Title: What’s Culture Got to Do with It?

Date: May 6, 2022

Speaker: Jessica Pepple, Ed.S., MBA, Regional Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the tri-towns of Norfolk, Wrentham, and Plainville Public Schools

Description: In this webinar, participants will gain an understanding of the definition of culture and its connection to the sociopolitical context. We will discuss culture in depth using the Culturally Responsive iceberg and broaden the participants' understanding of cultural orientations. Finally, the webinar will discuss why poverty is mislabeled as culture when it should be viewed as a coping mechanism.