Episode Details

Zach is joined by Xian Lu to talk about culturally responsive teaching and the importance of prioritizing authentic relationships with students.

Read a summary of this episode on the Modern Classrooms Project blog.

Show Notes

• MCP Podcast episode 114: World Language Acquisition (more of a focus on language learning, with Xiaomin Sun)

• Building a Class Contract for Antiracist Learning (the Nearpod lesson Xian mentions)

• Learning for Justice

• Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, by Zaretta Hammond

• Why Are All the black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, by Beverly Daniel Tatum

• You can connect with Xian by email at reninglu@gmail.com and on LinkedIn

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Special Guest: Xian Lu.