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Responsive Classroom
Amanda Stallings
MEDT 7464
What is a culturally responsive learning
environment?
Teachers must consider many aspects of What should instruction look like? -partner/group work
-reinforcement of instruction
their classroom when introduced to
-visual/auditory/kinesthetic
culturally diverse differences. From the
moment a student walks into a classroom, it
Did all children learn the material presented? -Did they enjoy the lesson?
is a teacher’s responsibility to create a -Can they communicate ideas/concepts from
responsive environment for all. the material taught?
-Were multiple assessment options presented
for those who struggle to read the text?
Do we solicit feedback from students? -Ask students how they felt about the lesson
and what could help them in the future.
"Children don't come with instructions, but they do come with open minds," writes
Christopher Metzler, Ph.D., an authority on issues of diversity and inclusion.
(Take from Teaching Kids to Embrace Diversity and Be Inclusive, Owens, 2012.)
How can teachers help with parent
interaction?
Bazron, Barbara & Osher, David & Fleischman, Steve. (2005). Creating Culturally Responsive Schools. 63.
Ford, D. Y. (2005). Welcoming All Students to Room 202. Gifted Child Today,28(4), 28-65. doi:10.1177/107621750502800407
Herrmann, E. (2016, February 16). MultiBrief: Engaging culturally and linguistically diverse parents and families. Retrieved July 1,
2018, from http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/engaging-culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-parents-and-families/education
Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Publishing Co.
Owens, L. (2012, March 2). Teaching kids to respect differences in others. Retrieved from
https://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/946741/encouraging-kids-to-embrace-diversity-and-differences
What Is a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment? (2017, October 13). Retrieved from
https://online.lsus.edu/articles/education/culturally-responsive-learning-environment.aspx
Images were taken from references listed above and Google images.
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