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The School of Education is delighted to invite you to a Twilight Seminar: White Pages, No Colour Faces: The Lack of Culturally Responsive Curriculum and Its Impact on Students Served in Special Education in K-12 Schools by visiting scholar Associate Professor Christopher J. Cormier.

Despite the symbolic victories of many schools adopting mission statements on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the reality remains stark. The lack of culturally responsive pedagogy in K-12 schools is a pressing issue that needs our immediate attention.

Students can easily overlook the accomplishments of people who share their identities or the importance of their own communities throughout their educational careers. This problem intersects with special education in two ways: First, culturally responsive pedagogy can potentially prevent the misclassification of students of colour as requiring special education services. Second, once assigned to special education, students are even less likely to receive culturally responsive curricula than in general education classrooms.

This seminar will discuss:

• The goals of cultural responsiveness in schools beyond lip service.
• How lack of culturally responsive instruction (e.g., white pages) leads to underperformance.
• How a more inclusive curriculum can benefit students in special education and the entire student population, this seminar offers a hopeful perspective on the future of education.

Find out more about Associate Professor Christopher J. Cormier.

Registrations and light refreshments will be from 3:30pm, in the Building 17 foyer.

Certificate of participation available on request.

This event is FREE for ECU Staff and Students; please get in touch with us for a discount code.

The School of Education's Future Teachers Fund provides direct financial support to students during their final year of professional experience placement. During this full-time compulsory professional experience placement, students cannot undertake regular paid employment. If you would like to provide financial support to our future teachers, please DONATE to ECU's Future Teachers Fund*.

 *As an endorsed Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) and a registered charity with ACNC, all donations to Edith Cowan University of $2 or more are tax-deductible.

Location

Mount Lawley Campus
2 Bradford St, Building 17, Room 17.103, Mount Lawley WA 6050

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