Asset-Based Teaching

1. IS*

1.1. focused on students' strength

1.2. opportunity focused

1.3. internally focused

1.4. confidence building

1.5. culturally-relevant

2. Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

3. FINAL THOUGHT - "When you point out kids' strengths, they grow in confidence. They know you see them. You see the whole individual, not just an empty vessel that needs to be filled with your knowledge." - Laura Lenz

4. IS NOT*

4.1. focused on students' deficits

4.2. problem focused

4.3. externally focused

5. Everyone's In: An Educational Strengths-Based Approach

6. USES

6.1. Differentiated Instruction and Assessment

6.2. Universal Design

6.3. Student Profiles Based on STRENGTH assessments