Culturally responsive teaching is using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant and effective for them.
A Framework for Culturally-Responsive Teaching (Wlodkowski and Ginsberg, ASCD, 1995)
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Empowering Students Through Respect (Concordia University)
Video: Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (4:39 minutes) - Education experts Jackie Jordan Irvine, Geneva Gay and Kris Gutierrez explain how to make culturally relevant pedagogy a reality in your classroom.