Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Affirming Difference and Valuing Background Knowledge
- Explain the importance of affirming difference.
- Contrast an affirmative attitude toward difference with a deficit perspective.
- Identify forces that can impede a teacher’s ability to affirm difference, and how to navigate them.
- Explore the connection between affirming difference and valuing student background knowledge.
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