The Cypher, (the classroom): A cyclical system of ideas, knowledge,
and motivation shared between the teacher and students within the
classroom. Through The Teacher Cypher, students are engaged through hip hop core elements and values in order to produce intrinsic motivation to increase literacy, social justice awareness and action, self-esteem, and positive peer and community engagement.
The Teacher Cypher
CYPHER:
Anything cyclical. A 360 degree verbal rhythmic communal
improv where all participants contribute.
The Teacher Cypher, LLC
Services Provided
Workshops |
Lesson Plans |
| Writing workshops teach literacy through self expression, and lyrical composition. (workshop themes include; importance of education, self-esteem, bullying, social justice, etc.) |
Lesson plans use hip hop core elements and culture to improve literacy, social justice awareness and action, self-esteem and positive peer and community engagement. Lesson plans adhere to common core standards |
| Instructional workshops assist educators in developing various strategies to teaching with emotional impairments in K-12 using hip hop culture. |
Lesson plans include accommodations for diverse learners, and suggestions for implementing multiple means of representation, engagement, expression, and a plan for continuous assessment |
| Social justice workshops for teachers and students that assist in building and developing awareness in cultural competency. | Lesson plans the teacher on the role of the facilitator of “the cypher”, goals and objectives for students with step by step instructions |
