“A people without knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” –Marcus Garvey

We have our own classroom culture. It exists from the moment we begin planning and implementation for instruction. However, culture is more than that in our classrooms. Our students come from a variety of backgrounds and upon entry into our space those cultures become a "melting pot" for learning. In addition, we, as educators, are not robots who load ourselves into a charging port at the end of each class and reactivate when the next group of students enter the room. Educators are their own mixture of both involuntary and voluntary cultures.

In this module, we will challenge you to examine your own culture as you engage with recognizing the culture of the students we adore and the cultures in college teaching.