Villarreal Clip 1

Instructional Themes: Opening class; Building rapport; connecting to prior sessions; technological difficulties; authenticity

Profiled: Christina “V” Villarreal, Lecturer on Education, teaches "Ethnic Studies and Education" to 23 students at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Clip Length: 2 minutes, 56 seconds (0:08-3:04)

Clip Context:

• “Ethnic Studies and Education,” a graduate course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with 23 students enrolled.
• This course connects the key theories, epistemologies, and ideas associated with the field of ethnic studies to key ideas and theories from the field of education. Villarreal encourages her students to engage in open, honest dialogue about challenging topics.
• This clip comes at the very beginning of the 2-hour class session as Villarreal frames the day’s activities.