American Like Me Pt. 1
This YouTuber and comedian celebrates her biracial Indian and white heritage through humor and authenticity.
Who is Liza Koshy?
This Brazilian educator and philosopher is considered the father of Liberatory Education.
Who is Paulo Freire?
This scholar developed the Community Cultural Wealth Model to highlight the assets that Communities of Color bring to education.
Who is Dr. Tara J. Yosso?
Storytelling, code-switching, and multilingualism are all examples of this type of capital.
What is linguistic capital?
Many people procrastinate not because they’re lazy, but because they feel this emotion about the task.
What is anxiety (or fear)?
The creator of Hamilton and In the Heights writes about finding power in his Puerto Rican roots.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
Liberatory Education views this relationship — between teacher and student — as a partnership rather than a hierarchy.
What is co-creation or collaboration?
Yosso’s model is part of this larger theoretical framework that examines race and power in education.
What is Critical Race Theory (CRT)?
Mentorship from elders or community leaders demonstrates this form of capital.
What is familial capital?
Motivation that comes from personal interest or enjoyment is called this.
What is intrinsic motivation?
This model and activist came out as transgender on reality TV and became an advocate for visibility.
Who is Carmen Carrera?
Freire saw education as an act of courage — the courage to do this in the face of injustice.
What is speak truth or challenge oppression?
Instead of focusing on what marginalized students “lack,” Yosso’s model focuses on what they already have — known as this kind of framework.
What is an asset-based framework?
A mentor helping a student apply for college demonstrates this type of capital.
What is social capital?
Setting specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound goals helps maintain motivation — known as this goal-setting method.
What is the SMART goal framework?
The voice of Moana shares how representing her Polynesian culture changed her perspective on identity.
Who is Auli’i Cravalho?
In a liberatory classroom, lessons often begin with the lived experiences of these individuals.
Who are the students?
This form of capital represents the ability to maintain hopes and dreams for the future, even in the face of barriers.
What is aspirational capital?
This capital reflects the skills needed to maneuver through social institutions not originally designed for communities of color.
What is navigational capital?
This technique involves working for 25 minutes, then taking a 5-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
Best known for his breakout role on That ’70s Show, this actor used his platform to advocate for authentic Latino representation in media.
Who is Wilmer Valderrama?
Freire believed education should not domesticate or control learners, but instead aim to achieve this state of freedom and empowerment.
What is liberation?
By valuing community cultural wealth, educators affirm students’ identities and create this type of classroom environment.
What is an inclusive or empowering classroom?
Speaking up in class about racism or inequity demonstrates this form of capital.
What is resistant capital?
Prioritizing tasks by importance and urgency is known as this time management matrix.
What is the Eisenhower Matrix (or Urgent-Important Matrix)?