Reality Pedagogy: Christopher Emdin at TEDxTeachersCollege

In this talk Christopher Emdin talks about the true meaning and role of "peace", "justice", "equity" and "equality" in the classroom by talking about Reality Pedagogy.

The full title of his talk is: Reality Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning, Truth, and Distortions

Christopher Emdin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of Secondary School Initiatives at the Urban Science Education Center. He is author of the book, Urban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation, and also a columnist for the Huffington Post, where he writes the "Emdin 5" series.

[CSDRiverside]

Please have this powerful video subtitled for teachers who are deaf.

[teachingprou]

PLEASE provide captioning so that this video is ADA compliant and can be used for educational purposes! I teach pre-credential teacher candidates and this would be an incredible resource for them!

[amandasaintil]

Chris Emdin came into my science class. My amazing partner teacher and I were observing and giving feedback to team poster presentations in a merry-go-round style, we were both a bit sick. 6 teams we presenting at a time. We have a huge class, 52 kids, 12 groups! As the kids were presenting I noticed all the student presenters perk up and turn on their BEST. I turned around to see what was going on and there was Dr. Emdin smiling and super ENTHUSIASTIC with his nonverbals about what he was seeing. His positive attitude for student achievement shines so bright! I appreciate all that he offers education.

[FeliciaGoldsmithPhD]

The take home lesson for me is that first 4C's are all about fostering engagement and empowering students from divergent backgrounds as a part of the learning process. If you can show them that school is an extension of themselves and their communities then content is bound to follow. Hard to argue with that! Good talk :-)

[OLatreil]

Added to my education playlist. I'll be using these Cs.

[NancyRodrigoStudio]

Brilliant…every teacher needs to see this, share it, live it. Here's a stepping stone for serious equity in educational system.

[verafeuguerreiro]

Been a teacher for fourteen years, THIS is the absolute truth.

[rhoskzi]

Thank You for speaking up. I am currently reading your book.

[desirepaterson]

Thank you for this information. I 'm excited to try some of your strategies!

[KyeeAltranice]

I'm studying this as a PhD student in Social Work...Paulo Freire and Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This is obviously build upon his ideology as all modern critical pedagogy is. However, I really like the way this has been brought to the present and seems much less disconnected than Freire's writings from the 60-80's

[AdrienLegendre]

There are many ideas that sound appealing, but what is needed is to scientific research to determine if these approaches are effective. Much of what was mentioned could lead to a teacher projecting their views on what should be done. Feedback from students and parents is important.

[RedPenReflections]

"Context means not seeing the academic space is not a sanitized space" This was such a great watch. I've been digging into everything I can get on culturally responsive and equitable classrooms. This has been extremely helpful! #equity  

[hvannasamuels]

There should be far more views!!! This is so moving. Love the passion. Far too many teachers lack it. I am looking forward to seeing/ reading more of your work! Keep it up!

[mariajames-thiaw]

His book is amazing. I am learning so much. I wish I had learned this a few years ago!

[vanessazeskand]

"Equity is creating the opportunity for the young people in front of you to share with you what the ideas are about what it is that THEY need." 🎯

[Jodiestasi]

I love this focus, and I would love to see the addition of a sixth "C"...Compassion.

[NeoWahaMokoena]

Reality Pedagogy is the answer for the classroom. Looking forward to learning more about this concept.

[fancyjamatia]

Thank you professor Christopher. Looking forward to seeing you with more lectures on education in a multicultural society.

[karlatunstall]

I think this is good but how do you do this in the real world when everything is standard base. You have to teach the standards so they can pass the state exams. How can you do this w/o the academic rigor required in classrooms, especially, if you have very little time to teach the standards?

[kalereis]

4 C’s
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 such a powerful video full of amazing information!