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Creating a Culturally Diverse Classroom
Hammond, Zaretta. Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students. Corwin Press. 2014. (visual from Digital Promise, Learner Variability Project)
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Explore Zaretta Hammonds book about Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain.
D E S I G N
• ensure that students' identities are represented in the classroom •
• ensure that students' identities are represented in the classroom •
Photos of students & their families
Encourage students to include cultural references/connections in their work.
Diverse and culturally relevant names used in texts, examples, and math problems
Visual representations of students’ cultures, including language/vernacular/slang
Images that celebrate the contributions of celebrities and historical figures that students identify with
Students seeing themselves in the literature. Here is a collection of children's books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC).
Mirrors, Windows & Sliding Glass Doors
Importance of having a diverse books.
Self-Portraits
Helping Kids Celebrate Diversity through Authentic Portraits
Article - Ways to create an Identity-Safe Environment
• Build a positive Classroom Environment / culture •
• Build a positive Classroom Environment / culture •
We Belong Tool Set
50 Strategies to Create Community and Revolutionize Classroom Management
Restorative Justice Circles
A video that explains the core processes of Restorative Justice Circles.
Community Circles
An example of a community circle in an elementary setting.
Do a physical or mental scan of your classroom and school building.
Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education Classroom Culture
An exploration tool that can be incorporated into lessons
R O U T I N E S
• Building a strong classroom culture •
• Building a strong classroom culture •
Greeting Students (Lemov's Threhold Strategy)
Rapid Check-In Board
Tight Transitions
E X P E C T A T I O N S
• Linking Students' culture & values into expectations •
• Linking Students' culture & values into expectations •
EQUITABLE TREATMENT
EQUITABLE TREATMENT
A sense of comfort when they arrive at your class and know what to do every day.
STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING THE RULES
STUDENTS DEMONSTRATING THE RULES
According to the IRIS Center, "Teachers should always keep in mind that one of the major influences on behavior is the students’ culture. Teachers themselves come from particular societies, groups, and places, they must be mindful that their own beliefs and practices can be likewise influenced, as can the broader policies, practices, and expectations of the schools and districts in which they teach."
Explore more about cultural influencing behavior here.
• CO-CREATING EXPECTATIONS •
Creating Rules
Creating Rules
Video of a teacher using best practices of having students create their school rules
Affinitizing ideas
Affinitizing ideas
Have students write down their thoughts/ideas on post-its.
Group/Organize similar ideas.
O P P O R T U N I T I E S TO RESPOND
• Increasing O.T.R. by students seeing themselves in the learning •
• Increasing O.T.R. by students seeing themselves in the learning •
Questions to survey your students to gain their interests.
Maximizing Student Voice to Achieve Equity in Classroom Participation
Real World Math Walls
Incorporating Pop Culture
P R O M P T S & S U P E R V I S I O N
• Active Supervision can Build strong relationships •
• Active Supervision can Build strong relationships •
ACKNOWLEDGE & RESPONDING TO BEHAVIOR
• Ensuring equitable treatment•
• Ensuring equitable treatment•
SElf-ASSessment*
SElf-ASSessment*
Reflect on your knowledge, attitudes, and practices
* Adapted from “Double-Check: A Framework of Cultural Responsiveness Applied to Classroom Behavior,”
PBIS
PBIS
A way to create positive, predictable, equitable and a safe environment where everyone thrives.
Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices
Builds strong relationships, helps students respect different cultures/beliefs, and provides opportunities for equitable dialogue.
Culturally Responsive teaching
Culturally Responsive teaching
Model, set, and communicate high expectations for ALL students both behaviorally & academically.
• STUDENT SURVEYS •
FORCED-CHOICE REINFORCEMENT MENU
A quick and easy assessment to administer that provides data for developing incentive systems.
INTEREST INVENTORY SURVEY
An additional tool that provides direct student feedback.
SYSTEM SUPPORTS: COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
• Getting to know Students/families & building relationships •
• Getting to know Students/families & building relationships •
20 Tips for Developing Positive Relationships with Parents/Guardians
Click the image for translated common documents.
Great Open House Parent Involvement Activities
Communication System
This special educator has some great ideas on how to communicate with families.
20 Great icebreakers to build relationships with students
2x10 Strategy
Strategy for building relationships with students
INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGY: LESSON PLANNING
Gamifying Lessons: Strategies & Examples
Tools to Gamify Lessons >>>
5 Strategies to Deepen Student Collaboration
- Edutopia
What Makes Storytelling so Effective for Learning?
Creates a sense of Connection
It works for all learners
Stories are easy to remember
INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGY: UDL
INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGY: STUDENT CHOICE
Allows them to bring who they are into the curriculum.
Ensures learning is relevant.
Our differences are a rich source of strength.
INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGY: DIFFERENTIATION
Providing materials that reflect a variety of cultures and home settings.
"Teaching Up" creates classrooms that give students equal access to excellence.
Differentiation allows for equitable instruction so that learning is accessible for all students.
INSTRUCTIONAL STATEGY:
INCLUSION, RESPECT & ACCESSIBILITY
Creating a Classroom Where Everyone Feels Welcome
Importance of pronouncing a student's name correctly
Teaching students to respect their own and others' cultural identities and differences
Strengths-Based and Student-Centered
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