Session 5
SESSION 5
C H A P T E R 7
C H A P T E R 7
OBJECTIVES
Establish a community of practice that strives for increased rigor and relevance in our classrooms and schools.
Engage in Courageous Conversations around race and equity with fellow practitioners.
Deepen our understanding of learning and teaching through the lens of culturally responsive teaching practices.
PRE-WORK
Read Chapter 7 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain
Read through React | Reflect | Rethink and Food for Thought (below) to think about where you may want to go deeper
SESSION OUTLINE
Welcome and Level Setting
Listening & Learning
React | Reflect | Rethink
Food for Thought
Cultural Competence Independent Study, Closing, and Appreciations
React | Reflect | Rethink
Developing Positive Academic Mindsets:
How does your understanding of the mindset cycle graphic (111) change your practices as an educator or leader given the need to develop positive academic mindsets (109) in students?
Developing Positive Academic Mindsets:
How does your understanding of the mindset cycle graphic (111) change your practices as an educator or leader given the need to develop positive academic mindsets (109) in students?
Microaggressions and Negativity Bias:
How do your understandings of microaggressions and negativity bias (112-113) change your practices as an educator or leader given the need to help students to develop academic mindsets?
How do your understandings of microaggressions and negativity bias (112-113) change your practices as an educator or leader given the need to help students to develop academic mindsets?
Setting the Stage for a Mind Shift:
How does your understanding of how we help student shift their mindset (114-115) change your practice as an educator or leader given the importance of being a warm demanded (98-99)?
How does your understanding of how we help student shift their mindset (114-115) change your practice as an educator or leader given the importance of being a warm demanded (98-99)?
Food for Thought
Grades as Feedback | Grading for Equity
Grades as Feedback | Grading for Equity
How do your own grading practices line up to Joe Feldman’s three pillars: Accurate, Bias-Resistant, and Motivational? Where can your practice evolve?
What role does feedback play in your instructional practice? What might you do differently in offering more wise feedback? Where else can your practice evolve?