https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g Chapters 5-6 en-us 2016-10-19 01:15:51 UTC 2017-05-17 01:22:03 UTC hello@padlet.com palacioskenia45 https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131941634 In the excerpt from the book Create Success by Kadhir Rajagopal (2011), culturally responsive curriculum is one key point that stood out to me. According to Rajagopal (2011), teachers should teach in a way that students can understand. Student-centered vocabulary and language are keys to hooking students' attention and ensuring that they will be receptive enough to learn the curriculum (Rajagopal, 2011). In Dreamkeepers, Gloria Ladson-Billings (2009) provides an example of a teacher who used the language her African American students brought to the classroom as a tool to help them with additional language learning. By doing this, her students were able to make a deep connection between the way they speak and Standard English.]]> 2016-10-19 22:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131941634 palacioskenia45 https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131947321 The article, Helping Diverse Learners Succeed by Todd Finley (2014), suggests strategies for helping all kinds of students succeed. One important strategy for working with diverse learners consists of engaging curriculum with the knowledge, skills, values, and concerns that students bring with them from their home and community. According to Ladson-Billings (2009), a hallmark of the culturally relevant notion of knowledge is that it is something that each student brings to the classroom. What students know is acknowledged, valued, and incorporated into the classroom (Ladson-Billings, 2009).

]]> 2016-10-19 23:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131947321 palacioskenia45 https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131960550 The teachers studied by Ladson-Billings (2009) allowed students to build upon their own experiences, knowledge, and skills to move into more difficult knowledge and skills. The article, 6 Scaffolding Strategies to Use With Your Students by Rebecca Alber (2011), suggests scaffolding strategies that will allow teachers to meet students where they are. Effective scaffolding strategies consist of modeling to students exactly what they are expected to do, asking students to relate the concept of study to their own life, give students time to process new ideas and information, pre-teach vocabulary, use visual aids, and using strategic questions (Rebecca Alber, 2011). These strategies allow teachers to determine the knowledge and skills the students bring to the classroom. (Ladson-Billings, 2009).

]]> 2016-10-20 01:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131960550 palacioskenia45 https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131965531 In this video, teachers set high expectations for every student as well as challenges to prepare them to be productive engaging citizens in the real world. They understand what is essential to student success. In Dreamkeepers, Ladson-Billings (2009) mentions Margaret Rossi, a teacher who understands her future is inextricably linked with that of her students. She understands children are the future and that it's important for every student to be given the opportunity to succeed.]]> 2016-10-20 02:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131965531 palacioskenia45 https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131970464 In this video, the teacher has her students make connections with the story she read aloud to them so they can understand the story better. In Dreamkeepers,  a teacher known as Anne Lewis had her students make personal connections with the the text to understand the book better. According to Ladson-Billings (2009), students were engaged in this reading activity with increasing levels of competence and confidence.]]> 2016-10-20 03:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/palacioskenia45/8x35f6ngu79g/wish/131970464