New York University’s Metro Center designed this tool to help parents, teachers, students, and community members determine the extent to which their schools’ English Language Arts curricula are (or are not) culturally responsive. This process provokes thinking about how students should learn, what they should learn, and how curriculum can be transformed to engage students effectively.
J. Bryan-Gooden, M. Hester, & L. Q. Peoples. (2023). Culturally Responsive ELA Curriculum Scorecard. New York: Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools, New York University. Accessed March 25, 2024.
This articles explains why teachers of color are important to the teaching workforce: Teachers of color force classrooms to break down negative stereotypes, help students understand and confront racism, and prepare students to live in a multicultural society.
Edutopia, (2020).
