discussion)… then gave Ss “acceptable” topics #EduColor
A1: The two are different. Cultural responsive pedagogy embraces diversity within the space, atm. Multicultural education is helping/ensuring students know how to navigate and understand different cultures and events #EduColor
A1.2 Multicultural education explores the study of a Variety of world cultures w/ a focus on African/Indigenous/Latinx/Asian historic influences and contributions. #Educolor
A2. When I was Eng teacher & school lib, one of the worst limiters came w/ reading. Not allowing Ss choice in what they want to read - not allowing them to find texts they connect w/ on various levels. Forcing them to read what a Ts thinks is good for them or important. #educolor
#Educolor A2. Do Teacher Prep programs count? Speaking from my experience, unless it's a really involved process, like Urban Ed, ESLEd, SPED, GenEd suffers from this really white washed view, esp. as it propagates whitewashing bc majority white Staff,future Educators..
Teaching Ss to be critical about the world around them and of social systems and policies that continue to marginalize them provides Ss with a skill needed even outside of the classroom #EduColor
A1. CRT and multicultural ed has to include all identities. LGBTQ students of color are some of the most underserved and marginalized students, but lots of convos about CRT seem to ignore this. #educolor
@EduColorMVMT A1: CRT also includes tapping into students cultural backgrounds to make connections to their prior knowledge so that they become engaged and create new knowledge. Really knowing and understanding your Ss is key. #educolor
A2: As a resident teacher, I observed the teaching of the whitewashed version of the "Thanksgiving Story" while simultaneously students studied local Indigenous tribes. IMO, a lost opportunity for Ss to question the lie of Thanksgiving. #EduColor
A1: The terms are used interchangeably. I feel like they differ in degrees that they challenge social injustices. Multicultural education might only make students aware of injustices, culturally responsive/relevant teaching is in and of itself an act of resistance. #EduColor 1/
A1) With that said, I view my approach as culturally responsive/relevant teaching, so I can't really speak for those who practice multicultural education #EduColor 2/
A1 Multicultural education celebrates the cultural of all students. Education isn't seen through one lens. It extends far beyond the textbook. #educolor
And that the math canon is full of white mathematicians only. I want to be able to tell those funny anecdotes about black mathematicians, too, but that requires research bc it's not "common knowledge". #EduColor
A2 Woooo this question is 🔥 I think we've all taken that "English" class that centers white authors, narratives, experiences and demands Ss interpret them through the lens of a white teacher who only accepts certain interpretations of the literature. #EduColor
A2 The real angst behind the Harlem Renaissance writings has been minimized and white washed. Steps must be taken to explain the disillusionment that the writers felt after moving to the promised land and still finding broken promises. #educolor
A1 CRP is a social act that utilizes students culture, identities and experiences within teaching & learning, but also pushes students to be critical of the world around them and social systems #EduColor
We're still teaching dead white guys and the chosen one or two pieces from women and people of color that have been deemed "acceptable" because our teaching core has been predominantly white. IMO #educolor
A2 One of my courses is press history. It's hard to find good anthologies that include authors or selections who are people of color, or from historically marginalized or underrepresented groups. I have to create my own. #EduColor
A1. CRT and multicultural ed has to include all identities. LGBTQ students of color are some of the most underserved and marginalized students, but lots of convos about CRT seem to ignore this. #educolor
A1: Multicultural education is the acknowledgment of a plethora of diverse backgrounds and upbringings, and culturally responsive education plays to the strength of those backgrounds and instills the desire to learn. #EduColor
I totally agree with you, but for some the realization that they have shortcomings or biases can be too much. We need to make sure instructional coaches and colleagues create an environment where shortcomings are a growth opportunity rather than a barrier. #educolor
A2 Multicultural education celebrates and affirms the ethnoracial diversity among students. It communicates similarities and differences among various peoples, without elevating certain cultures over others. McEd, at its core is anti-racist and decolonizing. #EduColor
Indeed. It's difficult to teach and lead as a culturally relevant educator/administrator when we have yet to acknowledge or recognize our own biases. #EduColor
Sometimes educators are forced to look at their own biases or shortcomings when being asked to be a CRT. Being reflective on our own self is sometimes the most difficult part. #educolor
A2: I began my journey as a social studies teacher & I am now a teacher educator. Sooo, each day is a battle against white supremacy & washing. Decolonizing is active compassion, unlearning, & relearning. #educolor
Hello! Kelly Brown an Assistant Professor of Ed Leadership at Lamar University. Focusing my research on creating an equity mindset for educators. I'm here to add to the discourse! #EduColor
And that the math canon is full of white mathematicians only. I want to be able to tell those funny anecdotes about black mathematicians, too, but that requires research bc it's not "common knowledge". #EduColor
Good morning @EduColorMVMT from Thailand! So glad the time zone change has allowed me to participate in this #educolor chat. Wonderful seeing you all again.
And that the math canon is full of white mathematicians only. I want to be able to tell those funny anecdotes about black mathematicians, too, but that requires research bc it's not "common knowledge". #EduColor
A2. ELA closets filled primarily with books by DWM, accumulated over generations.
We are doing a revise of ELA 12 right now, also supplementing through ILL and online.
Meanwhile, inviting critique of this situation. But you can see what has been "enshrined." #EduColor
#Educolor A2 Aside from TeachPrep Programs, pretty much a lot of content, math, ELA, most obviously History/Social Studies, Science.... At their core, the most visible is overt connections to white/European figures.
Honestly I don't think CRT comes naturally to teachers of color either. Particularly when our background is different from students even though we may share racial identity. #educolor
Q3. To truly be culturally relevant, the T must have engaged in critical self-reflection and an ongoing critical examination of self and practices. True anti-racist education can't be achieved without this. #EduColor
A3 anti racist teaching requires Ts to reflect on their actions, reactions, mannerisms, expectations etc; CONSTANTLY to catch their implicit bias and how it impacts students #EduColor
It SHOULD influence what you teach, why you teach it, and HOW you teach. That critical piece in instructional development is often missing and that's how teachers end up thinking they "teach diversity" #EduColor
Soo many facts. As an AP Eng 4 student way back when, I remember challenging my teacher by asking "Were there no black authors in Britian" LOL. My teacher shook her head, but clearly had not considered that fact, while teaching students of color. #EduColor
A2 Woooo this question is 🔥 I think we've all taken that "English" class that centers white authors, narratives, experiences and demands Ss interpret them through the lens of a white teacher who only accepts certain interpretations of the literature. #EduColor
A3 I think anti-racist teaching is an important component of CRT- to me, it is more about explicitly confronting issues of system racism and oppression, while CRT responds to the harm done to SoC by creating a sense of belonging and building on their strengths #EduColor
Hi! I’m Anna, an alt ed principal in SF and I’m on vacation so I’m finally available for an #educolor chat since moving back West 😀 I am leading PD in Culturally Responsive Teaching this year and want to build my own capacity/ share ideas
A2: for ex, it's about introducing my Student Ts to the local place-conscious Detroit community while pairing with CRT methods/theory. Actively showing them how its done, while also delving into their own implicit/explicit biases, is key. #EduColor
A2 A way to disrupt it is to intentionally create space for reading, inquiry, and exploration of #ownvoices Also, amplifying the valid voices of our Ss as they wrestle with concepts of what it means to use text in new ways authentic to their experiences. #EduColor
A2 Too many to mention. Basically every damn page of most social studies textbooks has been whitewashed. So step one is to burn the text (or at least not use it). Step 2: Research. Learn. Ask Ss what they want to know. #educolor
I teach ancient world history to 7th graders. When we rewrote the curriculum awhile back, Africa, outside of Egypt, was reduced to barely a week. #educolor
A2) I teach social studies, my entire content area has been whitewashed. I try to decolonize by teaching from the perspective(s) of people from marginalized group(s) & frame it through the lens of today's civil-rights movements. #EduColor
A1. continued: culturally responsive/relevant teaching begins with the goal of ensuring that the intended end/purpose of education is achieved in a manner that connects with and is applicable to the real world experiences of the students served. Culture is a vehicle. #EduColor
CRT definitely not just a bag of tricks. It requires training, time, introspection, deliberation, none of which is encouraged in today's edu climate. #EduColor
A2 A way to disrupt it is to intentionally create space for reading, inquiry, and exploration of #ownvoices Also, amplifying the valid voices of our Ss as they wrestle with concepts of what it means to use text in new ways authentic to their experiences. #EduColor
A2: Whitewashing is glossing over and covering up not so pleasant things and present in biased fashion. Most curriculum does this. Myopic (Euro-centric) lens are where most content lies. #EduColor
A2 How come when we get to the “cultural identity” unit in English, my co-teacher always looks at me to read the passage by a black author or speaker? And I always seem to miraculously have the best ideas for diverse authors and resources... #EduColor
A3: It is *IF* you’re not looking at critical aspects of CRT. If you just take it as “good teaching,” you miss out on intention and why CRT matters. #EduColor
A2 I’m not in a classroom, but from what I can tell it’s not really addressed. It’s more of an exposure thing. This can be changed by taking the time to delve a little deeper. #EduColor
A2: All content is colonized. We can work towards decolonizing curriculum by situating the curriculum within the context of students culture and experiences #EduColor
A2. Hetero/cisnormativity and whiteness get centered in book talks all the time. Recently, a student said Absolutely True Diary... didn't address sexuality. The student didn't identity heterosexuality as a sexuality because it's centered. #educolor
A1 I learned multicultural education is much more encompassing of a fringe, if that’s not too pejorative, and varied than I thought. It include religious and racial backgrounds combinations that I never considered. #EduColor
This is so true. I fell in love with black history in the 6th grade and more in the 8th. I could read what I wanted if I checked out books from the library or read my own selection for a book report. Unfortunately, I was not interested in what we read in class. #EduColor
A2 When teachers use the word ‘canon’ and 99% of the writers are white, that’s an indication of whitewashed curriculum. We decolonize by intentionally teaching non-white texts. #EduColor
A2 A way to disrupt it is to intentionally create space for reading, inquiry, and exploration of #ownvoices Also, amplifying the valid voices of our Ss as they wrestle with concepts of what it means to use text in new ways authentic to their experiences. #EduColor
As a historian and educator, my content area of FULL of bias and bigotry.
