https://simplecast.com The LEARN Framework Podcast Thousands of educators across the country read popular books on culturally responsive teaching and attend hours of training on the topic, yet cannot design culturally meaningful practices. This happens because most books and training materials focus on theories related to White privilege, social justice, implicit bias, and other concepts–but fail to teach educators how to design and redesign their instructional practices in culturally meaningful ways. Unlike these resources, The LEARN Framework Podcast provides practical steps for stakeholders who have goals to create culturally meaningful practices but need help figuring out where to start. The primary tool we use to coach educators through the design process is the LEARN framework, which comprises five action steps to develop culturally meaningful activities. In this podcast, school psychologist and host Dr. Dwayne D. Williams shares five steps to designing culturally meaningful practices, essential tools to design and redesign instructional activities in culturally meaningful ways, and examples of culturally meaningful evidence-based activities any teacher can employ in any classroom. Dr. Williams also interviews teachers and administrators applying LEARN’s five design principles to illustrate the design process. 2023 - 2024 The LEARN Framework Podcast en Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:56:38 +0000 Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:56:49 +0000 https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com The LEARN Framework Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/dcc959fa-f81d-4fc4-a138-ad6969c56265/3ee92907-f70e-4e9c-a9b5-bc1d95576720/3000x3000/the-learn-framework-podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com episodic Thousands of educators across the country read popular books on culturally responsive teaching and attend hours of training on the topic, yet cannot design culturally meaningful practices. This happens because most books and training materials focus on theories related to White privilege, social justice, implicit bias, and other concepts–but fail to teach educators how to design and redesign their instructional practices in culturally meaningful ways. Unlike these resources, The LEARN Framework Podcast provides practical steps for stakeholders who have goals to create culturally meaningful practices but need help figuring out where to start. The primary tool we use to coach educators through the design process is the LEARN framework, which comprises five action steps to develop culturally meaningful activities. In this podcast, school psychologist and host Dr. Dwayne D. Williams shares five steps to designing culturally meaningful practices, essential tools to design and redesign instructional activities in culturally meaningful ways, and examples of culturally meaningful evidence-based activities any teacher can employ in any classroom. Dr. Williams also interviews teachers and administrators applying LEARN’s five design principles to illustrate the design process. Dr. Dwayne D. Williams no https://feeds.simplecast.com/FjkYO3OI students of color, african american students, culturally relevant teaching, culturally responsive teaching, culturally sustaining pedagogy, social emotional learning, mtss, multitiered systems of support The LEARN Framework Podcast dwayne@thelearnframework.com f6cb171b-3c31-419c-b100-207204e62537 The #1 Most Effective Activity For Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching In this episode, Dr. Williams reveals the #1 activity equity coaches and directors can employ to revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in their buildings!

 

]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:56:38 +0000 dwayne@thelearnframework.com (The LEARN Framework Podcast) https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-1-most-effective-activity-for-reviving-equity-and-culturally-responsive-teaching-kHk_N3_d In this episode, Dr. Williams reveals the #1 activity equity coaches and directors can employ to revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in their buildings!

 

]]> The #1 Most Effective Activity For Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching The LEARN Framework Podcast 00:29:39 In this episode, Dr. Williams reveals the #1 activity equity coaches and directors can employ to revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in their buildings! In this episode, Dr. Williams reveals the #1 activity equity coaches and directors can employ to revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in their buildings! no full 5 86c28821-8b6a-4787-b059-59334be95579 A Need for Revival: Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Classroom Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:46:41 +0000 dwayne@thelearnframework.com (The LEARN Framework Podcast) https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-need-for-revival-reviving-equity-and-culturally-responsive-teaching-in-the-classroom-jtODsVJQ A Need for Revival: Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Classroom The LEARN Framework Podcast 00:22:46 In this episode, we introduce our new and first podcast series–The Need for Revival: Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching in Schools. In 2020, when Derick Chauvin murdered George Floyd, school districts responded by hiring equity coaches, providing antiracism training, and offering strategies for culturally responsive teaching. Inspired to take action, many educators joined Facebook groups and other social media platforms aimed at designing culturally meaningful and equitable practices. Motivated by the time, educators worked during the summer on equity efforts without pay to prepare for the school year. Now, in 2024, school districts cannot pay some teachers enough to engage with equity work; some educational leaders have decided not to use the word “equity” in their language as a strategy to get teachers to attend meetings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and teachers who were fired up to engage with equity and culturally responsive teaching in 2020 now work in isolation in their classrooms apart from equity teams and communities. What has happened since 2020? What has caused teachers to become jaded with equity efforts? In this podcast episode, I discuss what happened. I introduce our first podcast series aimed at helping equity directors, coaches, and leaders, in general, revive equity efforts in their buildings. If you want to enhance your equity efforts in your building, you DO NOT want to miss this series! Learn how this series will help you revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in your buildings. We need a real revival! In this episode, we introduce our new and first podcast series–The Need for Revival: Reviving Equity and Culturally Responsive Teaching in Schools. In 2020, when Derick Chauvin murdered George Floyd, school districts responded by hiring equity coaches, providing antiracism training, and offering strategies for culturally responsive teaching. Inspired to take action, many educators joined Facebook groups and other social media platforms aimed at designing culturally meaningful and equitable practices. Motivated by the time, educators worked during the summer on equity efforts without pay to prepare for the school year. Now, in 2024, school districts cannot pay some teachers enough to engage with equity work; some educational leaders have decided not to use the word “equity” in their language as a strategy to get teachers to attend meetings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and teachers who were fired up to engage with equity and culturally responsive teaching in 2020 now work in isolation in their classrooms apart from equity teams and communities. What has happened since 2020? What has caused teachers to become jaded with equity efforts? In this podcast episode, I discuss what happened. I introduce our first podcast series aimed at helping equity directors, coaches, and leaders, in general, revive equity efforts in their buildings. If you want to enhance your equity efforts in your building, you DO NOT want to miss this series! Learn how this series will help you revive equity and culturally responsive teaching in your buildings. We need a real revival! diversity, thelearnframeworkforpractice, diversity equity and inclusion, culturally sustaining pedagogy, culturally responsive teaching no full 4 537c9cd5-e1ae-4f39-b363-cc7c47eb5b31 The #1 Contradiction Educators Experience With Culturally Responsive Teaching What is the #1 problem educators experience with culturally responsive teaching–the #1 contradiction that prevents us from designing culturally meaningful practices? 

