Four Tools for Interrupting Implicit Bias
I will never forget my first experience with implicit bias as an undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley. I had turned in my first in-class writing assignment in Medieval Literature. I loved the topic of courtly love and whatnot. The professor was an older...
This is Your Brain on Implicit Bias
This is Part II in the 3 part series of posts on implicit bias In part I, we looked at what it means to validate diverse students’ experience with implicit bias. Culturally responsive teachers believe diverse students when they tell us that they are being rudely...
No, DeAndre. It’s Not Your Imagination: What the DOJ Report Tells Us about Implicit Bias and Validation
Photo by Michael Fleshman/Flickr This is the first in a 3-part series on implicit bias and CRT. val·i·date ˈvaləˌdāt/ (verb) To demonstrate or support the truth (of something) Synonyms: corroborate, back up, bear out, authenticate In culturally responsive teaching,...
Making CRT Manageable
Throughout the month of February, I have been on a virtual book sharing my book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, with teachers, instructional coaches, and principals. So rather than travelling from town to town on a plane, I’ve been traveling from blog...
Five Point Action Plan for Teaching Racially Sensitive Literature
Last week I led a seminar for a group of high school English teachers on how to teach racially sensitive (or racially charged) literature. Many were teaching The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which uses the n-word 231 times. In their school district, the book is...
Getting Students to Take Off the Mask
As a student, I've had the privilege of having two highly skilled culturally responsive teachers. One was Mr. Ruane in 10th grade at George Washing High School in San Francisco. Mr. Ruane was a white teacher who coached football and taught African American Literature....
Why We Need a Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching
Just recently I lead a seminar for a group of instructional coaches and BTSA support providers and I asked them to define culturally responsive teaching. It’s usually how I start my workshops. Actually, I got them into groups of 5 and asked each group to draw me a...
King’s Legacy: Teaching Thinking is an Act of Social Justice
It’s that time of year when we pause to remember Dr. King. Countless school children listen to the “I Have a Dream” speech. They learn about civil rights protests so people of color could eat where they wanted or vote without any restrictions. But there’s another...
The First Six Weeks_Create a Counter Narrative
This is the second in a series of a six part series on setting up the school year to be more culturally responsive. In my last post, I shared that trust is the secret weapon of the culturally responsive teacher and it is the first thing that needs to be cultivated in...
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