Culturally relevant pedagogy is the “pedagogy of oppression … committed to collective … empowerment” (Ladson-Billings, 1995a, p. 159). There are 3 tenets:
academic success
cultural competence
critical consciousness
Educators hold students to high academic expectations and excellence. Culture is used as resource to make meaning of everyday problems and experiences. Educators help students to cultivate a sociopolitical consciousness in order to critique the dominant discourses and norms that maintain inequities and to take action to right the social injustices (Ladson-Billings, 1995a).
This book comes out on October 15, 2021. It is a compilation of featured essays by Gloria Ladson-Billings about Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP):
Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
But That’s Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Liberatory Consequences of Literacy: A Case of Culturally Relevant Instruction for African American Students
It Doesn’t Add Up: African American Students’ Mathematics Achievement
Crafting a Culturally Relevant Social Studies Approach
Fighting for Our Lives: Preparing Teachers to Teach African American Students
Is the Team All Right? Diversity and Teacher Education
It’s Not the Culture of Poverty, It’s the Poverty of Culture: The Problem With Teacher Education
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 2.0: a.k.a. the Remix
Beyond Beats, Rhymes, & Beyoncé: Hip Hop, Hip Hop Education, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
References
Brusnahan, L. (2018, February 23). Culturally Relevant Pedagogy by Gloria Ladson Billings [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HR8NEPK7l0
Escudero, B. (2019, January 6). How to Practice Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Teach for America. https://www.teachforamerica.org/stories/how-to-engage-culturally-relevant-pedagogy
Ladson-Billings, G. (1995a). But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Theory Into Practice, 34 (3), 159-165.
Ladson-Billings, G. (1995b). Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465-491.
Ladson-Billings, G. (2021). Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Asking a Different Question. Teachers College Press.
McAuley, S. (2018). Culturally Relevant and Responsive Pedagogy in The Early Years: It's Never Too Early. ETFO Voice.
TEDx Talks (2017, November 14). Cultural Pedagogy: Educational Equality for Our Youth, Israel Torres, TEDxSaltLakeCity. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbmyxZaBnhI
Tolentino Teaching (2020, July 24). Intro to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrbJrXMgrhU
Tolentino Teaching (2020, August 1). Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Cultural Competence. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dKY7DtMsY0