Excellence for All Children: Addressing Issues of Equity and Culture in Teaching

The University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium, in collaboration with the Society for Research in Child Development, hosted a webinar on May 4, 2017 on Issues of Equity and Culture in Teaching.

Researchers argue that children of color require, in addition to high-quality teaching, classroom learning opportunities that capitalize on culturally situated forms of learning and development. This webinar will discuss how teacher’s intentional use of cultural and social interactions can successfully foster students’ academic achievement and social-emotional development. This webinar featured a presentation by Dr. Stephanie Curenton, Associate Professor and Director of the Ecology of School Readiness Lab at the Boston University School of Education, and was moderated by Dr. Iheoma Iruka, Director of Research and Evaluation at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska. This webinar was adapted from a plenary session at the 2016 National Research Conference on Early Childhood.