Speaking and Communicating Podcast

What exactly is a culturally-competent teacher? How can educators promote cultural competence and identity?Dr. Erica Glover is committed to working towards equity for marginalized groups. As a coach and leader, she has developed and supported innovative strategies to recruit and hire BIPOC candidates. Erica spent 15 years working with youth, as an administrator, basketball coach, and as an Intervention Specialist. She utilizes her non-profit, OKBNU, INC., to develop educational programs for local athletes, pre-service teachers, and in-service teachers working through Project-based learning activities centered on community development and advocacy. Erica's passion for learning is captured within her research, where she explored the adolescent and professional experiences of Black teachers--and how such experiences influenced the supports provided to students. She found that Black teachers become disrupters for their students, disrupting the interruptive negative and inequitable schooling experiences. Her research has led her to create Disrupter University, an educational consultant group that is focused on disrupting teacher socialization through intercultural coaching specific to culturally-responsive and sustaining teaching practices. This on-going approach to learning about self and others is structured so that youth and adults are able to learn from each other's experiences and perspectives.Erica has vast experience in utilizing data to create measurable goals for staff accountability while supporting staff in meeting professional and organizational goals.Listen as Erica shares:- why self-awareness is important in cultural competence- the importance of cultural self-awareness- how to handle a cultural mismatch between teachers and scholars- cultivating critical consciousness in the classroom- how we are socialized from birth- systemic influences educators need to understand about scholars- how mainstream media feeds perceptions of scholars to teachers- technology and cultural awareness in the classroom- building reciprocal relationships between business and people- how to create belonging in scholars- the benefits of being a culturally competent educator...and so much more!Connect with Erica:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-glover-ph-d-shrm-cp-b1a4bb33/Twitter: https://twitter.com/doc_egloverInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/eglover330/?hl=enAdditional Resources:'Centering Student Voice - A Guide For Cultivating Emotionally Intelligent Educators And Culturally Responsive Classrooms' by Erica Glover, Ph.D.Connect with me on:LinkedInFacebookInstagramLeave a rating and a review:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cultural-competence-in-educators-w-dr-erica-j-glover/id1614151066?i=1000595217989Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0b3yOAD2e3O30al8hFJR8VYouTube: https://youtu.be/PGgErXkxOzM