A Brief History of Culturally Responsive Teaching in Arizona
Arizona is an incredibly unique state for many reasons. Geographically, we have everything from desert to coniferous forests. The...
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Nov 19, 20217 min read
Closing the Achievement Gap Through Culturally Responsive Teaching
Culturally responsive teaching connects students’ lived experiences with what they learn in school. These connections help all students...
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Oct 28, 202110 min read
Leapfrogging in Education to Narrow the Achievement Gap
“If we teach students the same way as yesterday, we rob them of tomorrow.” -John Dewey One of my most significant concerns as an educator...
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Oct 1, 20212 min read
Why Didactic Pedagogy Doesn’t Work When Teaching Racial Justice (and What Does)
Didactic education is a teaching style where information is presented directly to students by a teacher. The teacher chooses the topic...
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Sep 17, 20214 min read
First-Generation College Students: Intersectional Support for an Intersectional Demographic
The identities of first-generation college students are complex. There is no agreed-upon definition of what qualifies a student as...
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