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Integrating SEL, Equity and Trauma Work for Multiplied Success

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Zaretta Hammond, in her book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain , describes how these biases put students of color at a learning disadvantage and backs it up with neuroscience. By leveraging students’ cultural identities and assets, educators can facilitate growth mindsets and learning gains.

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Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Research shows that when individuals’ needs are being met and they feel a sense of security and trust, their environment is more conducive to academic development (Zepeda, 2014). And for history? Storytelling is a powerful teaching tool promoting a sense of community and belonging.

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Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Research shows that when individuals’ needs are being met and they feel a sense of security and trust, their environment is more conducive to academic development (Zepeda, 2014). And for history? Storytelling is a powerful teaching tool promoting a sense of community and belonging.

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Navigating Online Schooling: The Best Guide for Expats

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These skills arent just academic, theyre life skills. For expat children, who already live in cross-cultural environments and often need to adapt quickly to new routines, this kind of personal development is a major asset. This exposure builds cross-cultural competence, global awareness, and international friendships.

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

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Brian Peterson from the University of Pennsylvania where he teaches, advises students, and serves as the Director of Penn’s Makuu Black Cultural Center. So I am Dr. Brian Peterson I run University of Pennsylvania's Black Cultural Center, which is called Makuu. It's one of six different cultural centers on campus. DP: Absolutely.

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