The document summarizes Nancy D. Páez's presentation at the MN ASCD Professional Conference on April 25, 2013. The goals of the presentation were to understand one's own lens and how it impacts engagement and learning, and to examine strategies to enhance engagement for urban students. The presentation covered culturally responsive pedagogy and student engagement strategies like AVID. Páez discussed identifying racially and defining engagement, and explained that the answer lies within examining one's own experiences and lens.

1. MN
ASCD
Professional
Conference
April
25,
2013
Nancy
D.
Páez
Assistant
Administrator,
Equity
Saint
Paul
Public
Schools

2. Goal
To
understand
your
own
epistemology
(your
lens)
and
how
it
impacts
engagement
and
learning
&
teaching.
To
examine
various
strategies
to
enhance
engagement
for
students
in
urban
settings.

3. Stay
Engaged
Be
present
in
this
moment.
Experience
Discomfort
It
is
in
our
un-­‐comfortableness
that
we
achieve
growth.
Our
Norms
Speak
Your
Truth
Please
honestly
own
your
experience.
Expect
and
Accept
Non-­‐Closure
Our
learning
time
here
is
BRIEF-­‐
Every
question
will
not
be
answered;
every
rock
will
not
be
turned.

5. How
do
you
Why
are
you
here?
identify
racially?
Nancy
Define
Engagement
CRT
strategy

7. Why
Are
We
Here?
Why
Am
I
Here?

9. Why
Self?
Why
Race?

12. 12

13. 13

14. •
The
achievement
gap
is
smaller
for
students
eligible
for
Free/Reduced
price
lunch.
Office
of
Accountability
Department
of
Research,
Evaluation
and
Assessment
January
17,
2013

15. •
The
achievement
gap
is
slightly
smaller
for
students
eligible
for
Free/Reduced
price
lunch.
Office
of
Accountability
Department
of
Research,
Evaluation
and
Assessment
January
17,
2013

16. Culturally
Responsive
Pedagogy
&
Student
Engagement

21. AVID

28. The
Answer
Lies
Within
You!
Thank
You!
nancy.paez@spps.org
(651)
283-­‐8321
racialequity.spps.org