What does an equitable classroom look like to you? In this module I learned the importance of culturally responsive teaching and what it means to have an equitable classroom. I enjoyed working through this module and learning how I can better support my students and allow for their perspectives and voices to be heard. After reading the articles and watching the videos, I realized what I am willing to do as an educator in order to support all my students. As an educator, I will do whatever I can to ensure that my students feel supported in my classroom. This module taught me the importance of allowing students to have a voice in the classroom. As educators, It's our job to incorporate relevant cultural experiences into our lessons so that our students can make deeper connections and relate to the content. While reading, "The Culturally Responsive Teacher", when the teacher focuses on the students narratives and cultural experiences, they will strengthen their understanding of the content and allow the students to build connections between home and school. The article used a student named Belki as an example and explained that, "Belki will learn more from a social studies unit on immigration if her teacher draws on her very real experience as a newcomer to the United States." (Villegas & Lucas). This is a great example of how educators can pull from their students' own personal experiences so that they are represented inside the classroom. This will allow our students to feel seen, and it will also allow them to have a deeper connection with the content.
Above I posted my very first "Word It" that I created from this lessons content. I enjoyed creating this piece and I believe it captures the main idea of this module perfectly.
Hello Cami, Thank you for taking the time to comment on my blog. It was my intention to state the information that led me to creating my "WorditOut." I understand why the title could be seen as misleading. Although the prompt was an option, I believe it was also an option to just describe what you learned and what led to the creation of your "Worditout" and that was my full intention. But to answer your question, I believe that if we draw from a child's personal experience it will benefit the entire class by allowing them to gain a sense of empathy by being exposed to other cultures and experiences that differ from their own. If we are able to draw from multiple personal experiences we can work our way towards a more equitable classroom that allows for representation.
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