March Equity Chat

The EASD Equity Chat for the month of March will focus on a conversation about the new PA Culturally-Relevant and Sustaining Education (CR-SE) competencies. You can use the resources below to increase your knowledge, challenge your assumptions, and/or take a stand to battle inequities in our school and community. The Culture and Climate committee will be hosting a zoom chat on April 13 from 7-8PM. We hope you can join us to share your experiences and build a stronger sense of community with all of our stakeholders.  If you would like to register for the discussion, please click here. 

The Connection between Culturally Responsive Teaching, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 

For decades, researchers have found that teachers in public schools have undervalued the potential for academic success among students of color, setting low expectations for them and thinking of cultural differences as barriers rather than assets to learning.In response, scholars developed teaching methods and practices—broadly known as asset-based pedagogies—that incorporate students’ cultural identities and lived experiences into the classroom as tools for effective instruction. The terms for these approaches to teaching vary, from culturally responsive teaching and culturally sustaining pedagogy to the more foundational culturally relevant pedagogy. Though each term has its own components defined by different researchers over time, all these approaches to teaching center the knowledge of traditionally marginalized communities in classroom instruction. As a result, all students, and in particular students of color, are empowered to become lifelong learners and critical thinkers. 

-Edweek: What is Cutlurally Responsive Teaching? 

Articles for Review and Discussion 

What is Culturally Relevant Teaching? 

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/culturally-responsive-teaching-culturally-responsive-pedagogy/2022/04

A Teacher’s Journey Toward Culturally-Relevant Teaching Practices

https://xqsuperschool.org/rethinktogether/culturally-relevant-teaching-practices/