Yale National Initiative Session
April 29
Yale Intensive Session
July 11 to July 22
Yale Annual Conference
October 28 to 29
April 29
July 11 to July 22
October 28 to 29
Author: Aimee Davis
Seminar: Multi-Cultural Fairy Tales: Portals to the Humanities
Culturally responsive literature will allow students to connect so that strategies for achieving higher order and critical thinking can be more readily applied. This unit will serve as a guide for teachers who have fourth grade students performing at varying levels who are of African or African American descent. The materials and strategies are designed to elicit and build on prior knowledge that these students bring to the classroom. Materials include stories that students have been hearing since they were very young, with a focus here on tales of spiders and creation stories. The unit also draws upon their knowledge of popular American versions of fairy tales from the students’ traditions for comparison, contrast, and discussion of the origins and meanings of cultural differences. Folk and Fairy tales from native traditions stimulate exploration of non-fiction material as well, an area where many of our students falter in testing. The non-fiction resources will be used to explore West African geography and history alluded to in the folktales. Thus students will be supported by the recognition of their own rich heritage, while acquiring necessary skills such as making assertions and explaining literary elements. Activating prior knowledge, this student-centered approach to education will help students gain and apply new skills more quickly while sustaining a higher interest level.
Recording of the May 9, 2022 Open House for TIP’s fall 2022 curriculum lab. Seminar leaders discuss the content of their seminars. Prospective fellows’ questions answered.
Introductory Remarks by Dr. Malika Savoy-Brooks, SDP Chief of Curriculum Support
Presentations by Fellows in Fall 2021 Curriculum Lab:
Ariel Coff, David White, Allison Aubry
Courtney Powers
South Philadelphia High School
2022 Spring Enrollment: Black Visual Culture