History has been used as a weapon to silence and dehumanize the poor, disabled, women, and people of color (among others).
I want to give my students back their voice and humanity. #EduColor
A1 - to me the terms responsive and relevant are key. Our curric. must respond to the world that we live in and be relevant to the world of our students, and not just the ones in our classrooms. We cannot depend on all trends and tropes of #edu. #EduColor
#Educolor A3 Man, literally, today's culture is the increasing/visible anti-racist efforts, so to be culturally relevant is to be anti-racist anyway. Cultural-relevance includes knowing S's exp, so for SoC especially, who are affected by racism, being purposefully CRT is A-RT
A2 The history of math incorporated at the beginning of my geometry curriculum spoke only abt Western contributions to this branch of mathematics. Bringing in and discussing secondary sources noting ancient Asian and African contributions help to broaden the narrative. #EduColor
A2: we continue to worship the canon in English classes - we prefer to universalize everything white at the expense of our diverse student populations #EduColor
Yes! This is true for so many of our students. I used to have students come up to me all the time asking for book recs - they'd say I want a book w/ someone like me on the cover! #EduColor
A1: Culturally relevant teaching means getting to know what your students are interested in/what's important to them and connecting learning to that. Multicultural teaching = teaching representative of cultures in your school. #educolorhttps://t.co/GBFwLNOU71
A3: CRP/CRT should be anti-racist at it's core, as it's purpose is to expose power structures and empower students to become change agents in their communities. Those conversations can't authentically occur without explicitly challenging race narratives. #educolor
A3 There is a difference, to me CRT is more about the positives of different cultures and fostering understanding. Anti-racist teaching falls short here, it is simply "don't be racist because racists are bad." It doesn't look towards actually appreciating other cultures #educolor
A2 my schl uses great minds curriculum and I call it Whitely bc of how it centers YT ppl. I've basically chucked deuces to the books used for the curriculum and subbed in Zetta Elliot and Carole Boston Weatherford #educolor
Literally everything!! (Geography ed here) realizing that stuff as common as Natural disasters had such a one sided, bias, racist, classist approach to being taught #EduColor
Multiculturalism misses this point. It only asks us to discuss multiple cultures and generally only those we are comfortable with. It does not require us to delve deeper and question status quo, which is what the aim of all education should really be about. #EduColor
A3 I think they both go hand in hand. You can’t teach relevance and about culture without racist notions coming up. Teachable moments come up and you have to address them. Especially, in our current climate. #EduColor
#Educolor A4 I would like to see what it looks like as well, anyone have specific teaching practices that they've done in classrooms? I've done a few such as restorative circles, attempting to discuss or broach SoJust topics.... Havent gotten lots of opportunity tho
A2: Whitewashing is glossing over and covering up not so pleasant things and present in biased fashion. Most curriculum does this. Myopic (Euro-centric) lens are where most content lies. #EduColor
Q3 To the degree that CRT acknowledges students' social locations and affirms the assets that they bring from their respective cultures, it can be anti-racist, but I don't think that's inevitable. #Educolor
A3 anti racist teaching requires Ts to reflect on their actions, reactions, mannerisms, expectations etc; CONSTANTLY to catch their implicit bias and how it impacts students #EduColor
A4 we need to provide students with the opportunity to inquire, explore, ask questions and create solutions. We need to provide S with the opportunity to showcase their knowledge in ways that don't include MC questions #EduColor
A3 Interesting question. I practice CSP- culturally sustaining pedagogy developed by @django_paris and built on Dr. Billings work on CRT. It is my method of anti-racist teaching. It was designed for it. #educolor
A4 CRT/anti-racist teaching, esp for white teachers, is first knowing how we are complicit in upholding systems of white supremacy (like schooling *bloop*) & entering spaces to unlearn/relearn. Can’t do the work with other without doing the never-ending self-work. #EduColor
A4- It looks like critically examining pedagogy, text choice, the frames we put around our units of curriculum, the questions we ask, what is valuable to the young people sitting in front of us and how we build on the assets they bring with them into school. #EduColor
A4 CRT/anti-racist teaching, esp for white teachers, is first knowing how we are complicit in upholding systems of white supremacy (like schooling *bloop*) & entering spaces to unlearn/relearn. Can’t do the work with other without doing the never-ending self-work. #EduColor
A3: Is culturally relelvant teaching anti-racist by definition? If all student voices and experiences are honored, and we teach reflectively and are conscious of this, aren’t we working in an anti-racist manner? #educolor
A2 You decolonize curriculum by knowing your standards. Don't try to come out the box unless you know what content mastery looks like in multiple contexts for your Ss #educolor
There are so many opptys to teach children how to ask and answer questions (the basis of critique/discussion) but if you don't KNOW your standards then you can't get your babies to mastery. #EduColor
A3 CRT *should* lead to anti-racist teaching, but it often doesn't bc edus are reluctant to publicly call out racism. That's where CRT falls short. #EduColor
A4 we need more problem/project based learning in our curriculums. We need our students to know they have a purpose and their purpose matters #EduColor
A2 - I teach English. This is an easy one. The only literature deemed recognizable is literature that has been written and approved of are white men. We have recently stretch to include white women in this, but the fact that this is even a thing is embarrassing. #EduColor
A3 It doesn't have to be. I don't think it should be. But, I think different folks get on at different stops, so as we increase our consciousness of the terms, they take shape more fully in our teaching and in us. #EduColor
I'd have to push back here with a question. Can we ascribe CRT to the positive aspects of culture without an exposition of the bad? And and can we singularly focus on fostering understanding without a focus on anti-racism? #educolor
A3 There is a difference, to me CRT is more about the positives of different cultures and fostering understanding. Anti-racist teaching falls short here, it is simply "don't be racist because racists are bad." It doesn't look towards actually appreciating other cultures #educolor
The only true way to understand students' culture is by learning from them. We cannot allow our perceptions of students' culture guide this work. Otherwise, it's pointless and can be detrimental #Educolor
I think anti-racist education that fails to intentionally attack white supremacy falls short, but a sound curriculum that takes on white supremacy with no apologies can be powerful. #educolor
A4: Actually starts with the educator. What biases do I have? What baggage am I bringing to the table? Address and fix that first, then deconstruct the whitewashed content. #Educolor
A3 “Culture” doesn’t solely apply to ethnoracial difference. This means anti-racist teaching, although conflated w culture, must be treated differently and w the utmost care to ensure S are both culturally competent and anti-racist. #EduColor
A4 I think in the classroom it really needs to take a form that centers around student choice and interest. Sometimes students will have a better idea of the discrimination that happens in their world and we can give them a platform to explore. #educolor
A1. continues: that said, it is teaching that recognizes the importance of S's backgrounds to the learning experience: social structures, belief systems, customs & traditions, language, art & lit, governmental & socioeconomic experiences/realities. #EduColor
A4- Student agency comes in when we allow our students voices and their questions guide our learning. How do we create space where they can challenge the status quo?! #educolor
#EduColor A4 CRT comes down to knowing your students. When students are enabled to be leaders of their learning their culture and backgrounds are celebrated.
