Chapter 4 of 12 · 14:15–17:20

Culturally Relevant Teaching and Student Agency

Learning objective

Identify ways community connections and student dialogue can support meaningful academic participation.

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Connections between academic content and community, along with opportunities for students to reason and talk with one another.

Reflect & apply

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1. What specific teaching practices connect learning to students’ experiences?

2. Who does most of the explaining, questioning, and meaning-making in your classroom or learning setting?

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Revise one lesson to include a meaningful community connection and a structured opportunity for student reasoning or dialogue.

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