27.04.2017. / BY Sophia James
It is an approach that empowers students intellectually, socially, and emotionally by using cultural experiences to impart knowledge, skills and attitudes. One of the biggest misconceptions about culturally responsive teaching is thinking you have to tie the lesson’s content to African American or Latino students’ racial background. The common belief is if you mention Africa, Mexico, or famous high achievers of color, it will spark students’ attention.
1. Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2017
https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2016/2016079.pdf
2. Does Your School Arrest Students?
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/27/511428075/does-your-school-arrest-students
3. The school to prison pipeline, explained
http://www.justicepolicy.org/news/8775
4. Response: How to Practice Restorative Justice in Schools
Helpful Links
U.S. Dept. of Education Guidance: School Climate and Discipline
https://ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/index.html
List of Organizations Implementing Restorative Justice Programs in NYC
http://www.restorativejustice.nyc/restorative-justice-nyc/
Restorative Justice: What it is and is not
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/29_01/edit1291.shtml
Example of a Restorative Circle in Practice: Restorative Welcome and Re-entry Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usj2gpiptvc
Education Studies Reading List
Raising Race Questions: Whiteness and Inquiry in Education by Ali Michael
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin
Confronting Equity Issues on Campus: Implementing the Equity Scorecard in Theory and Practice by Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom
Diversity’s Promise for Higher Education: Making It Work (2nd ed.) by Daryl G. Smith
Student Engagement in Higher Education: Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Approaches for Diverse Populations (2nd ed.) by Stephen John Quaye and Shaun R. Harper
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Bridge Called My Back edited by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria E. Anzaldúa
The History of White People by Nell Irvin Painter
The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates (for the Atlantic)
Video: Derald Sue Talks With PBS About Microaggressions on Campuses
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Raising Race Questions: Whiteness and Inquiry in Education by Ali Michael
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Pat Griffin
Sites & Social Media Platforms to Follow
Son of Baldwin –
http://www.sonofbaldwin.com/?fbclid=IwAR2MQL_PRjhAyLz1dGcEyKxDh8lMl-0SUZb3FO50bEm0WqRLsZlLb6_j_7o
Upworthy –
Shaun King –
https://twitter.com/shaunking?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Racialicious –
https://twitter.com/racialicious
Race Forward –
Feministing –
The Feminist Wire –
https://twitter.com/thefeministwire
Everyday Feminism –
Black Girl Dangerous
http://www.blackgirldangerous.com
Dream Defenders –
Colorlines –
Decolonization –
We are Mitú –
Remezcla –