How can we catalyze innovative teaching that sparks meaningful and engaged student learning? In this dynamic session, presenters Shane Safir and Karen Zapata will share a case study from Berkeley High School where teachers have been engaged in a year-long inquiry process around culturally responsive teaching (CRT). Participants will experience the inquiry cycle first-hand as they interact with Equity Cards: 15 concrete practices that teachers can experiment with to create a more culturally responsive and intellectually scaffolded classroom.
Shane Safir has worked at every level of the school system, from the classroom to the boardroom, for the past 20 years. In 2003 Safir became the founding principal of June Jordan School for Equity (JJSE) in San Francisco, an innovative national model identified by leading scholar... Read More →
