We Got Dance-Offs, Spotify Karaoke, and Poetry: Pedagogies of Joy for the Global Majority

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session openly examines and interrogates the role of teaching practices in historically marginalized classrooms and how pedagogies of joy created for students of the Global Majority are an act of resistance to the ongoing harm perpetuated in predominantly white spaces. The guiding question is: how do pedagogies rooted in heritage traditions support student holistic growth and bring about a passion for learning? The papers presented in this panel represent a diverse intersection of culture and practices from across the U.S. including Black, Latiné, Asian, and Pacific Islander, with data highlighting shared experiences of research and practitioner impact on cultivating spaces that replicate opportunities for learning passed down by ancestors and the impactful teachers who see and celebrate student brilliance.

Sub Unit

• Division K - Teaching and Teacher Education / Division K - Section 04: Transformative Justice in Teaching and Teacher Education

Chair

• Marvin Lynn, University of Colorado - Denver

Papers

• Nurturing Black Joy Through the 5280 Freedom School Approach - Branta D. Lockett, University of Colorado - Denver

• Culture, Connection and Cariño: Mexican Heritage Students Describe Characteristics of Effective Teachers - Margarita Bianco, University of Colorado - Denver

• Combating Omission is Renewal: Education Policy & Asian Racial Literacy in Wisconsin - Tony DelaRosa, University of Wisconsin - Madison

• This Ain't No Paint by Numbers, This is Hānai Pedagogy - Robin Brandehoff, University of Colorado - Denver

Discussant

• Donna Y. Ford, The Ohio State University