Culturally Responsive Teaching

Culturally Responsive Teaching is a way to bring your student's characteristics and culture into the way you teach. For many years teachers have taught with only the lens of white Americans. There are eight competencies/principles in the CRT theory. The eight competencies are: Reflecting on your own cultural lens, Recognizing and addressing bias, drawing on students' culture, Bringing real-world issues into the classroom, Modeling high expectations, Promoting respect for student differences, Collaborating with families and the local community, and Communicating in a linguistically and culturally responsive way.

One principle of Culturally Responsive Teaching that is a strength for me is number 6, which promotes respect for students’ differences. Being a person of color It is important to me to create a culturally inclusive environment where all students are valued. I want to make sure that every student feels safe in my classroom. I want to authentically welcome them and ensure that they feel heard and seen. I want them to know that I will appreciate them regardless of what their background is.

One of my areas of growth with Culturally Responsive Teaching is principle 4, bringing real-world issues into the classroom. This is a bit challenging for me because there are areas where I can only speak facts and not opinions. This is an area where I need to have more practice because I tend to speak from my own lens and experiences. I think what worries me the most is politics. Students tend to say what they hear at home and bring it into the classroom. How do I approach these hard conversations and topics?

Blooms

Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a simple way to understand the different levels of thinking that kids need to develop. It's like a ladder, with the bottom step being easy and the top step more challenging. There are six levels on the ladder of Blooms, it starts at the top with create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember. Teachers use this method to create learning targets for their students. To challenge your students in their learning, you want to start at the top of the Bloom's taxonomy with create.

The stage on the blooms, that I feel more comfortable with the understanding level. Understanding is like figuring something out. It's when you don't just remember facts, but you can also explain why those facts are important or how they connect to other things. For example, you might remember the name of a dinosaur, but understanding means knowing what it looked like, what it ate, and why it went extinct.

An area of growth for me in Bloom’s taxonomy would be the create level. As a new teacher with very little experience in creating, I feel like this is the area where I will need more growth and experience. Creating is like building something new. It's about using your imagination to come up with fresh ideas or solutions. For example, a teacher might ask students to create a story based on a picture, or a child might invent a new game. This is a really important skill because it helps us think outside the box and solve problems in creative ways.

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