In this seminar, I plan to discuss culturally relevant pedagogy and its importance in our engineering education practices. I also plan to focus on the importance of incorporating the voices of our students, especially those from traditionally marginalized backgrounds in our teaching practices. My goal is to help participants improve their learning environments and teaching practices by acknowledging and supporting the cultural knowledge and assets that students possess. Just as our learning environments are complex, so are the individuals that comprise them. Everyone has visible as well as “invisible” cultural identities and culturally relevant pedagogy attends to those differences. Learning happens when we can connect the new knowledge we are receiving to our previous experiences, so being able to make those connections despite our backgrounds is really important. Similarly, a key aspect of learning is to feel safe. When we feel safe and recognize that our ideas are valued, and who we are is important and relevant to the learning community, we have the motivation to engage with the collective construction of knowledge. Best practices around CRP and some research results will also be shared.