WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
Our purpose is to make publicly available a limited number of examples of culturally relevant and responsive teaching materials that have been used at East and could be used by others. Our intention, while not being averse to stand-alone CRRP materials, is to provide real life, teacher created or adapted artifacts of activities, materials, lesson plans, or whole unit plans, around topics as they are typically taught in various content areas at the secondary level across New York State.
EDUCATORS
One skilled in teaching.
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A student of the theory and practice of education.
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Merriam Webster
CULTURAL RELEVANCY
A pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
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Gloria Ladson-Billings
PEDAGOGY
“a student-centered approach to teaching in which the students' unique cultural strengths are identified and nurtured to promote student achievement and a sense of well-being about the student's cultural place in the world"
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Matthew Lynch
THE TEAM
Turning vision into reality
It is important that students like myself see themselves in the curriculum because it creates a connection between the students and the content that they are learning. We often see students more engaged in courses that are either aligned with their interest or intriguing to them. Learning about people who are the same ethnicity, gender, race, or religion as you makes you want to be engaged. And you're not just engaged because you want to make sure that the teacher is teaching everything correctly. You are engaged because now you have the chance to enlighten your peers and your teacher about something related to the curriculum that they may not have known. I’ll never forget hearing my AP Language teacher talk about Marcus Garvey, and how his works are related to the ideologies of Malcolm X. I instantly sat up and actively paid attention, because I wanted to hear more. I was also cross checking everything he said with everything my father (a native Jamaican) has taught me. I say this to say that when students see even a glimmer of themselves in their schoolwork, it makes it truly worthwhile.
STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
Students at East Lower and Upper School have dedicated much time to producing literary and artistic publications. The Eagle Express is the newspaper of East Lower and Upper School while Mosaics is an art and literary magazine. Check them out by clicking the buttons below!
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