The only true way to understand students' culture is by learning from them. We cannot allow our perceptions of students' culture guide this work. Otherwise, it's pointless and can be detrimental #Educolor
A4: It’s bigger than “guide to the side” stuff. It’s a redistribution of the power of knowledge, and prompting students to consistently use their voice, not just to echo the adult. #EduColor
A4 It is intentional exposure & opportunity to critically engage in work from others who reflect Ss’ cultural bkgrnds while challenging racist language and thought from many traditional texts/approaches. It’s student-driven learning. #EduColor
A4. We need to listen and give students the space, freedom and time to engage in inquiry, ask questions, explore, create and design solutions to problems and share all of this with an audience outside of the classroom walls! #EduColor
We also need to educate our profession: Anti-racist pedagogy does not mean you, the teacher, are colorblind. You have a responsibility to acknowledge and accept your Ss many differences. #educolor
A4: This is still something I'm looking for strong examples of in an #ECE setting, where socio emotional learning and building agency is as critical as CRT/anti-racist work. Send recommendations/ resources please! #EduColor
A4 Ideally, folks teaching in majority white schools w/majority white Ss aren't looking to the lone Ss of color to do the work for them. I'll just say that. #EduColor
#EduColor A4 T’s need to come to terms with their own biases so that they can be responsive to diverse students. Teaching empathy and compassion will help break down racism in the classroom.
A4: As I reflect on how to answer this Q, I keep thinking of how complicated this actually is to implement with purpose in today's classrooms. There are so many Ts and Ss doing this work, but we have to acknowledge how truly challenging this is to do. #educolor
And for me, this is the REAL issue. We have to decolonize educational systems to make real change. However, doing it in our curriculum is step 1. #EduColor
A2 #EduColor reading lists in *some* teachers literature classrooms; Still struggling with the tired argument of the “universality” of “good” literature.
And anti-racist pedagogy should call out white supremacy and other oppressive systems that harm marginalized students and teachers. It is intentional and allows a safe space for Ss & Ts to grow and learn how to reject those systems #EduColor
Educators must ensure that their CRT aligns with their perception of standards. As long as students are learning and engaged school admin wont complain. We must be able to explain why we are doing what we are doing #educolor
CRT practices include questioning power, privilege + oppression. This aligns with anti-racist teaching. Ss should be pushed to always question who is being represented in content and who isn’t, why and why not? #EduColor
A4: I don’t know what CRT looks like in a math classroom, but student agency is important - how can you help students see themselves as mathematicians, and create a relevant need for them to do so? #educolor
A4: For students of color, encouraging them to utilize their agency is necessary for real CRT and is anti-racist. So in that case I think they align. #educolor
A4: Student agency is central to CRT/anti-racist learning - a culture created where expectation is each & every student is honored, has opportunity to be heard, recognized as having unique skills/knowledge. #EduColor
A4. I also think it's more than just helping students find their voices - we have to teach them/help them amplify the voice they already have! Help them believe in the power they possess, allow them space and freedom to find avenues to use this power. #EduColor
A4 I think a CRT classroom has room for students to struggle, lead, question and invent- it includes high support and high expectations. The teacher is really a facilitator and students feel empowered and inspired #EduColor
A4 It is intentional exposure & opportunity to critically engage in work from others who reflect Ss’ cultural bkgrnds while challenging racist language and thought from many traditional texts/approaches. It’s student-driven learning. #EduColor
A2: I teach middle school math, and every concept is eurocentric. Show how Africans, Asians, Native Americans, etc. used math. I lived in Turkey 7th-9th grade, and the Turkish students didn't divide in the same way that I was taught. Let's incorporate other cultures. #EduColor
I worry about using words "allow" and "let" for students and even teachers, especially those from marginalized groups.
These are their learning spaces. We need to pass the mic early and often. #EduColor
#EduColor A4 Last semester, I taught an interdisciplinary first seminar on what it means to be American. I front-loaded discussions about ground rules for civil conversation & conferenced with each student. It took time, but it seemed to engender trust.
A4 such a big question, but it includes teaching in a way that: values human lives, decenters whiteness, elevates marginalized voices, emphasis student humanity... students are at the center, even in course design (that's the challenge) #educolor
In the context of social studies, I also encourage Ss to question whose stories are prioritized and why. When Ss engage in the process of my content and ask questions about how we create history, they are able to more clearly see the results of a dominate and colonized narrative.
A5 For white teachers, the "invisibility" of their own whiteness and the lack of awareness of having a "white" perspective can limit the effectiveness of attempts at CRT. #educolor
Q5. Teacher bias resides in all we do, beginning with our own culture and experiences. We must be willing to lay these experiences alongside those of our students to help to create new and meaningful classroom experiences, with and for our students. #EduColor
I hate that all the stories of people of color are stories of Woe. We have Heroes we have victories we have history outside of oppression. As I often say slavery is our history, not our heritage. #EduColor
Student agency is huge. Considering the majority of people in education, at at every level, are White, their biases control so much. Even if my classroom was completely homogeneous, it would still be important. My classroom is 100% 1st-gen immigrants. It's huge. #educolor A4
Ts need to build awareness with what they label as disrespect. Ts need to be aware of the expectations they have for Ss of different cultures, of male Ss vs female Ss. How are our words and actions pushing our Ss out of the education system? #EduColor
A3 I think CRT is different from anti- racist teaching because CRT isn't automatically anti-racist. We all have internal biases and we all have to be checked at times. #EduColor
A1: to me, it means meeting the needs of students by giving them the space to see themselves and people who look like them and sound like them in the curriculum in addition to weaving their interests into the curriculum #EduColor
Teachers ARE bias. Students are bias. We're human. It's the constant self-reflection and commitment to anti racist actions that allow for student agency to be a successful factor #EduColor
A4 CRT and Anti-racist teaching means:
teaching real history (all of it), addressing current political rhetoric that silences many, giving ALL students opportunities to ask questions and express. Standing UP and speaking OUT against racism, bigotry, misogyny! #Educolor
A2: I teach social skills classes for Ss on the Autism Spectrum. I have access to curriculum books, but the authors are almost all White. A former classmate suggested inviting people from community who look like students into my classes to make convos more inclusive. #EduColor
A4. I also think it's more than just helping students find their voices - we have to teach them/help them amplify the voice they already have! Help them believe in the power they possess, allow them space and freedom to find avenues to use this power. #EduColor
#Educolor How do we help/amplify their voice? What have you done in your classroom to do so? Not judging, I wanna know. Lol. Student teacher hunger is real
A4 Ideally, folks teaching in majority white schools w/majority white Ss aren't looking to the lone Ss of color to do the work for them. I'll just say that. #EduColor
Q4: It means empowering students 2 see themselves as agents of change and not victims of systems. It means exposing how systems of oppression disenfranchise their communities, then showing them how to play the cards they are dealt by way of the curriculum we teach! #educolor
Well, I don't think "we" utilize it, but rather we facilitate opportunities for them to utilize it and make change in their own lives/communities- regardless of big/small impact. #EduColor
A5 well, I imagine it’s hard to care about CRT if you’re biased towards dominant culture to begin with. On top of that, I imagine it makes it harder to find actually relevant material, instead of service-level “diversity” stuff #educolor
A3. I think sometimes teachers are afraid of directly challenging racist history and practices (especially white teachers) and may not directly challenge the status quo. Culturally responsive teaching may empower students but not directly challenge existing power. #EduColor
A5: teacher bias informs what they believe is possible for students to achieve, what they think is important to know, what knowing means and the degree to which students know it fail to know. It impacts every facet of CRT #EduColor
A3) Meaningful, culturally relevant/responsive teaching must also be anti-racist CRT must address racism. It would be a disservice to students and society at large to not challenge racism at that point.
