Tamera Malone

On the Road to Liberation

  • Intellectual Growth and Achievement: How to Advance Student Learning

    This blog post continues our exploration of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP), a framework for teachers developing their critical consciousness, cultural competence, and ability to advance student learning. Today, we’ll delve deeper into the concept of student learning.  The Body Analogy: Student Learning as the Core Imagine a culturally relevant teacher as a human body. We’ve…

  • Conquering Your First 5k: A Beginner’s Guide

    Running has been a massive part of my life for about 12 years. I remember my very first 5k like it was yesterday. A few of my coworkers and I signed up to run together; the rest is history.   One of the initial things I loved about running was how it kept me fit and…

  • Building Bridges in the Classroom: Exploring Cultural Competence

    We’re diving deeper into our ongoing journey towards culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP)! We’ve explored this framework’s heart (volition) and left brain (critical consciousness). Now, let’s shift to the right brain – cultural competence. Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings defines cultural competence as the ability of students to: These abilities translate to students expressing their cultural identity through…