DEL Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education
On-Demand
Registration Open Year-Round
Asynchronous
DEL Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education is a six-week asynchronous course where participants delve into the key components of cultivating culturally responsive pedagogy in dance education drawing from key video resources created especially for DEL by Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown.
Course Content Created By: Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown
On-Demand
Registration Open Year-Round
DEL Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education
Asynchronous (Online)
1 year of access to all course materials
Grade Level(s)
K-12
Time to Complete
~12 Hours
Modules
6
Prerequisites
None
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Course Content
DEL Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education is a six-week asynchronous course where participants delve into the key components of cultivating culturally responsive pedagogy in dance education drawing from key video resources created especially for DEL by Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown.
The course is built around Dr. McCarthy-Brown’s curated videos and additional resources designed to guide dance educators through a process of self-examination and teacher reflection; as well as provide culturally responsive teaching tools. Participants will examine how culture, identity, and race show up in their teaching practice and will be asked to reflect on how race and other marginalizing stereotypes operate in their learning environments. In addition, participants will be given building blocks of culturally responsive teaching strategies to de-center Whiteness in the dance classroom.
Learning Objectives
In this course, participants will…
- Understand how to embed culturally responsive instructional practices in diverse learning contexts
- Identify and address cultural appropriation in dance learning and choreography
- Examine one’s own beliefs and personal and cultural biases in order to promote authentic self-reflection around racist attitudes
- Learn strategies to address the many ways racism shows out in the classroom such as in perpetuation of cultural stereotypes
- Cultivate and practice anti-racist practices as related to dance education and other spheres and domains
- Understand how to “de-center Whiteness” in the dance classroom in a range of ways
Enroll Today
$195
(+$25 processing fee)
Course Dates: Anytime within 1 Year!
This course is offered as Independent Study to learn at your own pace, allowing you to dedicate as much or as little time to the material as you choose. No set deadlines. Access to course materials for one year. Best suited for those who prefer to study independently and autonomously.
Discounts
- NYCDOE dance specialists get 50% off every DEL course.
- NYCDOE common branch teachers get 10% off every DEL course.
- NYCDOE Arnhold New Teachers get DEL courses free for their first and second year teaching in the DOE.
Email [email protected] for more information.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available through 92NY.
Learn more about general 92NY scholarship information and applications.
(All discounts are applied to the course cost only and participants are responsible for paying 92NY registration fees.)
What's Inside Our Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Course
6 Modules of Learning:
In Module 1 Part 1, we will examine the work of Zaretta Hammond, author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, and learn how learning is culturally informed. We will also consider where we fall on the cultural archetypes continuum referenced by Zaretta Hammond and Dr. McCarthy-Brown.
In Part 2 of Module 1, we will learn more about how culturally relevant pedagogy shows up in the classroom.
In Part 1 of Module 2, we will continue to learn about culturally relevant teaching by engaging in a self-examination process to help us understand ourselves and identify our affinities and implicit biases. We will also learn about how to connect to our students’ cultural identities.
In Part 2 of Module 2 you will apply a critical culturally responsive lens to your dance curriculum.
In Part 1 of Module 3, we will learn about creating “windows” and “mirrors” for our students in order to affirm students’ identities and help them gain a broader understanding of the larger world.
In Part 2 of Module 3, we will consider how to create a culturally responsive classroom.
In Part 3 of Module 3, we will learn how to identify and understand the negative impact of cultural appropriation within the context of culturally relevant teaching.
In Part 1 of Module 4, we will learn about the importance of “representation” in the dance classroom.
In Part 2 of Module 4, you will consider how images and representation show up in your dance classroom and impact student learning.
In Part 3 of Module 4, we will learn about in-group messaging as it relates to culturally responsive dance pedagogy.
Welcome to Module 5 of the Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Dance Education course featuring the work of Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown. This module will focus on applying culturally responsive principles to avoid “pitfalls” in dance-making.
In Module 6, we will define Whiteness as a theoretical term and learn strategies to heighten your awareness when Whiteness is being centered in the dance classroom so you can learn to dismantle White Supremacy in dance education.
DEL's Online Learning Platform
DEL uses a custom-made learning portal called Learndash. When you enroll, you’ll be given access to your own personal account with DEL. On your DEL Member Dashboard, you’ll find an orientation to get comfortable using our Learndash system, access to DEL Basic resources, and some FAQs.
You’ll see any DEL courses you’re enrolled in and when you click into each course, you can navigate to the lessons and modules within.
All participants who enroll in a DEL course receive access to our DEL Basics.
This includes:
- Key charts and handouts in English and Spanish, like the DEL Model graphic and DEL Mottos
- DEL Dance Framework charts that can be downloaded and printed for use in the dance classroom
- Information and charts on the DEL Movement Sentence
- Resources on the DEL Lesson Plan format
Every asynchronous DEL course moves beyond a lecture-style format, engaging participants in multi-modal learning, where lessons ask you to read, reflect, dance, watch, or listen.
See some examples of how lessons break up modes of learning:
Those who opt for Facilitated Study will receive feedback and insights from DEL facilitators and their peers. All Facilitated Study participants post assignments throughout the course and are expected to respond and discuss posts by their peers as well.
Meet Your Instructors
Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown
Dr. Nyama McCarthy-Brown is a culturally sustaining pedagogue. She is an Associate Professor of Dance Pedagogy through Community Engagement on faculty at The Ohio State University and is the university’s first Artist Laureate. She teaches dance education and contemporary dance with Africanist underpinnings, grounded in the celebration of all movers;...