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Here to learn with and from great minds...inspired by Brother @TheJLV#EduColor
A5 I am finding that CRT is tough when a teacher hasn’t done their own “work” around bias, privilege etc especially white teachers. You can’t assume that everyone is at the same starting place because they are not. I have to differentiate for Ts #EduColor
A4. I also think it's more than just helping students find their voices - we have to teach them/help them amplify the voice they already have! Help them believe in the power they possess, allow them space and freedom to find avenues to use this power. #EduColor
A5 In every way...if a teacher is unaware and not reflective on his/her biases, then CRT is ineffective. #EduColor (Laurie Carr - school leadership coach in NC)
A5: In what ways DOESN’T teacher bias impact CRT? If teachers do not confront and address their own implicit (and explicit) biases, there cannot be culturally responsive teaching, can there? #educolor
A4 Ss must be given the freedom to discuss what's difficult. No elephants in the room. Establish safe spaces, respect. Let them lead their own learning. #EduColor
A4. Culturally responsive implies Ss have agency & set agendas b/c we're the ones responding. A teacher-driven anti-racist agenda would by definition not be responsive. #EduColor
A4 T begins by assessing the needs of the S. From there, S should have choices in terms of daily activities and formative assessments w models provided by the T that reaffirm the culture of the S/school/community, so long as that culture doesn’t promote racism. #EduColor
A5 In a couple of ways. Of course there is the whitewashed way, everything is told from the perspective that white guys=good guys. I also have seen teachers present leaders from other cultures with a godlike persona, infallible, this is biased too. Humans are humans. #educolor
A51/2Oh wow. In so many ways this is where edus have to start. My bias assists me in making all kinds of choices in the classroom, from who gets the juiciest questions and follow up to texts I use...#EduColor
A5: As a Black American teacher I didn't initially understand just how diverse a black classroom could be. My understanding of blackness was limited. #educolor
A5: We’re humans and have biases from all the bullshit we’ve internalized. We bring into the classrooms also, so just remember to be reflective and check yo self when needed. #EduColor
A5: Teachers need to constantly examine how their own bias influences their content and pedagogy. We also need to examine our attitudes about our Ss and educate ourselves about intersectionality & ACTIVE allyship. To be passive as an educator is to engage in oppression #educolor
A4. I also think it's more than just helping students find their voices - we have to teach them/help them amplify the voice they already have! Help them believe in the power they possess, allow them space and freedom to find avenues to use this power. #EduColor
A4 As educators we should always have the student in mind. It’s not about us! Students should have a say in their education. Student voice is essential and should guide your lessons. If you’re listening to them then you can’t help be culturally relevant. #EduColor
A5: T bias is telling students that “Spanish gets in the way” + “our brains should think in English” then expecting students to “perform”… right after telling them their language/identity doesn’t matter. That “bias” (violence here) literally dehumanizes students. #EduColor
A4: It’s bigger than “guide to the side” stuff. It’s a redistribution of the power of knowledge, and prompting students to consistently use their voice, not just to echo the adult. #EduColor
Also hey guys, I’m Christina. I’m a middle school English teacher in Hawai‘i. I helped schedule the tweets so sorry in advance if they don’t work!! #EduColor
A5: you cannot be about CRT & anti-racist pedagogy w/o unpacking & unlearning your own biases, assumptions, & racism. This is the hardest part about teacher edu courses ... guiding future Ts through this process so they can be about that CRT life w/ their Ss. #educolor
This. And EVERYONE needs to do this, even teachers of color. Because we have all internalized white supremacy and other toxic ways of thinking. #EduColor
A4: Actually starts with the educator. What biases do I have? What baggage am I bringing to the table? Address and fix that first, then deconstruct the whitewashed content. #Educolor
A5. Trying to "do CRT" as if it's a checklist instead of doing the hard work of critical reflection about biases & systems won't push anything forward. (How is it already Q5?!) #educolor
A5: T biases underlie all thought/actions in the clsssroom. How Ts see Ss determines how Ss learn (or not). Recognizing biases & then changes those that keep Ss from learning is vital. #EduColor
A4 As an ELA teacher, I need to both help my students see themselves as writers and readers -- people who can interpret the world and communicate important messages to it -- and help them see there is much more to experience than dead white guys. #educolor#rethinkela
I begin by always addressing my class as "mathematicians". I struggle to find ways to make the content relevant in a standardized curriculum with a gate-keeping exam at the end.
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Whether we recognize it or not, we control so much as teachers. We have to be constantly aware of the ways we are imposing our own way of thinking on our students. Also, be mindful of treating our students as equals. #educolor A5
School discipline practices for one. Who decides the rules that govern participation in the school community and how can students influence those rules? #educolor
A3: they have similar tenets, however anti/racist Pedagogy focuses more on the salience of race and how it intersects with other aspects of our social identities #EduColor
A5. 2/2 being conscious of my bias, vigilant in not fooling myself about it, I am more able to include more voices (students, writers, even fellow faculty members) as I develop curriculum and myself!! #EduColor
A6 YES. As a teacher at a fancy private school I see it even more. We MUST expose these Ss too so they can do the work to come collect theirs and also to expose them to other perspectives #educolor
Because of my own experience as an Afro Latina, I understood as soon as I started teaching middle school that my students needed to know their contribution to society to secure their sense of self...I have to take in this idea of teaching "Anti-Racism." Here to learn... #EduColor
A5 Teacher bias halts forward progress when folks refuse to confront their biases because they are comfortable. It👏🏾falls👏🏾upon👏🏾white👏🏾educators👏🏾to👏🏾push👏🏾other👏🏾white👏🏾educators. #EduColor
A3: CRT should be centered around building understanding & uniqueness of a person’s culture, thus giving these individuals a voice. I think that anti-racist teaching would highlight areas of prejudices in our teaching practices. #EduColor
A5: Too many folks think they like POC enough that they don’t *have* to teach with CRT in mind. Others think because they know / are POC, they don’t have work to do for students. #EduColor
A5 teacher bias effects CRT if it gets left unchecked either internally or externally and if the teacher isn't willing to listen or take critique and call outs seriously. #EduColor
#EduColor Ideally, yes. But I can imagine a circumstance where a teacher can engage a student by tapping into his or her culture, but the way it's done reinforces biases that may exist in that culture.
A5 In many ways, the recognition of our own biases is just as important as the effect that our biases have on our instruction. It's hard to move educators who are unaware of or unmoved by their own biases. #EduColor
Whether we recognize it or not, we control so much as teachers. We have to be constantly aware of the ways we are imposing our own way of thinking on our students. Also, be mindful of treating our students as equals. #educolor A5
Teachers ARE bias. Students are bias. We're human. It's the constant self-reflection and commitment to anti racist actions that allow for student agency to be a successful factor #EduColor
A5) Soooo many ways. Way too many white educators refuse to acknowledge that they could have cultural bias. I feel like that's the root of a huge disconnect between Ts and Ss. #EduColor
I think you have to talk about both. But, you also have to be sensitive about your audience. Especially, if you are discussing a minority group in a setting with very little of them. #EduColor
A5: Teacher biases are human biases (some innate, e.g. D. Kahneman).
