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Being Culturally Responsive in Higher Education
Laura McLaughlin Taddei
Find your quote Walk around the room and find the quote that
you can relate to the most Stand by your quote Tell us why?
Activity – Rotating Trio Exchange Group I – What does culture mean to you? Group 2 – What are characteristics of a
culturally responsive educator/administrator? Group 3 – How have you or will you deal with
diversity issues in your work environment?
Culturally Responsive National Center for Culturally Responsive
Educational Systems (NCCRESt) defines culturally responsive as “Ability to learn from and relate respectfully with
people of your own culture as well as those from other cultures”(NCCRESt, 2006-2008)
Gay (2010) described culturally responsive teaching as: “using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences,
frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.
Culturally Responsive Educators possess the following characteristics Socially conscious An affirming attitude towards students from
diverse backgrounds Demonstrate commitment and skill to act as
an agent of change Practices and beliefs aligned with a
constructivist theory Desire to learn about students and culturally
responsive teaching (Villegas & Lucas, 2002 as cited by Kea, Campbell-
Whatley & Richards, 2006)
Activity – Questions for Reflective Practice Handout – The ABCs of Culturally Responsive
Conflict Resolution Complete handout Discuss with partner Follow-up activity – observe a peer in the
classroom and provide feedback on what you see
Strategies to Develop Culturally Responsive Students Modeling social justice teaching Using culturally responsive curriculum
approaches Critical Reflection Using Narrative Building Community
Tips to use in the classroom Have discussions surrounding controversies
and inequities that are going on in the field Ask students to share their experiences Provide student opportunities to interact in
the community Model through simulations, reflective writing,
case studies, games, social and group affiliations, and exploring personal history and development
Activity – articles related to diversity
Resources http://www.collegesuccess1.com/DiversityM.ht
m http://www.tolerance.org http://www.psyking.net/htmlobj-2305/embraci
ng_diversity.new_faculty07.htm http://www.uww.edu/learn/diversity/dozensugg
estions.php
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