Domain 4

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KNOW YOUR CONTENT

To look for and address biases
To increase complexity of the story
To use texts and other materials that honor different races and cultures and helps to develop a positive perspective of self, others, and the larger world
To provide content that helps students gain knowledge about race and racism in America

To provide content that helps students acquire an awareness of their own racial socialization and skills for engaging in productive conversations about race and racism
To engage student voice
To require students to think critically and solve problems
To synthesize content across disciplines and vertically

Professional Development:

The EDCO Collaborative has 16 member school districts. Educators from those districts are automatically members of EDCO. Non-members are also welcome to sign up for most of EDCO's professional learning programs.

Tools & Websites:

NPS Guide to Reviewing Curriculum for Bias and Stereotypes

All school districts must ensure that all educational materials are reviewed for simplistic and demeaning generalizations, for lacking intellectual merit, and for promoting stereotypes on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation. Districts must also ensure that appropriate activities, discussions, and/or supplementary materials are used to provide balance and context for any such stereotypes depicted in such materials.

Models for the Evaluation of Bias

Rubrics and checklists for curriculum materials.

Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers

How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.

Culturally Responsive Teaching Resources

Find and share resources and explore strategies to engage students by connecting to and honoring their cultures, experiences, and backgrounds.

Articles:

How Inclusive is Your Literacy Practice?

Article with 8 questions

Teaching While White: Rethinking How We Choose Books in School

Here is the problem. As long as white teachers set out to evaluate what is good literature and worthy of study without examining how their own experience has shaped their appreciation for literature, then all of the booklists of diverse authors in the world will not result in changing the white literary canon.

Becoming a Culturally Relevant Science Educator

I’m not suggesting you change your science content. Instead, I’d like to illustrate the importance of modifying your teaching to be culturally relevant.

Focusing on cultural competencies in STEM

Teachers and educators need to see culturally relevant teaching to support the needs of culturally diverse student populations.
Teaching The Hard Histories of RacismFive principles to guide educators as they broach difficult topics in their classrooms - with students of all ages

Books:

Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning.

Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning

In Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success, Andratesha Fritzgerald reveals Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an effective framework to teach Black and Brown students. Drawing vivid portraits of classroom instruction, Fritzgerald shows how teachers open new roads of communication, engagement, and skill-building for students who feel honored and loved.