Ts ought to become aware of biases ~ even those gnarly unconscious kinds ~ so they can reflect on them in order to change behaviors (thoughts + actions).
Teachers can model this process for Students #EduColor
A6 It is relevant in those situations because the inevitability of Ss moving to a space that is heterogeneous and having no exposure to the other is educational and moral malpractice. IMO #educolor
Hi, sorry I'm late to the chat. This is my first chat with #EduColor. I'm Jose, a teacher at DCHS from Dodge City, Kansas. I'm here to learn more about how to teach to diverse students!
Totally makes sense. Part of the work is transforming Ss the mindset and building their agency by trusting them and encouraging them. Introduce them to mathematicians of color. #EduColor
A6: Something that has always struck me about “urban ed” programs is the way it positions social justice = Soc. Nah, white folks in those all white schools need anti-racist, anti-oppression, anti-white supremacy education too — really, more. We built the system. #EduColor
A6 YES. Whether it's a conversation among the privileged or oppressed, change starts with knowledge. Knowledge comes from questions, research and conversations. These exist in an anti racist classroom #EduColor
A2: Social studies celebrates & rationalizes European Imperialism as morally exceptional (supremacy) while perpetuating narratives that ignore USA's systemic marginalization of populations & blaming those populations for the results of those systems. #EduColor
A5. One of the biggest ways I see teacher bias is in the definition and understanding of "respect". Sometimes teachers think students are being disrectful because they have different expectations of how to communicate respect. #EduColor
A5. We have to first recognize and admit that we bring bias, assumptions, privilege to the the table and then face it, unwrap it and unlearn it. We also have to build relationships with our students. #EduColor
A5. Trying to "do CRT" as if it's a checklist instead of doing the hard work of critical reflection about biases & systems won't push anything forward. (How is it already Q5?!) #educolor
A6 Yes of course- especially in majority white schools where it may not be a priority, anti-racism is a must. This is where a lot of the work needs to be done if we’re going to create change. #EduColor
YAS! Little microaggressions like "you should be able to do __ this way" or "that's not a good book for you" are incredibly dehumanizing to S. I wouldn't learn jack after hearing that garbage from a teacher #EduColor
Yes, yes, yes. As the mama of 4 white young men, I want their learning to decenter their experiences so they can be better citizens of the world. #EduColor
Yep. That victim mentality is the enemy of self-actualization and empowerment. Though many groups HAVE been harmed, victimhood is a powerless state. It's got to go. #EduColor
Q4: It means empowering students 2 see themselves as agents of change and not victims of systems. It means exposing how systems of oppression disenfranchise their communities, then showing them how to play the cards they are dealt by way of the curriculum we teach! #educolor
A5: Maybe one of the reasons student agency (Q4) so important... this partnership keeps us learning and holds us accountable as we are biased as a result of being human. #EduColor
#EduColor A6. The problem is that homogeneous learning environments are a myth. I've never been in a space where everyone was ready to learn the same thing at the same time. Not with adults or kids.
A6) Anti-racist pedagogy/CRP is extremely important in ALL learning environments, especially in homogeneous affluent schools where Ss may not be exposed to it in their daily lives. Who else will teach them? #educolor
A6 I didn't realize how important it was for my predominantly white students to see ME (Dominican American, multilingual, Hip Hop enjoying, 90s R&B referencing, inner city kid, timbs wearing Latinx) as their English teacher- of all things. IT MATTERS. #educolor
Us White teachers can't look at CRT with the "I have a Black friend" attitude, like we don't have anything to learn or change because we might have proximity to POC. #educolor A5
Oh yeah, #Educolor A5. Teacher bias impacts everything, I hear all those "I'm colorblind!" or "I come from a n all-white small town" okay. So, beyond stating that, what r u doing to ensure that T Bias does not affect how u present content that connects to future diverse class?
I agree, but I think anti-racist cclm cannot stand alone without also tching about the humanity and history of the oppressed, this way Ss can get a full picture. If we only look at the bad without giving students agency to involve themselves in the good, we fall short. #educolor
This is so true. I do my best to combat this one-sided representation by picking diverse literature and short writing prompts for my students. #EduColor
I hate that all the stories of people of color are stories of Woe. We have Heroes we have victories we have history outside of oppression. As I often say slavery is our history, not our heritage. #EduColor
#EduColor A5 It can and does impact teacher expectations for students of color and also consequences for infractions. It’s very real!! And, most teachers do not recognize it!
Exactly. I’m thinking about the “cultural” differences even between Vietnamese Americans who grew up in the Gulf South vs. those on the West Coast. Geography influences how these students are reached and best served. #EduColor
Hi, folks! Matt here, middle school ELA teacher in southwest Detroit. Coming in super later after some unexpected car issues and a broken heater in my apartment lol 😅 But, so excited to join fellow radical educators! #EduColor
Trusting students and encouraging them -- this is the very foundation of teaching. If you're not building this foundation with every student, you are not teaching. #educolor#rethinkela
A6: Abs-freakin-loutely.
We do not dismantle white supremacy in our schools and world without being anti-racist and CRT in all teaching environments. #EduColor
A6 Great question! Absolutely crucial! Homgeneous settings do not make us immune to bias. We all must check our biases and incorporate anti-racist teaching. #EduColor
A6. Yes, b/c homogeneous is usually not as homogeneous as it seems. But Ss in these environments often intuit that their larger world is heterogeneous. Reflecting their narrow experience back to them feels incomplete, often even to them #EduColor
#EduColor It's interesting to see how students respond to a history lesson based on the racial classification cases. It opens up a good discussion on what race means and how it operates.
A6: Absolutely. Examining diversity and allowing Ss to explore identities different from their own fosters empathy, which we need more of in the world. #educolor
A4: Student agency is the breath that gives life to crt/anti-racist teaching. CR classrooms are filled with student voices that are more than accepted - They are honored and embraced. #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
Short versions: poetry videos about love in Latinx communities for them to share to dispel abuse; signs posted in communities creating awareness of deportations; board game about school-prison pipeline to teach youngs about it. All their ideas (plus more). #EduColor
Allow them to design and create for an audience outside of the classroom walls. Also, help them find avenues, platforms, etc. that allow them to share their voice in a way that is safe, comfortable and empowering to them. #EduColor
A3: I think they're different, but connected. I think connecting student interests to learning is not always anti-racist. Anti-racist teaching is needed more in suburban and rural schools.
