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Graig Meyer and Jamie Almanzán@equitycollab @jalmanzan
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Affective Opener
Withapartner:•Whataresomethingsthatstudentshavetaughtyouaboutculturallyrelevantteaching?
Students’ Six Strategies
Visibility
Proximity
Connecting to Students’ Lives
Engaging Students’ Cultures
Addressing Race
Connecting to Students’ Future
Students’ Six Strategies
• What are some examples that you have seen of
teachers who use these three strategies?
• In what ways would these strategies be especially
important for boys of color?
Students’ Six Strategies
VisibilityMaking every student feel acknowledged
and included in the classroom.
ProximityUsing physical space to engage
students and reduce perceived threat.
Connecting to Students’ Lives
Making linkages between classroom content and students’ experiences
and perspectives.
Making every student feel acknowledged and included in the classroom.
Students’ Six Strategies
• What are some examples that you have seen of
teachers who use these three strategies?
• What does it take to address race openly in a
classroom?
Students’ Six StrategiesEngaging
Students’ CulturesIncorporating positive elements of
students’ cultures into classroom learning and community building.
Addressing RaceTalking openly about racial dynamics and how they impact the student experience.
Connecting to Students’ Future
Helping students identify their future paths and using classroom experiences to guide
students towards their personal goals.
Students’ Six Strategies
Visibility
Proximity
Connecting to Students’ Lives
Engaging Students’ Cultures
Addressing Race
Connecting to Students’ Future
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
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Collectedbeforestudentsleaveclass.
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Alwaysreadsomebacktoyourstudentsthenextday.
Exit Slips
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o Day1:Tellmesomethinginthisclassthatmakesyoufeellikeyou’relearning.o Day2:Whatisyourfavoritelearningac<vitythatwedoeverydayoreveryweek?o Day3:Whatissomethingthatmakesithardtofeelsmartinourclass?o Day4:WhatissomethingthatIneedtodobeDer?o Day5:TellmesomethingthatyouthinkIneedtoknowaboutyouinorderforyoutodoyourbestinmyclass.Addyournameifyouwantto.
Exit Slips
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o Ra<ngScale:Howchallengingwasthisassignmentforyou?o Ra<ngScale:InclasswetalkedaboutXX.Wasthatenoughprepara<onforyoutofeelgoodaboutthisassignment?o OpenEnded:Whatwasthemostdifficultpartofcomple<ngthisassignment?o OpenEnded:Whatisoneconnec<onyoucanmakebetweenthisassignmentandyourcurrentlifeoryourfuturegoals?
Work Task Process Reflections
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Students’ Six Master Strategy
o CellPhoneCameras:Useyourcameratotakeapictureofthecleaningproductsinyourfamily’shome.o FamilyKnowledge:Doyouknowanyonewhobuildsthingsforaliving?Whatdotheybuild?
Pre-Work Connection to Students’ Lives
Students’ Six Strategies
Addressing Race
. In what ways does engaging student voice challenge the
existing racial power structure of education?
What types of change are possible when we
purposefully give students the power to lead a change
effort?
Students’ Six Strategies
Paired Reflection
What are some ways that you can access students’ voices to
help transform their own learning environments?
Building a Student Team
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Good communicators
Multiple racial perspectives
Variety of academic backgrounds
Racially conscious
Students Teaching Teachers
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Praise Publicly, Criticize Privately
Tell Stories
Practice What You Preach: Use the Students Six
Encourage Creativity
Be Specific
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Graig Meyer • Jamie Almanzán