Equity begins with Intention
What is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Improving learning capacity of diverse students
Centers around cognitive aspects of teaching & learning
— Hammond, 2015 —
Building resilience and academic mindsets by pushing back on dominant narratives about people of color
National Equity Project
The National Equity Project is a leadership and systems change organization committed to increasing the capacity of people to achieve thriving, self-determining, educated, and just communities.
What is Equity?
Reducing the predictability of who achieves and fails
Interrupting reproductive practices that negatively impact students of color
Cultivating the unique gifts and talents of every student
— National Equity Project —
Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain
Video: Zaretta Hammond “Culturally Relevant Teaching” at the San Francisco Public Library
Zaretta Hammond Amazon Page
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Edutopia Video: Supporting Schoolwide Culturally Relevant Practices
Video: Building Culturally Relevant Schools Post-Pandemic with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
Gloria Ladson Billings Amazon Page
“I now know my equity journey entails amplifying culturally relevant practices, ideas, and voices of educators and students.”
— Soo Jin Choi, Founder of Amplify —