..i think this is a weak answer so I'm going to read more responses.. #EduColor
A6 I didn't realize how important it was for my predominantly white students to see ME (Dominican American, multilingual, Hip Hop enjoying, 90s R&B referencing, inner city kid, timbs wearing Latinx) as their English teacher- of all things. IT MATTERS. #educolor
A6: I am going to uplift @Combsthepoet here, who discusses the importance of co-liberation. If we are to dismantle systems of oppression, we must cultivate anti-racist teaching EVERYWHERE. https://t.co/kLNodgda6q#educolor
A5 My biases as a teacher impact the decisions I make from the texts I choose, the style of my teaching, the way I write and pose questions... I have to raise my consciousness around those biases in order to create culturally sustaining space for my Ss. #educolor
I’ve started teaching Speak Up! Speak Out! Which is a civic engagement program based out of @UTAustin. Gives me and my students the tools to amplify their voices in ways they’ll be heard. #educolor
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@shadow_uzumaki, @tavia_clark, @UTAustin
A6- Culturally responsive and relevant education is not just important, it is the foundation upon which public education in America was conceived. #EduColor
Important to deconstruct- students should question why this is so and what impact this segregation has on them and on the types of educational experiences they have #EduColor
A6. Culturally responsive is teaching is necessary even in homogeneous environments because we are preparing students for a hetero world. Have we forgotten this was the premise of "50s and '60s Black teaching. #educolor
A4 When your T responds to who's in the room it incites your Ss to respond to what's happening in their neighborhood/lives/familes. We're talking abt Lena Horne b4 break so my Ss wanted to IV women in their lives as their break proj. #educolor
My 8/9 year olds named the thing they wanted to do. I aligned the standard and gave them the framework (good interview questions) and off they went. This is agency!!! #EduColor
Q5. Teacher biases don't set each student to the same rigor and does not allow teachers to adequately teach all students effectively! #achivementgap#Educolor
#Educolor A5 In addition, I also have to recognize that my experience, even as an immigrant Filipino was still, in many ways more privileged than other Ss' experiences. Can't be complacent & assume I'm immune to my own prejudices
So, it's critical for us to be critical and show them to "see" w/new eyes- I'm thinking of my white students here. My SoC could often already "see," but needed avenues to speak and share. #EduColor
What has your experience been with having a T of color during the early years? My son has only had one. I was excited until he learned fluffy stuff about slavery and Lincoln. I was expecting more depth from a person of color, but that's not what he received at school. #EduColor
A5: I don't know if we will ever actually know how our biases affect S. More importantly, we need to do the work to surface them to prevent and understand to reduce the amount of harm we unconsciously do to others. #EduColor
A4. A CRT classroom is student centered and fluid. It frees teachers and students to always start where they are and operate at the edge of their learning curves. It does not label learners, but coaches them when they struggle. #EduColor
A6 Great question! Absolutely crucial! Homgeneous settings do not make us immune to bias. We all must check our biases and incorporate anti-racist teaching. #EduColor
A5 We all have been raised differently. Everyone has biases, but that is why dialogue and discussion need to be had. We can’t be scared to have “The Talk”. Magic happens when everyone is on the same page or at least understands where each other is coming from. #EduColor
I'm not sure that's true. I think we can easily get caught up in proxies that don't end up helping people. I just want people over principles. #educolor
A5 It’s difficult to see outside of your bubble, even more so when you’re unaware of the bubble. Can’t be culturally responsive if you don’t see or understand the need. #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
Q7. Intersectionality reminds us to reject false binaries and the single story. It is a reminder that real life is complex, and thus effective teaching and learning is as well. Ts and Ss experience intersectionality all the time. CRT brings it front and center. #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
Sadly, I have to go. Date night with besties and gotta get toddler ready for bed. Imma be back tho and will add thoughts & comments. Tons of love to the #educolor family. Un abrazo :)
I agree but the hard truth is that the stories of poc in this yet to be United States is one of woe and our triumphs have been in spite of the adversity placed before us. Hard to divorce the two. #educolor
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A3 yes. I think my trying to be just culturally responsive (and not anti-racist) could result in ignoring race when discussing culture with fellow white colleagues (its easier to talk about age, language, religion, or class) #educolor
I think you need the freedom in your classroom to introduce ideas/projects/explorations that will engage your students. It all depends on the type of environment in which you teach. #educolor
A6: Absolutely! In every single classroom (all over the world), it is necessary. I’m in an affluent private school & many of my students will end up in powerful positions. How I help them understand others will influence their & other’s lives in the future. #EduColor
Thank you. I’m tired of venting to people who don’t teach and hearing them tell me that it’s my job... No. My job is to teach the babies, THEIR job is to teach each other. #educolor
A4: student voice is essential- not just in their responses to learning, but also helping shape the curriculum. They deserve a say regarding both the input and the output #educolor
A7 When we learn to address and minimize what gets presented as preferred and transition to all has value then intersection becomes a strength of knot and not a soon to be hole from frayed strings. #educolor
#Educolor A6. As someone who's surrounded by majority white population.... I know with certainty how important culturally-relevant/anti-racist pedagogy is in homogenous settings, esp as S population becomes more heterogenous contrast to Staff population
A5 Just like our Ss, Ts bias comes from how we’ve been socialized by our families + communities. Ts have to be willing to unlearn this socialized behavior as it interferes w/ developing culturally responsive teaching practices. #EduColor
Every classroom I was in, from K-12, was damn near homogeneous, and I came out of those years in public ed as an All-Lives-Matter-ing conservative with absolutely no ability to empathize with marginalized groups. Our world is not homogeneous. It's necessary. #educolor A6
Yes. Perhaps question *why* those spaces are so homogeneous. Is it the AP class? Is it in a *good* neighborhood? Why don't we see more diversity? #EduColor
A7) I think it's vital. Intersectionality helps create connections between groups that are marginalized &/or oppressed. I see it as something that helps, not interferes. #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
Unfortunately, most curricula is whitewashed and colonized. The worst is when we aren’t conscious of the wash. We have to be deliberate with how we decolonize. Unconscious decolonization can be just as detrimental as the whitewashed curricula that we started with. #EduColor
A6 it’s probably even more important, since these kinds of difficult conversations don’t happen regularly. We fear what we don’t know, so exposure and the proper tools to confront these realities are key for S success beyond school walls. #EduColor
Absolutely! Homogeneous groups of people are not monolithic. They are nuanced and complex. CRP is just as valuable with a class of white students as it is with a group of students of color. It's how we build compassion and understanding. #educolor
A7 As a leader of a school with lots of students with disabilities and LGTBQI-identifying Ss, intersectionality is crucial. There are so many ways in which our students’ identities/experiences have shaped their educational experience #EduColor
You know what would help me as a teacher in a school district that is 80% African American? How about a county mandated social studies curriculum that should really be The History of White People. I get nailed annually for teaching Mansa Musa and Süleyman. #EduColor
A6 I have never been in a homogeneous setting, but I know of those where folks hide parts of themselves or assimilate to blend in/not be othered/not be discriminated against/get promoted #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A7: If CRT honors student voice and attempts to expand student agency, then intersectionality provides more depth and welcomes more students into the conversation #educolor
A7: Wow! I am digging this Q! Thought provoking and challenging! I believe intersectionality helps us to not over-simplify CRT and Anti-Racist pedagogies. This complexity & nuance is important as we seek to further the work. #educolor
A6: In some homogeneous schools CRT means telling students the truth about the world they live in because they're actively being taught falsehoods. #EduColor
A5 It occurs to me that I'm someone for whom the edu sys "worked". I'm degreed and I teach the children of ppl the very same system may have failed in a schl that expects those children to achieve what I've achieved with few reparative measures #educolor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
I think you can be anti-racist w/out truly appreciating other cultures. I have seen many white Ss look at pictures of the KKK and say that they are bad without any understanding of black culture or history or have any understanding of black culture in America. #educolor
It's a rural area in North Carolina, not many black T's at this sch, has never impressed me, would have never been my choice for my children, ever. #EduColor
A7: it is crucial that educators acknowledge & respond to Ss intersectional identities, but also centre the salience of race & the ways race impacts other aspects of our identities #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
A8: Leaders also need CRT because they’re teachers of teachers. It’s not enough to just manage, but they need to get it and allow for it. CRT won’t always show up in a rubric. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A7: We can't look at this work in silos. We have to look at race, class, gender, sexual orientation, etc and understand that they are not stand alone concept. Our youngsters are a composition of "things". CRT has to therefore reflect that #EduColor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
A7. Intersectionality can help build connections for students - make learning more relevant by providing context and helping them see connections between marginalized groups/people. #EduColor
A6 Absolutely!!! I thinks it’s the most important because everyone isn’t being taught correctly at home. My daughters sit in classes with some crazy comments. Who stops/redirects those comments? If this teaching was in place these comments would be slim to none. #EduColor
A7 To be truly "culturally" responsive, we must understand that culture is not dictated by a single characteristic like race. So, if we understand that, then we must work to understand intersectionality as it impacts our Ss. #educolor
Oh my, we're on 8 now, and I'm trying to dissect the verbiage on the question before, I'm a little slow on that one. Geesh. And I'm educated. #EduColor
A6 Anti-racist teaching is important in homogeneous learning environments because “. . . if schools don’t intervene, racist youth grow up to be racist adults.” https://t.co/qmPRPiEwbP#EduColor
A8: Leaders need to do the work that teachers need to do, examining their own biases, looking at ways in which voices (voices of teachers and students) are not being heard #educolor
Q8. Engage in chats like this. Oh, and read, read, read. Also, embrace our students and their insights into how we can do our jobs better in partnership with them. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A4) a conscious and intentional push to present diverse curricula to children a willingness to allow a space where children can speak and think unconventionally an emphasis on telling the stories of diverse and marginalized groups #EduColor
A8 Leaders need to walk the talk, I think by getting into their communities, heading up service learning projects, and in fostering student agency our school leaders can lead educators to being more CRT. #educolor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A8: "Attitude reflects leadership"
Until we have more anti-racist leaders in schools and district offices we are swimming upstream. More intentional PD needed for Ts and admin. #EduColor
A3: American education is often sold as "the great equalizer." America is a racist culture. To be "the great equalizer," requires responding to USA's culture of racism (in consideration of student diversity) & anti-racist teaching. In this context, they are the same. #EduColor
Q8. The first thins leaders can do is get involved in activities where students are outside of school. Go where your students go. Students will respect you for it and you will learn more about your students! #Educolor
A8- Leaders can develop their culturally responsive competencies the same way that individual teachers can: listen. Listen to students, listen to families, listen to teachers and staff. Hear from the greater community. #EduColor
#Educolor It's great to see that, while that initiative is well and alive in the more "urban" areas (*sigh*) It's slowly coming around suburban areas, key word sloowwwllyy, but it's caught some schls off guard as S-T disparity changed within a year, crazy.
