Explore your practice and strengthen your skills and commitment to teaching for social justice with a WMWP Book Study Group this summer!

Back in 1951, when describing his new radio series, journalist Edward R. Murrow wrote, "This I Believe. By that name, we present the personal philosophies of thoughtful men and women in all walks of life. In this brief space, a banker or a butcher, a painter or a social worker, people of all kinds who need have nothing more in common than integrity, a real honesty, will write about the rules they live by, the things they have found to be the basic values in their lives." 

This presentation is an introduction to the intersection of UDL frameworks and Cultually Responsive Teaching. It is a short presentation meant to introduce educators to taking another look at the diversity of their students through their cultural identities beyond language and ethnicity. It also shares ways to deliver content so it is accessible to all students in a meaningful way by addressing the cultural variability in the classroom.

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by Karen Diaz and Diana Roy

Teachers are continually looking for teaching methods that engage their students and leave them with the skills and habits of mind that will make them lifelong learners and productive citizens. English teachers and special education teachers at Michael E. Smith Middle School in South Hadley are working with Western Massachusetts Writing Project teacher consultants during their professional development time this school year to learn about Project-Based Learning and develop units that will accomplish just that.