- Year 2019
- NSF Noyce Award # 1660506
- First Name Janelle
- Last Name Johnson
- Institution Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Role/Position Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor of STEM Education
- Workshop Category Track 1: Scholarships and Stipends
- Workshop Disciplines Audience Other: STEM
- Target Audience Evaluators/Education Researchers, Higher Education Institution Administrators, Project PIs / Co-PIs / Other Faculty/Staff, Undergraduate and/or Graduate Noyce Scholars
- Topics Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
- Session Length 45 minutes
- Additional Presenter(s)
Matthew Davis, mdavi155@msudenver.edu, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Current Scholar
Goals
1) Learn about culturally relevant component of teacher preparation at an urban commuter HSI;
2) Gain insights into perspectives of both students and professors;
3) Engage in discussion about challenges and successes of engaging preservice STEM teachers in culturally relevant pedagogy.
Evidence
Theoretical framework of culturally relevant pedagogy
Proposal
Participants in this session will learn about the culturally relevant component of teacher preparation offered at one urban commuter HSI. Some of the literature and learning activities described include: Curriculum as Window and Mirror, a local Call to Action to address educational inequities, and differentiation of content area lesson plans. Participants will engage in discussion about challenges and successes of engaging preservice STEM teachers in culturally relevant pedagogy from the perspectives of both students and instructors.