A4)Student agency factors in by letting them lead select methods to learn by and at times select topics also constant room for reflection and metacognition can build student agency #EduColor
A8: School leaders need to recognize the readiness level of teachers and support them in working to create safe spaces for students, parents and the community to access the opportunities education provides. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A8 Leaders must acknowledge that they don’t have an automatic in to a culture based solely on their race or culture alone. Each S and T represent a tapestry of experiences that shape their cultures that leaders may not be privy to. Don’t assume you know all of it. #EduColor
A5: Teacher bias directly impacts culturally responsive pedagogy. Teachers must do the difficult and uncomfortable work of unpacking their biases. Step 1 - Admitting that we do, in fact, have biases. Step 2 - Get to work! Let the journey begin! #EduColor
Our spaces are still whitewashed and racist because of the leadership in edu. We need more POC in content creation roles and district decision making #EduColor
A8- Leaders can develop their culturally responsive competencies the same way that individual teachers can: listen. Listen to students, listen to families, listen to teachers and staff. Hear from the greater community. #EduColor
If the teacher of a teacher is not culturally responsive and practicing being better, there’s no way the school climate will change. Teachers need allies who can coach them through. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
I’m gonna wait on y’all’s responses for this one, because I’m still battling with my team on every front to ensure training and development of culturally responsive and competent leadership... 😒 #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A8: I think it’s important to extend our understanding of CRT beyond pedagogy...we need culturally relevant-/sustaining schools, in and out of classrooms. Folks from the community should be leaders in the school. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A8: Participating in these chats would be a great start for school leaders! Having an openness to learning about one's own biases, a value for connecting with students via true CRT, and a "failing forward" mentality...modeling for teachers. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
I worry about *not* including race for that specific reason. Too many of us experience the thing where we *say* we’re going to focus on race only to be eventually pushed to the side. That’s why we’re talking about it. #EduColor
1. Prejudice Reduction AND 2. Collective Action are the two supports of great Anti-Bias Education. For every age and every group. Teaching about Racism is so important, but I worry about not including other equity issues in conversation.
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@TheJLV, @EKCrook1, @EduColorMVMT, @amazon
A8: Leadership is a critical part of this work. Too often CRT is looked at as a classroom teacher thing but we have to push for Culturally Responsive Environments and that means leaders beginning w/ Central leaders, must participate in PDs and workshops #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
We could start by focusing on the ways POC have resisted oppression; slavery is not just our history- it also the history of people, who in the quest for domination, imposed this subhuman treatment on us #EduColor
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@dwharris1691, @Mrs_Matsalia, @Ms_KruegerSS, @EduColorMVMT
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
2018 goals for my building and my district. If "leaders" by title won't take charge of this revolution, by God, I know some rock solid educators up for the challenge #EduColor
A8: "Attitude reflects leadership"
Until we have more anti-racist leaders in schools and district offices we are swimming upstream. More intentional PD needed for Ts and admin. #EduColor
A1 CRT is viewing the individual child and how he or she relates to their world. CRT uncovers the language and meaning the Ss use to function in life. ME seeks to view the similarities of various cultures and how we are more alike than we are different. #educolor
Q7 In what ways is intersectionality core/vital to the work of culturally responsive/relevant teaching? Are there ways that intersectionality interferes with cult.responsive/relevant teaching? #EduColor
A5 Heavy question...Teacher bias means that only some Ss will be seen & hear, and these only when the teacher is riding the wave of the latest PD...until biases resurface...#EduColor
Q8: Campus leaders have the ability to set the expectations. When conducting observations, reviewing lesson plans, making PD selections, etc., they have the ability to push their teams towards CRP or not. #educolor
A8: They can start by spending time in classrooms, getting to really know the work that’s happening every day. Can’t happen from behind a desk #EduColor
A8: Leaders develop their skills by listening to & learning from POC & others and then challenging own biases. Once that work has begun (it’s never done), they can help others do the same. #Educolor
You already know what’s happening there. Usually, it’s a few steps down on a rubric, a few points lower on a teacher eval, or a superintendent visit gone awry. Messy. #EduColor
A8: I was tempted to say if you don't know, you're not ready to lead, but many leaders already in place who need to do the work. In these cases, requires willingness to be led, to decenter. #educolor
Even when "progressives" talk, they try to talk about "women and people of color." Who is always left out? Women of color, particularly Black women. Intersectionality is vital. #educolor A7
#Educolor A8 Hoping that the words of several future educators of color actually instigate the changes in Teacher Prep that we...they were invited to speak about.
A6 CRT and anti-racist teaching are important everywhere! To build a world that works for everyone means calling into question the "history" and practices that give power to privilege. #EduColor
A8 Listen to your SOC and TOC. Have your staff trained in anti-racist pedagogy. Create a safe space to have tough convos. Break down barriers to equitable instruction. #EduColor
This is really important, because we do tend to think all skin folk is kin folk and get shocked when that isn't the case. That is a direct result of our own bias. #EduColor
A8 Leaders must acknowledge that they don’t have an automatic in to a culture based solely on their race or culture alone. Each S and T represent a tapestry of experiences that shape their cultures that leaders may not be privy to. Don’t assume you know all of it. #EduColor
A8 Leaders need to know what they don't know. And they need to be willing to invite the voices needed to the table, not just the voices holding the right job title. #educolor
Our spaces are still whitewashed and racist because of the leadership in edu. We need more POC in content creation roles and district decision making #EduColor
A8: Leaders need to educate themselves and accept that CRT and anti-racist teaching are vital aspects of citizenship, student mental health & success in an increasingly global society. This is true regardless of perceived diversity of communities served. #educolor
A8 Leaders can develop their skills as culturally responsive leaders by constantly reflecting, engaging in critical discourse, leverage formal/informal development opportunities, and reading on the subject regularly #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
#Educolor Don't I know it. If even the suburban areas close to the metro struggle, I don't even wanna know how it'll work in rural areas. Whoo midwest!
A8: Ask leaders to consider the aspects of their identity that they quash and don't feel comfortable expressing. @chrisemdin talks about this regularly. #educolor
He says school works fairly well for about 1/3 of students, it's "eh" for 1/3, & really devastating for 1/3.
And teachers all come from that first third, so they replicate what worked for them.
And the other 2/3 of students are consistently not getting their needs met.
