Culturally Relevant Teaching by J.D. Alana

What it is

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Culturally Relevant Teaching, or CRT, is the deliberate practice of constructing pedagogy to be accessible and indicative of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

What it ISN'T

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CRT is not merely mentioning various cultures in passing, and using a frame of reference specific to one cultural group. As mentioned previously, it is a deliberate attempt at shaping learning to be accessible to and inclusive of people from a variety of backgrounds.

Classroom Example

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Souto-Manning, M., & Martell, J. (2017). Language Arts Lessons: Committing to Culturally Relevant Literacy Teaching as an Everyday Practice: It’s Critical! Language Arts, 94(4), 252–256. http://www.jstor.org/stable/44809917

Lesson Plan No. 1

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Lesson Plan No. 2

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Books

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Linked here is a collection of books on CRT curated by Brown University, ranging from guides on including ESL learners, to breakdowns how to shift academic policy to be more inclusive.

Inclusive Language

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