Definitions.

Undertold

Undertold histories are those not usually shared, those which get whitewashed into stereotypes and simplistic portraits.

Wholeness

Being all of yourself; integration; wellness

Systems Awareness

A responsible approach to working with living systems including young people; An attempt to understand and respect the complexity of the whole living system

Inclusive Teaching

Inclusive teaching involves deliberately cultivating a learning environment where all students are treated equitably, have equal access to learning, and feel valued and supported in their learning. Such teaching attends to social identities and seeks to change the ways systemic inequities shape dynamics in teaching-learning spaces, affect individuals’ experiences of those spaces, and influence course and curriculum design. — University of Michigan

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Cultural responsiveness is more of a process than a strategy. It begins when a teacher recognizes the cultural capital and tools students of color bring to the classroom. She is then able to respond to students' use of these cultural learning tools positively by noticing, naming, and affirming when students use them in the service of learning. The most common cultural tools for processing information utilize the brain's memory systems -- music, repetition, metaphor, recitation, physical manipulation of content, and ritual. The teacher is "responsive" when she is able to mirror these ways of learning in her instruction, using similar strategies to scaffold learning. — Zaretta Hammond