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Only when culture itself is understood can differences be respected without sacrificing the connections that unite them.
Only when culture itself is understood can differences be respected without sacrificing the connections that unite them.
What is Culturally Responsive teaching?
What is Culturally Responsive teaching?
Understood.org defines it as “a research-based approach that makes meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their cultures, languages, and life experiences. These connections help students access rigorous curriculum, develop higher-level academic skills, and see the relevance between what they learn at school and their lives.”
Understood.org defines it as “a research-based approach that makes meaningful connections between what students learn in school and their cultures, languages, and life experiences. These connections help students access rigorous curriculum, develop higher-level academic skills, and see the relevance between what they learn at school and their lives.”
What does this mean in the classroom?
What does this mean in the classroom?
To be culturally responsive, teachers utilize, embrace, develop and foster children's appreciation for and understanding of their cultural, ethnic and language backgrounds. Culturally responsive practices help children understand how they’re alike and respect how they’re different. Understanding culture is a prerequisite for learning how to respect differences while also recognizing the connections that unite us. Celebrating diversity creates its own kind of magic in your inclusive classroom.
Connecting students’ culture and backgrounds to the classroom isn’t just a nice thing to do—it can have a huge impact on keeping them engaged and making learning materials relevant.
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