1. Empowering Students of Color Through Powerful Texts Presenters: Rosa Guzman, Academy of Medicine & Public Service Amy Crawford, Communication Arts & Sciences Berkeley High School 2013

2. Changing Education Paradigms

3. Amy Crawford, English teacher Communication Arts & Sciences (CAS) was founded in 1997 by teachers and families to create a heterogeneous learning community by tapping into the rich diversity of Berkeley High students. Distinguished by its focus on critical thinking, social justice, media literacy, and service learning, CAS offers an academically rigorous course of study and trains its graduates to communicate effectively in both print and electronic media. Students come from all socio- economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds and gain vital experience creating a multi-cultural community that deepens academic learning.

4. CAS/BHS 2011-12 CAS Ethnic Demographics 29% African-American 23% White 31% Hispanic 13% Unknown/Mixed 4% Asian American BHS Demographics 26% African-American 39% White 13% Hispanic 11% Unknown/Mixed 9% Asian American

5. Rosa Guzman, English teacher

6. AMPS/BHS 2012

7. Lisa Delpit excerpt Other People’s Children In pairs or group of 3, read excerpt and discuss cultural capital and the culture of power: What do these terms mean to you? How do you see it in the classroom? Make a list of the cultural capital that makes a difference in a student’s success.

8. terminology cultural capital culture of power access oppression banking method authentic liberation problem posing education the common school pedagogy the factory model standardization divergent thinking equity tracking heterogeneity segregation integration the achievement gap the equity gap meritocracy institutional racism

9. Strategies Socratic Seminar (Collaboration with other classes) Annotation Group work with roles to dissect the text (word seeker, discussion leader, line finder, summarizer, etc) Exit tickets Persuasive & Synthesis Essays

10. Assignments AL summary sheets Seminar guidelines Essay prompts The Class: Essay tickets, journals & glossary Model School project group text analysis James Baldwin poster Education Vignettes