Culturally Relevant Teaching

Books in languages and cultures of our students

We all have biases, but recognizing them and working toward understanding their impact on students can transform one’s entire educational philosophy.

One of the most important things we can do to improve our instruction for our English learners is learning more about them and their academic history instead of making assumptions based on limited knowledge.

These handouts ask individuals to examine the harmfulness and underlying messages of microaggressions and give tools for how to interrupt them.

A TED Talk of an undocumented student and their educational journey.

A look at how microaggressions affect students; the importance of educators recognizing their own implicit biases and how they impact student learning; how to interrupt microaggressions.

We all know the importance of having high expectations for all of our students, but this short article explores ways to balance compassion and support while not compromising rigor.

These handouts ask individuals to examine the harmfulness and underlying messages of microaggressions and give tools for how to interrupt them.

A close reading activity with guiding questions that explains microaggressions and asks teachers to begin exploring the presence of microaggressions in their classrooms.

A video showing the effects of the difficulties of growing up as an undocumented student.