WEBINAR REFLECTION

I feel that I have come a long way since completing my webinar essays. I have become more insightful about the expectations of each assignment. After reflecting, rewatching, and rethinking my response I have concluded that present-day education is monocultural. In addition to using the community/voice culture to portray a people’s history and battles for affirmation, Afrocentrism wants to widen the curriculum to incorporate the legitimate accomplishments and knowledge of all cultures. Seven key notions form the foundation of Afrocentric education. Indigenous knowledge is the study and dissemination of the social, historical, linguistic, and political practices that are particular to each cultural group. This reflects the distinctive ways that particular civilizations interpret the world and how these types of knowledge deal with regional issues and context-specific remedies.

 

Indigenous knowledge is defined as a multifaceted system of behaviors, attitudes, convictions, and practices that have developed over time and are still being used by communities and other groups that are its practitioners. The Afrocentric approach to an inclusive educational setting is characterized by several essential concepts. This phenomenon has particular educational benefits and real-world applications for inclusive education. Afrocentric-Indigenous pedagogy is based on significant educational ideas. Afrocentric-Indigenous Pedagogy is also used to illustrate the teacher’s responsibility in the inclusive classroom. An inclusive educational atmosphere using an Afrocentric and Indigenous pedagogy framework to promote and advance teacher professional development and bring about change in the classroom. Finally, consider how communities and educators might support and advance the notion of Afrocentric-Indigenous education for inclusiveness.