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Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices. Based on Educating Culturally Responsive Teachers by Villegos & Lucas, 2002. Involving all students in the construction of knowledge. Inquiry projects Having students working collaboratively in small groups of mixed ability Authentic dialogues

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Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

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  1. Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices Based on Educating Culturally Responsive Teachers by Villegos & Lucas, 2002

  2. Involving all students in the construction of knowledge • Inquiry projects • Having students working collaboratively in small groups of mixed ability • Authentic dialogues • Having students assume increasing responsibility for their own learning

  3. Building on students’ personal and cultural strengths - 1 • Helping students access prior knowledge and beliefs • Building on students’ interests • Building on students’ linguistic resources • Using examples and analogies from students’ lives

  4. Building on students’ personal and cultural strengths - 2 • Using appropriate instructional materials • Tapping community resources • Creating different paths to learning by using varied instructional activities

  5. Helping students examine the curriculum from multiple perspectives • Review the curriculum to see if it contains multiple perspectives and is relevant to youth • Review curriculum resources to see if they provide multiple perspectives • Review teaching to see it if includes different cultural perspectives

  6. Using varied assessment practices that promote learning • Use authentic assessments that take advantage of cultural differences • Include such assessment as: • Exhibits or portfolios • Oral presentations • Debates

  7. Making the culture of the classroom inclusive of all students • Reflect on teaching experiences to determine what works • Don’t automatically misinterpret cultural differences as misbehaviors (e.g., explain speaking and turn-taking rule) • Set and provide clear expectations • Provide meaningful feedback

  8. Understand that all these principles constitute good teaching practice! • Consistent with the National Science Education Standards • Consistent with what you have been taught in ISU’s Physics Teacher Education program • Consistent with Teacher Education’s conceptual framework Realizing the Democratic Ideal

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