Professional learning video archive
Critical Consciousness is one of three pillars set out by Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings in her groundbreaking work on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, now Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE).
Critical consciousness allows students to analyze how power is working, and see themselves as powerful actors in creating a more just world.
Hear about how to foster critical consciousness, or as Master Teacher Lonice Eversley calls it, “The Turn Up.”
Equitable grading is one goal of mastery-based learning. This MC Townhall features practitioners weighing in on how they have been using mastery-based grading practices to assess students more equitably during remote and blended learning.
Value Mindset: the belief that there is a purpose for learning, that what one is learning is relevant and has value.
How can we support students in developing value mindset?
How does value mindset support Culturally Respsonsive-Sustaining Education (CRSE)?
Hear from MC Mindsets Director, Deb Gordon, & Special Education teacher Martha St. Jean about the importance of value mindset during COVID-19 & the current epidemic of anti-black violence.
Mindsets & Motivation during Remote Learning: How can you support students’ learning mindsets during remote and blended learning? This video explores strategies grounded in growth mindset, value mindset, and belonging mindset. Explore how to increase support and decrease stress for young people during remote learning.
Access the full recording here, and the accompanying citywide guidance here.
Five shifts of Competency-based learning. The CC talked with CC Mentor Ashley Ferrara from Active Member school the Academy for Software Engineering about how competency based and culturally responsive shifts can be more responsive to students, particularly in a remote or blended environment. For a digital copy of the CC Implementation Framework and 5 Shifts: bit.ly/MCFrameworkShifts