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!

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!

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!