Culturally Responsive Education through the lens of a Scholar

Practitioner

A Keynote Presentation by Dr. Rosalind ConerlyBlack Doctoral Network Western Regional Conference

AGENDA

Who is Dr. Roz?Culturally Responsive EducationTheoretical FrameworksCulturally Responsive Education and Cultural CentersRealities of my workConnections to research and practice

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Who is Dr. Roz?

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First Gen Student

EducatorScholar Practictioner

SoCal Native

Black WomynDelta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

My Village

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JENGA

CaCCCHEMentors

Colleagues

Friends

Students

Culturally Responsive Education

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a pedagogy that crosses disciplines and cultures to engage learners while respecting their cultural integrity…connects students’ cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles to academic knowledge and intellectual tools in ways that legitimize what students already know…

Gay, G. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching: Theory, research, and practice. Teachers College Press.Wlodkowski, R. J., & Ginsberg, M. B. (1995). Diversity & Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.

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What is one benefit of culturally responsive

education for students inside and outside of

the classroom?

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Benefits

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·Achievement gap- able to bridge different ways for students to engage with and experience learning·Takes into account the multiple identities that students bring to the classroom and to campuses (race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, etc.)·Asset based approach to validate the experiences of students from marginalized communities

Theoretical Frameworks

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Community Cultural Wealth Model Black Racial Identity Development ModelIntersectionalityCulturally Engaging Campus Environments

Tara Yosso

William Cross

Kimberle Crenshaw

Sam Museus

Yosso, T. J. (2005). Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth. Race ethnicity and education, 8(1), 69-91.Cross Jr, W. E., & Vandiver, B. J. (2001). Nigrescence theory and measurement: Introducing the Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS).Carbado, D. W., Crenshaw, K. W., Mays, V. M., & Tomlinson, B. (2013). Intersectionality: Mapping the movements of a theory. Du Bois review: social science research on race, 10(2), 303-312.Museus, S. D. (2014). The culturally engaging campus environments (CECE) model: A new theory of success among racially diverse college student populations. In Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (pp. 189-227). Springer, Dordrecht.

Cultural Centers

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Cultural Centers

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Culturally Responsive Educationand Cultural Centers

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Affirming space for marginalized studentsHighlight student and scholar-practitioners research and interdisciplinary interestsAsset based narratives of students of colorAdvocate and translate the concerns of students to stakeholdersOpportunities to engage the larger campus around Diversity and Inclusion educationHighlight and profile faculty of color

The Goodvs. The Struggle

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Ability to connect my personal identities to my practiceDaily winsMotivation (students remind me to keep pursuing my dreams)Student SuccessContinuous learningPurposeful workNatural bridge of practice and scholarship

Racial battle fatigueDiversity FatigueCompassion FatigueBlurred lines between professional and personal lifeBeing typecast as the “Diversity” personDiscernment of when to transition to a new role

Caring for myself is not self indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is

an act of political warfare.Audre Lorde

Culturally Responsive Education

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Create connections to your research and practice and your “why”Highlight scholars of colorAnecdotal data  vs. theoretical framework and approaches to validate the experiences and success of students of colorDiversity and Inclusion education

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Dr. RozDr. RozDr. Rosalind Conerly Associate Dean of Students & Director, Stanford University Consultant