FLO Friday: Not ‘just’, but Just: Conversations on Diversity, Social Justice, and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Current classrooms reflect diversity of language, ethnicity, values, and worldviews. And while we tend to think that technology has made the world a smaller place by bringing us closer, our ability to engage with diversity is still limited. Post-secondary learning contexts expect students to adapt to their environment, denying them the opportunity to validate and share their lived experiences, and learn from them. By valuing the contributions that students make, teachers can be agents of social change and thus create learning spaces where everyone benefits.
This one-hour session will introduce participants to useful resources and activities to learn from and, hopefully, to use in their classrooms. Through the use of examples of culturally responsive teaching practices, the workshop will invite participants to reflect on their role as change agents and to develop strategies for their teaching and learning contexts.
Literature will include the scholarly work of Drs. Özlem Sensoy & Robin DiAngelo on Social Justice; the work of Dr. Betina Love on Diversity in Education, and the work of Indigenous Educators such as Mi'kmaq Educator Drs. Marie Battiste and Potowatomi Educator Dr. Susan Dion, and Elder Willie Ermine, among others.
Date and time: Fri 17th Nov 2023, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
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Dr. Carmen Rodríguez de France acknowledges the privilege and responsibilities she holds in living on the land of the W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Esquimalt) Nations in B.C. Born and raised in Monterrey, México, Carmen is a member of the Department of Indigenous Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, where she facilitates courses on Indigenous education, knowledge, and ways of knowing and collaborates with other programs across campus such as the social justice and Latin American studies programs. Her career in education spans 37 years. She previously worked as a schoolteacher and most recently worked with pre-service and in-service teachers in diverse educational contexts.