Tamera Malone

Tag: KAR Teacher Education

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Understanding Oppression: Root Causes, Effects, and the Struggle for Full Humanity

    Oppression, at its core, is any act or system that hinders individuals or groups from reaching their full potential and living freely. This post delves into the core aspects of this complex concept, exploring its definition, motivations, and the devastating cycle it perpetuates.  Oppression manifests in various forms, like exploitation (unequal exchange of labor for…