Using Culturally Relevant Education as a Tool Against Systemic Racism: A Candid Discussion with Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings

Watch the on-demand webinar that took place on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Culturally relevant teaching recognizes students’ diverse backgrounds, but how can district and school leaders use it to contextualize for students the U.S. socio-political issues and racial injustices brought to the forefront in summer 2020?

EAB and Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, pioneer of culturally relevant teaching and renowned education researcher, discuss how to use culturally relevant education as a tool against systemic racism in the classroom. We discuss how to rethink curricula to be inclusive of not just students’ cultures but community racial histories, the challenges of implementing culturally relevant teaching, and actionable strategies to immediately take away for fall 2020 and beyond.