Be the Change: Getting Started with Culturally Responsive Teaching

Religion is influenced by geography and in turn can affect geography.

Just as the iPad revolutionized so many aspects of our daily lives, using an I.

When I began teaching personal financial literacy, I learned quickly that my student’s perceptions, interpretations, and beliefs about money were very different from my own.

Take a moment to think about all the ways we engage students inside and out of the classroom.

As Social Studies educators, we look at our job as preparing our students to be active and productive citizens once they leave the educational setting.

  In an era where it seems that every day comes with a “breaking news” headline, and where there is increasing scrutiny regarding what we talk about in our classes, it may seem like a challenge not worth accepting to work current events and controversial topics into our lessons.

In teaching African American studies—specifically, content centered around the concept of Africa and the African diaspora, Dr.

The study of Black history (and ethnic studies more broadly) is rooted in a critical consciousness.

How can you focus on ways to assess your students based on the questions that they ask as opposed to the answers that they give you?