Start by preparing yourself. Thanks for helping with that effort. Use Think-Pair-Share Activities. Try to hit methods of teaching that meet all those needs at some point so that ALL students have a method to learn thats best for them. "Culturally responsive teaching is teaching that acknowledges, attends to and leverages the cultures, values and ways of knowing of young people in order to deepen and extend their understanding of the content, of themselves, of their roles in the world and of how power dynamics function," added Alston, who studies literacy policies and . Think-pair-share exercises expose students to three lesson-processing experiences, allowing them to work individually and with a tutor or tutee. Allison, thank you so much for taking the time to write. Or at least theyre not quite there. You can also find a list of, and links to, previous shows here. When those bank accounts voluntarily went back to Europe in 2005, as the New Economy gains its momentum, we find ourselves right back in class of, If You Dont Work, Then You Dont Eat. Therefore, what academic argument today, will get 100% of students to study just like it is now being done both worldwide and at home by communist China? It would have been great if Ms. Hammond had given a few concrete examples that illustrate culturally responsive teaching. Multicultural Education is, according to Hammond, the celebration of diversity,what we usually see in schools. Once these connections have been established, additional ones can be created through music, food, and the sharing of common experiences. 5 Ways to Help Create a Culturally Sensitive Classroom While certainly there are those who think it means small world pot-luck dinners, heroes, holidays and folk dancing, that was debunked LONG ago. She is the author of the 2015 book Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, which offers a neuroscience-based teaching framework that goes beyond surface changes to really build cognitive capacity in our students from diverse backgrounds. I hope this helps! Reading this article has highlighted the need to be vigilant in this and ensure we are fully committed to meeting these needs. The path to culturally responsive teaching is a journey, but with practice and patience, it will benefit you and all of your students. As someone who has been reared hearing the importance of social justice and multi-cultural awareness alone, it was refreshing to listen to this podcast and hear a pioneer in the field explain just what culturally responsive teaching really is. I am also creating a Twitter list including all contributors to this column. You can choose to group students with the same language background together. Go to footnote 8 . PDF Exploring Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Teachers' Perspectives on