In this podcast episode (less than 10 minutes), I reveal the #1 problem, the #1 contradiction that prevents educators from designing culturally meaningful activities. I explore why the problem exists, then I share how The LEARN Framework transforms this problem. 

If you are a K-12 educator, you have–

  • experienced this problem, 
  • know colleagues who have experienced the problem, and 
  • have friends who have discontinued “the work” because of the problem. 

In fact, you may have discontinued equity work because of the problem. 

Check out the podcast and reflect on whether you have experienced this problem–or if you are currently experiencing the problem. If you provide professional development on culturally responsive teaching and equity, consider how this problem burns educators out. Pause and reflect on how to transform this problem so that educators can start designing culturally meaningful activities with confidence. Consider how the LEARN framework is  key to transforming the #1 problem that prevents us from designing culturally meaningful practices!

]]> Thu, 2 Nov 2023 11:31:52 +0000 dwayne@thelearnframework.com (Dr. Dwayne D. Williams) https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-1-problem-educators-experience-with-culturally-responsive-teaching-FQhixQwJ What is the #1 problem educators experience with culturally responsive teaching–the #1 contradiction that prevents us from designing culturally meaningful practices? 

In this podcast episode (less than 10 minutes), I reveal the #1 problem, the #1 contradiction that prevents educators from designing culturally meaningful activities. I explore why the problem exists, then I share how The LEARN Framework transforms this problem. 

If you are a K-12 educator, you have–

  • experienced this problem, 
  • know colleagues who have experienced the problem, and 
  • have friends who have discontinued “the work” because of the problem. 

In fact, you may have discontinued equity work because of the problem. 

Check out the podcast and reflect on whether you have experienced this problem–or if you are currently experiencing the problem. If you provide professional development on culturally responsive teaching and equity, consider how this problem burns educators out. Pause and reflect on how to transform this problem so that educators can start designing culturally meaningful activities with confidence. Consider how the LEARN framework is  key to transforming the #1 problem that prevents us from designing culturally meaningful practices!

]]> The #1 Contradiction Educators Experience With Culturally Responsive Teaching Dr. Dwayne D. Williams 00:09:59 What is the #1 Problem, the #1 Contradiction that prevents educators from designing culturally responsive practices? In this episode, I reveal this problem so that you can transform it and design culturally responsive activities once and for all! What is the #1 Problem, the #1 Contradiction that prevents educators from designing culturally responsive practices? In this episode, I reveal this problem so that you can transform it and design culturally responsive activities once and for all! courageous conversations about race, culturally relevant teaching, culturally sustaining pedagogy, equity, culturally responsive teaching no full 3 96bb3ef6-8a70-4100-869a-42be6f9d538a Rebranding: The LEARN Framework for Practice Podcast In this trailer episode, I discuss why I changed this podcast name and brand from Begin With Their Culture to The LEARN Framework for Practice. Begin With Their Culture reflects my early work with culturally responsive teaching; it refers to the importance of “beginning with students’ cultures” when designing culturally responsive practices. The limitation of this approach was that it did not coach educators through designing culturally meaningful practices. The LEARN Framework is a 5-step approach to designing culturally meaningful practices or redesigning instructional lessons in culturally meaningful ways. In this trailer, I explain why The LEARN Framework is much more expansive than Begin With Their Culture and is a foolproof guide any teacher can use in any classroom with any subject! 

]]> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:30:00 +0000 dwayne@thelearnframework.com (Dwayne D. Williams) https://thelearnframeworkpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/rebranding-the-learn-framework-for-practice-podcast-b9uObfN5 In this trailer episode, I discuss why I changed this podcast name and brand from Begin With Their Culture to The LEARN Framework for Practice. Begin With Their Culture reflects my early work with culturally responsive teaching; it refers to the importance of “beginning with students’ cultures” when designing culturally responsive practices. The limitation of this approach was that it did not coach educators through designing culturally meaningful practices. The LEARN Framework is a 5-step approach to designing culturally meaningful practices or redesigning instructional lessons in culturally meaningful ways. In this trailer, I explain why The LEARN Framework is much more expansive than Begin With Their Culture and is a foolproof guide any teacher can use in any classroom with any subject! 

]]> Rebranding: The LEARN Framework for Practice Podcast Dwayne D. Williams 00:08:37 In this episode, I share an important announcement regarding rebranding the podcast show - from the Begin With Their Culture Podcast to The LEARN Framework Podcast, a podcast that teaches you how to design culturally meaningful practices in 5 steps for any classroom and any subject. In this episode, I share an important announcement regarding rebranding the podcast show - from the Begin With Their Culture Podcast to The LEARN Framework Podcast, a podcast that teaches you how to design culturally meaningful practices in 5 steps for any classroom and any subject. multi-tiered system of supports, dwayne d. williams, social justice, social and emotional learning, equity, culturally responsive teaching no trailer