Share Paper: A Framework for Sustainable Culturally Relevant and Inclusive Teaching During Remote and Hybrid Learning

  1. Jeremy Forest Price, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
  2. Paula Magee, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
  3. Cristina SantamarĂ­a Graff, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
  4. Ted Hall, Martin University, United States
  5. Javier Barrera, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
  6. Robert Foote, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
  7. Clifton Snorten, Indiana University School of Education-Indianapolis at IUPUI, United States
Monday, October 26 3:30-3:45 PM Room 3

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic, in large part due to remote and hybrid learning, has magnified existing educational inequities and disproportionally affected marginalized individuals and communities in terms of race, first language, socioeconomics, and disability. While much of the focus has been on improving teachers’ technological competency, we argue that only an approach rooted in Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995, 2016) and Universal Design for Learning (Fritzgerald, 2020; Rose & Meyer, 2000) can fully address the existing inequalities and provide rigorous, inclusive, and just learning experiences for all students during remote and hybrid learning. We build on the assumptions that 1) providing ...