Changing the Narrative: Developing Learner Profiles Centering Strengths & Assets to Create Data-Informed Culturally & Linguistically Sustaining Instruction
Abstract
This presentation explores the development of learner profiles to create culturally and linguistically sustaining instruction by centering students' strengths and funds of knowledge. Grounded in neuroscience and equity-driven pedagogy, it demonstrates how data-informed teaching fosters engagement, inclusivity, and deeper learning by integrating students’ cultural, familial, and community-based knowledge into instruction.
Changing the Narrative: Developing Learner Profiles Centering Strengths & Assets to Create Data-Informed Culturally & Linguistically Sustaining Instruction
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This presentation explores the development of learner profiles to create culturally and linguistically sustaining instruction by centering students' strengths and funds of knowledge. Grounded in neuroscience and equity-driven pedagogy, it demonstrates how data-informed teaching fosters engagement, inclusivity, and deeper learning by integrating students’ cultural, familial, and community-based knowledge into instruction.
