Community Connections & Cultural Perspectives
Project Checklist
In what ways is the project connected to students' community and/or cultural perspectives?
Everyone sees the world through the lens of their own experience. These experiences shape what is important and how or why it is important. Connecting learning to students' community and/or cultural perspectives can bring meaning and importance to what students learn.
TOOLS, RESOURCES & EXAMPLES
Meaning and Importance of Community and Culture
Presentation/Activity - meaning and value of community/culture
Article - Cultural Processes in Science Education
Community & Culturally Connected Teaching Strategies
Brief/Summary - Place Based Strategies in Science/STEM (to support equity)
Blog/Article - Data Analysis for Social Justice in a Native American classroom (blog/article)
Article/Podcast- Teaching Culture on the Navajo Nation
Building Connections
Personal Connections Sample Activity (Character Lab)
Language Connections - Navajo Keyboard