STCC | Culturally Relevant Teaching
Community of Practice [CoP]

Timely Reads:

As we move into the harvest season consider investigating these Culturally Responsive Ways to Teach the History of Thanksgiving. Included within is a link to Native Land Digital featuring a digital map and Territory Acknowledgement guide. Explore the display of Indigenous territories (official and unofficial) worldwide and learn more about the complex history of the land and each nation, language, or treaty associated with it. These articles and many more are archived on the Professional Development resources page.



2024 February 27 Notes & Handouts

STCC CoP | CRT&EQ Notes 2024 Feb 27 Notes
STCC CoP |CRT&EQ Rethinking grading (1).docx
STCC CoP | CRT & EQ Sept 26 2023
2023-24 CoP: CRT & Equity Action Plan

Purpose: The purpose of an Action Plan is to give you a framework for thinking about how you will  complete your goal efficiently. 


Tasks:  After reflecting upon what culturally relevant or equity practice[s] you would like to improve.

Making Culturally Responsive Teaching Work_ Zaretta Hammond Corrects 3 Big Misconceptions (Opinion).pdf

Zaretta Hammond Corrects Misconceptions

Relevant Thoughts from Zaretta Hammond:

February 16, 2023

How to practically apply CRT practices to your classroom and use the worksheet to create an approach.

2023 Feb 16 CRT CoP
2023 Jan Part Two Application_ Draft of Culturally Responsive Teaching_ Best Practices Share Out.pdf

March 9, 2023

2023 March 9 STCC |CRT CoP Notes

Worksheet follow up & Precious Knowledge follow up.

During our next meeting we will discuss the movie Precious Knowledge

The STCC CRT CoP will reconvene in the Fall 2023 semester.  If you have interest or ideas for this Community of Practice, please email: mwiseman@stcc.edu

September 15, 2022 Meeting

Culturally Responsive Teaching_ Best Practices Share Out pdf.pdf

In this session Jennifer and Yezenia discussed what is culturally responsive teaching and why it is important to our institution, as an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). They also shared their current practices as well allowed participants to share what they are doing in their own classrooms.


Presenters:

Yezenia Lopez, is an academic advisor and adjunct faculty member with over 4 years of experience working in higher education. Some of the courses that she has taught include general psychology, First-Year Experience, and ECE courses in Spanish. She is currently the Co-chair of the Hispanic Association in Higher Education (HAHE). 


Jennifer Wallace-Johnson is a longtime Springfield Technical Community College employee who has served in roles within Campus Safety, Student Support Services, and Academic Affairs. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of Social Work, as a co-chair of the Hispanic Association in Higher Education at STCC, and a Board of trustee at the Martin Luther King Charter School of Excellence in Springfield, MA.

White-Privilege_McIntosh-1989.pdf

Peggy McIntosh invites you to reflect on the privileges you bring to your classroom.

Other Resources:

AIA Culturally Responsive Teaching: An Essential Practice for Educational Equity Toolkit

During our November 17, 2022 Meeting we will discuss the movie Precious Knowledge