Culturally Responsive Teaching by Caspian R. Lopez

Students of Color made up 47% of public school students in 2014

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Not only are students of color almost half of the student body, but the demographics of students can be vast within one districts.

Personalized Approach

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By being more inclusive it allows for faculty to better identify every students strengths and struggles, which allows for more effective strategies to be made.

Improved Student Engagement and Motivation

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When a student feels as if something matters to their life they will care more about learning it. By having the lessons be more authentic it allows for them to find a connection to their own lives within learning.

Inclusivity

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When you model respect for other cultures it allows for the students to develop a more accepting culture in the school.

Improved Academic Success and Retention

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With more meaningful student engagement you can help address imbalances in a students life that may keep them from graduation, or from continuing their education after high school.

Student Empowerment

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When you take the time to prioritize the diversity of the students' backgrounds then the staff and students will come to understand and appreciate the differences between them.

Watermark

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National Association of Secondary School principals

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Create a Class Culture of Belonging

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Work with your students to be compassionate, and to lift each other up. You can do this through group work, or whole class work.

Get to Know Your Students

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learn about the backgrounds that you are teaching, ensure the classroom has examples form those cultures.

Use ELL Teaching Stratagies

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Not everyone will understand English at the same rate, be mindful of the differences in ablilities.

Maintain High Expectations

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Just because they come from different backgrounds does not mean they can not learn.

Involve Families

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When you bring in the parents you can ensure that a student can feel represented in their classroom.

What is an Inclusive Classroom?

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Involve All Students the Opportunity to Participate

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Invite students to share their ideas, and questions. Make the time to ensure that students will be respected by their peers.

Offer Students multiple Ways to Participate

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Give different options for students to answer questions and show understanding in the course work.

Understanding

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Taking the time to understand the students in the class. Who they are, and where they come from.

Opportunity

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Giving Students the ability to share about and learn about each others Cultures.

Diversity

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Giving the time to ensure that everyone will understand and apply their own backgrounds to the lessons being taught.

Inclusivity

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It is bringing everyone together to learn and feel welcome in their classroom.

Students come from very different Homes

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Not only doe we see students of different ethnicity, but also different views on school, different languages, and different family models.

Teaching for All

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