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Affective Opener

With a partner:

• What are some things

that students have taught you about culturally relevant teaching?

Students’ Six Strategies

Visibility Proximity Connecting to Students’ Lives Engaging Students’ Cultures Addressing Race Connecting to Students’ Future

Students’ Six Video Playlist at: http://bit.ly/students6videos

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

Visibility

Making every student feel acknowledged and included in the classroom.

Proximity Using 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 Video Playlist at: http://bit.ly/students6videos

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 Strategies

Engaging Students’ Cultures

Incorporating positive elements of students’ cultures into classroom learning and community building.

Addressing Race

Talking 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

Ask a question that can be answered in 1-2 sentences or phrases. Collected before students leave class. Can be used to build relationships, assesses content knowledge, or seek feedback. Always read some back to your students the next day.

Exit Slips

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Students’ Six Master Strategy

• Day 1: Tell me something in this class that

makes you feel like you’re learning.

• Day 2: What is your favorite learning

ac<vity that we do every day or every week?

• Day 3: What is something that makes it

hard to feel smart in our class?

• Day 4: What is something that I need to

do beDer?

• Day 5: Tell me something that you think I

need to know about you in order for you to do your best in my class. Add your name if you want to.

Exit Slips

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Students’ Six Master Strategy

• Ra<ng Scale: How challenging was this

assignment for you?

• Ra<ng Scale: In class we talked about XX.

Was that enough prepara<on for you to feel good about this assignment?

• Open Ended: What was the most difficult

part of comple<ng this assignment?

• Open Ended: What is one connec<on you

can make between this assignment and your current life or your future goals?

Work Task Process Reflections

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Students’ Six Master Strategy

• Cell Phone Cameras: Use your camera to

take a picture of the cleaning products in your family’s home.

• Family Knowledge: Do you know anyone

who builds things for a living? What do they build?

Pre-Work Connection to Students’ Lives

Students’ Six Strategies

Addressing Race . In what ways does engaging student voice challenge the existing racial power structure

• f 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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