Taking time for mindful reflection can help us better understand the implicit biases and assumptions in our own thinking processes, opening us up to new ways of seeing the challenges we and our students face in our learning communities. Use this activity with pre- and in-service teachers to engage in mindful reflection on our students’ learning.
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Mindful reflection process for developing culturally responsive practices
Making connections:
Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.
Listening for understanding
Tool
20 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
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Video
2 minutes
By: PBS