The COVID-19 Pandemic and Emerging Cultural Assets

Family-Centered Research: Reflections From a Zoom-Based Recording Method of Families Learning Together at Home

“…Our experience working with families during the global health pandemic has not only forced us to adapt our methods but has also motivated deep reflection about our work with families and our underlying approaches to equitable education and research (Borrero et al, 2022; Pattison, Ramos Montañez, Svarovsky, & Tominey, 2022). The experience has helped us learn from families and provide them with more choice and agency as research participants.…”

Navigating the “Dual Pandemics”: The Cumulative Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Rise in Awareness of Racial Injustices among High School Students of Color in Urban Schools

“…Specifically, students desired more culturally relevant pedagogy from their school, classmates, and teachers ( Morales, 2021 ) so they could engage in meaningful curriculum and action related to the ongoing racial injustices. Borrero et al (2021) discuss culturally relevant pedagogy emergent from forced distance-learning that specifically highlight student leadership and cultural assets.…”

“…It is also a reminder of the creative digital possibilities that emerged in response to distance learning. For example, Borrero et al (2021) describe student, community, and teacher partnerships in response to COVID-19 that featured urban students’ cultural assets and family strengths, such as the student-led podcast, Quaranteen , and a digital newsletter, The Corona Chronicles , created by fourth graders to interview family members about cultural lessons.…”

“…Using ecological systems theory, we argue that the ways urban schools respond to the dual pandemics, both in school and in the community, are vital to the ways students engage in their learning and navigate structural oppression and racial injustices. Understanding students’ challenges and strengths during the dual pandemics also informs culturally relevant pedagogy and counseling in urban schools ( Borrero et al, 2021 ).…”

Applying Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Online Learning

“…Despite the prevalence of online learning in higher education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is limited literature about what constitutes effective culturally relevant and responsive online teaching (Adedoyin & Soykan, 2020). While online education has revolutionized learning by increasing educational access and opportunities to students, it has also led to an increase in classroom diversity, leaving instructors to struggle with how to create and foster a culturally relevant and responsive learning environment (Borrero et al, 2021). In this paper, as an online educator who teaches graduate level Education courses, I examine culturally relevant pedagogy and reflect on my practices that focus on diversity, equity, and social justice.…”