Tip: Thinking about Student Identities
Happy Friday! I had a great conversation with a colleague this morning about students and respecting their identity(-ies). We were specifically talking about gender identities, but it got me thinking about show we show respect for all aspects of our students' identities. To me, this feels like a key part of making our teaching more student-centered, and I'm interested to hear what you all think.
The Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance project has a publication called "Critical Practices for Anti-Bias Education" which shares 4 ways to "exercise sensitivity" by bringing to the classroom...
An asset-based view of youth and unfamiliar identity groups
A commitment to avoiding and challenging stereotypes
A sense of openness and cultural humility
A willingness to let students define their own identities
What do you think? How much importance - and time/space - do you place on acknowledging identity in your classroom? Do issues of identity form part of your course work? (ex: do student…
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