Today, we will begin a two-part episode about the power of culturally responsive teaching and how it can help educators overturn the negative statistics facing our students and help give teachers a better understanding of the needs of their diverse learners. As trailblazer in the field of CRT Dr. Geneva Gay put it, we are going to discuss how “using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and performance stylesof ethnically diverse students makes learning encounters more relevant and effective for them.”
On today's show I am joined by the wonderful Dr. Sarah Johnson. She is Course Instructor of Mathematics at Western Governors University in the General Education Department. Dr. Johnson received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction: Urban Math Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in August 2014. She received the Masters of Science Degree in Mathematics from Fayetteville State University in 2008 and Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Bethune-Cookman University in 2005.
Happy listening!
