Friday\, November 13\, 2026
\n 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (online via Zoo
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How can we create classroom environm ents that reflect students’ languages\, cultures\, identities\, and experiences\, where students fee l valued in the learning process? This two-hour in teractive workshop introduces the foundations of c ulturally responsive teaching and explores practic al ways instructors can build on the cultural and linguistic strengths students bring to the classro om. Participants will consider how course material s\, examples\, activities\, and classroom interact ions can represent and honor a variety of cultures and perspectives while creating opportunities for students to share their own experiences and knowl edge. Through hands-on activities and useful strat egies\, participants will explore ways to make lea rning more interactive\, social\, and culturally r elevant\, including gamifying course material\, in corporating culture-sharing activities\, using div erse instructional resources\, and drawing on stud ents’ languages and lived experiences as assets fo r learning. Participants will leave with practical ideas for incorporating culturally responsive tea ching into their existing courses and creating cla ssrooms where students feel seen\, valued\, and en gaged.
\n \nWorkshop Learning Objectives:
\n \nDefine cultu rally responsive teaching (CRT) and explain its ro le in creating inclusive\, equitable\, and engagin g learning environments.
\nEvaluate in structional materials and activities for cultural representation\, inclusivity\, and opportunities f or students to see their identities and experience s reflected.
\nApply cult urally responsive strategies to make classroom lea rning more interactive\, collaborative\, social\, and meaningful.
\nDevelop practical ways to incorporate culture sharing and diverse perspectives into their existing courses and classroom activities.
\nPresenter:
\n \nMeg E ubank has a doctorate in Literacy Education and is currently a college professor teaching ESL\, Read ing\, Composition\, and College Success. She was n amed the TESOL International Teacher of the Year i n 2022 and has over two decades of experience teac hing English language learners. She has teaching a nd curriculum development experience spanning from early childhood to adult learners in a variety of roles as a nonprofit Executive Director\, a K-12 educator\, a curriculum and assessment designer\, and a higher education professional. She is a publ ished author and has presented on TESOL and Adult Basic Education topics to a wide variety of audien ces.
\n \nMicocredential Categories :
\n \nThis workshop is free to staff of all Massachusetts non -profit ABE and ESOL Programs.
\n \nFirst Literacy does not receive any stat e or federal funding and we work very hard to rais e 100% of our budget from private sources. Please consider making a donation to First Literacy so we can continu e to offer FREE high quality professional developm ent workshops.
DESCRIPTION:Culturally Responsive Teaching: Building Connected Classroom Communities\n \n \n Friday\, November 1 3\, 2026\n \n 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (online via Zoom )\n \n \n \n How can we create classroom environme nts that reflect students’ languages\, cultures\, identities\, and experiences\, where students feel valued in the learning process? This two-hour int eractive workshop introduces the foundations of cu lturally responsive teaching and explores practica l ways instructors can build on the cultural and l inguistic strengths students bring to the classroo m. Participants will consider how course materials \, examples\, activities\, and classroom interacti ons can represent and honor a variety of cultures and perspectives while creating opportunities for students to share their own experiences and knowle dge. Through hands-on activities and useful strate gies\, participants will explore ways to make lear ning more interactive\, social\, and culturally re levant\, including gamifying course material\, inc orporating culture-sharing activities\, using dive rse instructional resources\, and drawing on stude nts’ languages and lived experiences as assets for learning. Participants will leave with practical ideas for incorporating culturally responsive teac hing into their existing courses and creating clas srooms where students feel seen\, valued\, and eng aged.\n \n \n \n Workshop Learning Objectives:\n \ n \n \n \n \n Define culturally responsive teach ing (CRT) and explain its role in creating inclusi ve\, equitable\, and engaging learning environment s.\n \n \n \n \n Identify ways to build on stud ents’ cultural\, linguistic\, and lived experience s as assets in the classroom.\n \n \n \n \n Eva luate instructional materials and activities for c ultural representation\, inclusivity\, and opportu nities for students to see their identities and ex periences reflected.\n \n \n \n \n Apply cultur ally responsive strategies to make classroom learn ing more interactive\, collaborative\, social\, an d meaningful.\n \n \n \n \n Develop practical w ays to incorporate culture sharing and diverse per spectives into their existing courses and classroo m activities.\n \n \n \n \n \n Presenter:\n \n \n \n Meg Eubank has a doctorate in Literacy Educati on and is currently a college professor teaching E SL\, Reading\, Composition\, and College Success. She was named the TESOL International Teacher of t he Year in 2022 and has over two decades of experi ence teaching English language learners. She has t eaching and curriculum development experience span ning from early childhood to adult learners in a v ariety of roles as a nonprofit Executive Director\ , a K-12 educator\, a curriculum and assessment de signer\, and a higher education professional. She is a published author and has presented on TESOL a nd Adult Basic Education topics to a wide variety of audiences.\n \n \n \n Micocredential Categories :\n \n \n \n \n Fundamental Skills (F)\n Civic\, Cultural\, and Current Events (C) \n \n \n This w orkshop is free to staff of all Massachusetts non- profit ABE and ESOL Programs.\n \n \n \n First Lit eracy does not receive any state or federal fundin g and we work very hard to raise 100% of our budge t from private sources. Please consider making a d onation to First Literacy (https://www.paypal.com/ donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=97JN8KZLRVM XQ&source=url) so we can continue to offer FREE hi gh quality professional development workshops.\n \ n CATEGORIES:Workshop CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T120000 LOCATION:Online workshop via Zoom \n URL:https://nb.firstliteracy.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=485 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR