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What I have learned from Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching class is that culturally responsive teaching and learning pedagogies and practices strengthen the connection and the partnership between student learning and instruction. An equity practitioner provides students with the individual support necessary for success and thereby helping them to become independent learners who discover cognitive strategies to get “unstuck” and find their way out of the achievement gap.
Reflections
Reflections
Where I was.
Where I was.
At the beginning of the semester, I usually learn all of my students names and their hobbies/interests and then choose examples/activities related to their interests to explain economic concepts. This was the only way I was practicing equity in my courses. But I was not aware of all of my unconcious biases. I believe the tone of my syllabus and late policy was harsh and uninviting.
Where I am.
Where I am.
I practice equity by providing individualizing instruction, learning, and support to my students. I also incorporate students' cultural variables/filters in their learning process.
I try to incorporate equity in my courses as follows:
Use learning-centered syllabus and send it to my students before the first day of class with a welcome video
Use equity minded late policy
Use more positive, warm and inviting tone in my syllabus
Add class philosophy in the syllabus
Use open educational resources and multi-media sources
Share more stories about myself in short videos to connect with my students
Use positive language to give feedback for assignments
Use collaborative assignments to build the online learning community
Where I'm headed.
Where I'm headed.
I try to improve my practice of equity in my teaching. I constantly think about how my teaching can create powerful moments of learning, engagement, and transformation when effort is made to build connection between the cultural experiences of my students--what they know--and what is being taught.
Please see below some examples of equity.
Examples
Examples
Class Philosophy
Some of you start classes feeling isolated and lost but not in our class! This class is a community and each of you is part of the community. We all have the same objective: to learn. This class is designed to have you learn in community with your peers. When you're a member of a community, you can rely upon others for help and support when you need it, but you must also be willing to step up and contribute regularly, as well! Let’s work together to make this semester awesome for everyone!
Class Philosophy
Class Philosophy
This is the class philosophy from my syllabus that I added to set a student-centered tone.
Before:
No late assignments are accepted!
No assignment can be turned in after the specified deadline.
After:
Plan on submitting work on time
You are expected to submit assignments on or before the assigned due date. Assignments submitted after the deadline may receive a 5% grade point deduction for each day following the due date and time.
Don’t want the penalty?
Please contact me to propose a solution and negotiate with me.
Late Policy
Late Policy
Please check out my before and after late policy. I got this idea from my @One instructor- Fabiola Torres.
Liquid Syllabus
Liquid Syllabus
Please check out my liquid syllabus for Principles of Microeconomics class! Students in this digital era are highly visual. I have incorporated images into my syllabus to engage the affective domain of learning. By crafting this engaging syllabus I am showing my commitment to support student learning.
Please feel free to contact me at fahmida.fakhruddin@evc.edu if you have any questions.
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