A8) Make efforts to spend time with students on campus, to spend time at cultural events outside of school hours, get to know the people who live & work in the communities and neighborhoods that surrounds the school. Then encourage other teachers to do the same. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A6 Absolutely! We teach Ss to be global citizens and to leave the comfort zone of home to explore the world in which we live. We teach Ss how to interact with others who do not look like, talk like, act like, or think like them. #EduColor
A8 Listen to your SOC and TOC. Have your staff trained in anti-racist pedagogy. Create a safe space to have tough convos. Break down barriers to equitable instruction. #EduColor
A8. We hide behind data analysis, so-called best engagement practices in PD. Courageous leadership prioritizes discussions whether they "turn the dial" on test scores not. #EduColor
A4: CRT= really wanting to get to know students as whole people/what their passions are. Anti-racist= giving marginalized students space to share voice. Student agency means teaching students how to access power to make changes they want. #EduColor
Amen @matt_marv Here 👇🏾 is the CRE (Culturally Responsive Environments) framework that @ESINYC is using in NYC to ensure that this goes beyond the classroom and pedagogy. This is intentional work that we ALL need to do #EduColor
I don’t like the narrowness of anti-racist curriculum. We need a curriculum that seeks to dismantle all systems of oppression. That way we can look at the issues of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ageism, etc. #educolor
A8 The longer I'm in this, the more I believe the number one thing leadership can do is stop going to so many meetings and get to know the kids, all of them, not just the academic superstars. Earn their respect. #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
I don’t like the narrowness of anti-racist curriculum. We need a curriculum that seeks to dismantle all systems of oppression. That way we can look at the issues of racism, sexism, homophobia, classism, ageism, etc. #educolor
#Educolor It also creates an extra layer of struggle, bc it also leads to white-centric Teacher Program = Ts don't even know how to address it (or even aware of CRT) unless they specifically look for it like I was led to Educolor
A3- I feel like CRT an't anti-racist teaching are not inherently the same. However, one cannot be done well with out the other. CRY invites multiple perspectives into curriculum, anti-racist challenges what we-our kids-our nation believes. One is far more work. #EduColor
So, I would love to think more deeply about the concept of intersectionality. If anyone has recommendations for articles, blogs, books, research, Would apprecite your recs! #educolor
Q8:The way leaders develop skills as CRP school leaders is being clear that teaching, learning & leadership is mutual & fluid always shared w/ our Ss,Ts & Fs. #Educolor
We need CRT and anti-racism focus in the leadership and offices at district/county/state/federal levels. I can only do so much in my own classroom and school. #educolor A8
A8 as a POC and Ed Leader, I feel a sense of urgency about this. It's my responsibility to grow with my team as Culturally Relevant Educators. It begins with me and what I stand for, who I stand with...all students. #EduColor
Does a list of skills exist?
If so (or #EduColor folks are willing to collaborate on a list??),
then it would be easy to make a self-reflection / evaluation checklist...
Conversations & mentorship can be built around the skills not yet there.
DM @MindMyEdu if interested!
A5 Teachers Who are aware of bias can make an impact by derailing the incomplete messages found in curriculum & textbooks. They can help students and staff unlearn some of the bias they’ve picked up. #EduColor
A4: We have to explicitly teach & explain the systems that have yielded American societal disparities and counter the narratives upholding them: USA exceptionalism, meritocracy, model minority myths...otherwise, disparities are attributed to phenotypes & identities. #EduColor
Yes! And if you do a book study, do something with it. Don't stop at reading and discussing - turn it into action, make your learning actionable and use it to positively affect change! #EDUColor
A8. Leadership can also send the message that it's okay (and necessary!) to talk about race and racism. New Ts, esp. in states that have gutted tenure laws, may worry about institutional backlash for making other Ts "uncomfortable." #educolor
Our initial issue with PD was visions of grandeur - filling conference rooms, guest speakers, etc. Take baby steps - watch a documentary and discuss, do a book study, lunch chats. #EduColor
A8: Get yourself a squad that you can trust to push you along this work. It's challenging but more rewarding when you have people taking the journey with you. #educolor
The best indoctrinators lead their targets into believing what the indoctrinators wish them to think, all the while concomitantly convincing the targets of their indoctrination that they came to the pre-determined conclusion all on their own.
#EduColor
Does a list of skills exist?
If so (or #EduColor folks are willing to collaborate on a list??),
then it would be easy to make a self-reflection / evaluation checklist...
Conversations & mentorship can be built around the skills not yet there.
DM @MindMyEdu if interested!
Mentioned Speak Up! Speak Out! and how this @UTAustin civic engagement program helped my students learn how to amplify their voices in a way that is heard by adults. Here’s a direct link to the page and plz ask me any Q’s! https://t.co/tNBq5ctEBQ#EduColor
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Does a list of CRT skills exist anywhere?
If so (or #EduColor folks are willing to collaborate on a list??),
then it would be easy to make a self-reflection / evaluation checklist to build org culture.
Conversations & mentorship can be built around the skills not yet there.
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A6 (1/2): As a woman of color who grew up and attend schools in a predominately white world, my peers would have benefited from CRT. As a T in a Title I school, my blackness, upbringing, and educational experience does not mirror my Ss. The complexion of my skin does #EduColor
A6: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy is possibly even more important in homogeneous learning environments to bust open the potential echo or wind tunnel that may be present. #EduColor
Then, next step, admitting need but talk and no action. Then, tokenism, then... it takes time. And I'm not claiming to be all done with the work - at all #educolor
A8: Get yourself a squad that you can trust to push you along this work. It's challenging but more rewarding when you have people taking the journey with you. #educolor
I already mentioned @chrisemdin but I finally read his book this year and I was stunned by the detail and practicality of his work. "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and Rest of Y'All Too" #educolor
A8 Leadership needs to do the work too. Making a commitment to CRT requires leaders to address their own bias + participate in PD, while also supporting & creating opportunities for Ss & Ts. #Educolor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A8: we can develop CRT skills by valuing its ability to dismantle the structures that stymie student achievement and wellbeing, committing to decolonizing our schools and fostering the liberation of marginalized students #EduColor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
Have to run - breakfast & hitting beach (loving Thailand vacation). So good to be back w/my #EduColor family this morning! I’ve missed you. I’ll be fav/RT throughout the day as I catch up. This chat was 🔥🙌🏼 Thanks to all - mods & participants!!
A8 Leaders need to know what they don't know. And they need to be willing to invite the voices needed to the table, not just the voices holding the right job title. #educolor
A8: Get yourself a squad that you can trust to push you along this work. It's challenging but more rewarding when you have people taking the journey with you. #educolor
#Educolor I have to always avoid that vision as well, probably some of my own difficulties is the lack of baby steps. I've always been a big picture kinda guy, but the details?
A9 The always challenging and class "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" Paulo Friere. He gives methods to giving students agency to dismantle the systems of oppression before them. #educolorhttps://t.co/35VnFpn6Gd#ad
A8: Listen & learn from our Ss, parents & families in our communities. We must become a community of learners & hold each other accountable for what we are learning. The parent piece is huge. We are losing the fight b/c we assume that certain parents don’t care. #educolor
Q8 Leadership plays a vital role in developing a culturally responsive educator team. How might leaders develop their skills as culturally responsive school leaders? #EduColor
A9) Chats like this and teach-ins like #SaturdaySchool are great ways to find resources and readings related to CRT and anti-racist teaching. #EduColor
CRT & Anti-racist curric. is living. It grows as you and your Ss grow. It challenges beliefs and assumptions as they arise and inherently. It is built to keep our communities thriving well also forcing them to deal with what makes them uncomfortable. #EduColor
A6 (2/2): ...not automatically grant me knowledge of their experience. CRT, ethnic and gender studies are beneficial to all student populations and should not be limited to certain individuals based on their race or socioeconomic status. #EduColor
A8: Leaders set the tone. If CRT is important, it shows up in every meeting, publication, data conversation, training, job posting, interview... #EduColor
A8 Also, teachers should stop looking for leaders and look in the mirror. BE a leader! Seek out learning opportunities, push for a radical change, speak out against injustice #EduColor
A9: Critical Race Theory by Delgado
Culturally Responsive Teaching by Gay
Why are all the Black Kids... by Tatum
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Freire #EduColor
New ldrshp often needs the nod that it's ok from district office. I work with a variety of school leaders and many recognize the need but shy away from conversations about race; some because they're white, some because they are black. They know it's important, but... #EduColor
