In this session, participants will think critically about Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy (CRRP) as a way to bring educational equity from theory to practice. Participants will consider the tenets of CRRP, what it means and can look like in various classrooms, school settings and contexts. We will explore how and why CRPP is an important framework in racially diverse and homogeneous classrooms and school communities. Specific attention will be given on how to bring CRPP to a racially homogenous school community and the role of critical consciousness and critical literacy. Through modeling, sharing of specific examples and strategies and interactive elements, participants will get the opportunity to engage in critical self-reflection, rethink their pedagogies and reaffirm their roles and impact.

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What does it mean to design and deliver our literacy program through an equity and anti-oppressive stance? How can we bring the theory of these frameworks to practice in intentional ways in our learning spaces? In this session, we will focus on thinking critically about how to ensure our literacy programs at the foundations reflect, represent, include and honour the intersectional identities and lived experiences of all of our students. We will reflect and consider how we can use our positional power to create equitable learning experiences and spaces for all of our students.

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As educators we have the platform to help our students feel 'seen' and represented through the books we choose to intentionally share in our classrooms. Pre-made booklists can be a place to start as we begin to curate resources but it is important that we move beyond the booklist and ensure our books and resource selection is reflective, responsive and relevant for our student body and school community. It is important that our resources are selected with our specific context in mind and that they affirm and expand our students' identities and experiences. The method of 'critical content analysis' through an equity lens will be shared and taught with a critical resource selection toolkit. Examples will be shared of how to think critically about our resource selection methods with relevant and practical examples. 

Resources from the session:  Resource Document  

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In this session, participants will think critically about how to move from kindness to anti-racism in their teaching practice. As educators, we are very good at helping our students understand what kindness looks, feels and sounds like. How can we take this learning and move it to deeper anti-racism work? How can we bring these big theoretical concepts to practice in the classroom in a contextual, tangible, accessible and cross-curricular way? Since identity and critical consciousness are a key part of anti-racism work, participants will have opportunities to reflect on their practices and learn 5-6 cross-curricular strategies to bring this work to their students in an age appropriate way.

Resources from the session: Resource Document for this Session