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KNOW YOUR STUDENTS
To draw on students’ culture to shape curriculum and instruction
To actively learn about students’ backgrounds, cultural differences, interests, and learning preferences and translate this knowledge into instructional practice
To design and organize the classroom in ways that are inclusive and representative of all members of the classroom and school community
To build cultural sensitivity beyond easily stereotyped artifacts of culture (eg. food and art) towards ways of communicating and learning that are meaningful to students
To universally design methods and materials to provide greater access and learning mastery
To understand and address stereotyping, stereotype threat, microaggressions, and colorism
To create a sustainable learning environment that appreciates ability levels, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual identity of students
Professional Development:
Teaching Through a Culturally Diverse Lens
This is a 6 week online course created to help you become a better educator to ethnically and linguistically diverse students.Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) offers self-paced, online, and in-person professional learning opportunities for educators
A blueprint for teachers to alter the all-too-predictable outcomes for our historically under-served students.Websites & Tools:
Teaching Tolerance Self Guided Learning
Teaching Tolerance provides a range of materials—articles, modules, self-assessments, publications and more—that allow educators to improve their practice at their own pace.The Cultural Atlas is an educational resource providing comprehensive information on the cultural background of Australia’s migrant populations. The aim is to improve social cohesion and promote inclusion in an increasingly culturally diverse society.Cultural Framework for Teaching and Learning
Request access neededWho, Me? Biased?: Understanding Implicit Bias
In this interactive lesson, students explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they’re not even aware of, implicit biases. Dr. Melissa Crum is an artist, education consultant and diversity practitioner who works with many educators in urban schools. She noticed that many teachers had challenges teaching and relating to students who did not share their same cultural background. So, she worked with a museum educator to create an arts-based professional development series that helps educators think about how they are thinking about their diverse students. Her personal story and professional practice work together to tell a creative, inspiring, and eye-opening message that everyone must hear.Books:
Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Building Rapport with Students to Increase Intellectual Risk Taking
Zaretta Hammond’s Chapter 5. Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction.Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning
In Antiracism and Universal Design for Learning: Building Expressways to Success, Andratesha Fritzgerald reveals Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an effective framework to teach Black and Brown students. Drawing vivid portraits of classroom instruction, Fritzgerald shows how teachers open new roads of communication, engagement, and skill-building for students who feel honored and loved.Articles:
Teaching at the Intersections by Teaching Tolerance
Honor and teach about your students’ multiple identities.Getting to Know Your ELLs: Six Steps for Success
This article written by Colorín Colorado Director Lydia Breiseth provides ideas for getting to know your English language learners. The article includes guidance on what information will be helpful to gather as well as ideas on how to find what you need, who will be able to help, and recommended resources.
Strategies for Cultivating a Classroom that Represents Students
This article by Responsive Classroom emphasizes the importance of students seeing images of themselves and their cultural references on our classroom walls and in our curriculum.