Discussion+3+-+Due+September+24th+at+5+p.m.

Cultural Relevance
Please find below several websites addressing curriculum and cultural relevance. You are to review these sites and use them as a basis for this week's discussion.

Academic Excellence, Cultural Relevance, and Community Connectedness: []

Read Think Write: Assessing Cultural Relevance []

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy []

Culturally Responsive Teaching []

NCREL: Characteristics of Culturally Relevant Classrooms []

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