Promoting Cultural Competence in STEM Classrooms

Cultural competence—the ability to recognize and respect diverse perspectives— is a key component in creating culturally relevant learning spaces. In this scrollable interactive, explore why it’s important for educators to develop their own cultural competence as well as their students’, and explore strategies to support this process.

References

Farmer, G. (2020, August 6). How schools and teachers can get better at cultural competence. Education Next. https://www.educationnext.org/how-schools-teachers-can-get-better-cultural-competence/ Santiago, A. (2017). Focusing on cultural competency in STEM education. Informal Science, 1(1), 1–16.

Topics

  • RDEISE
  • equity
  • racism
  • inclusion
  • diversity
  • belonging
  • inclusive education
  • STEM education
  • professional development
  • cultural competence