Examining My Biases Toward Social Media
This may be the teacher in me, but I find myself in the habit of examining my biases. As an educator, examining biases and practicing self-reflection are important aspects of culturally responsive teaching—where educators adjust instruction in culturally and linguistically responsive ways in order to acknowledge and accommodate what learners bring into the learning environment. As an educator, when I design lessons and activities, I try to think about the biases I have and how my perspectives may affect my students. I need to make sure that the learning takes into consideration their academic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds and design learning that collects their prior knowledge about a topic and is relevant to them. I believe there is some value in applying culturally responsive practices to instructional design as well, so if your curious, check out 5 Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies . I find self-reflection and examining pot...