Making Math Moments That Matter Leading Equity - An Interview with Sheldon Eakins
Today we speak with Sheldon Eakins from The Leading Equity Center blog and podcast. Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is an accomplished K-12 educator and administrator. He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels during his career in the states of Florida, Louisiana and in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
We speak with Sheldon today about how to be a culturally responsive educator, how to avoid giving all of your students a red pair of size 8 high heels; and why discipline needs to be reshaped!
You’ll Learn:
- What is hip hop pedagogy?
- How to be a culturally responsive teacher;
- How do avoid giving all of your students a red pair of size 8 high heels;
- Why discipline needs to be revisited.
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