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Culturally Responsive Teaching to Eliminate
Inherent, Systematic Biases
Amal Jaser-Thornburg and Michele Oster-Hamilton
Essential Question
What institutional biases influence my teaching and culture within my
classroom and how can I plan accordingly to
lessen their impact on student learning?
Today’s Objective
Participants will :
• identify institutional biases existing within education and instructional materials
• explore resources and instructional strategies to incorporate culturally responsive teaching in their classroom environment and plan activities with diversity in mind
• "Too often schools do not legitimize the knowledge or experiences these [minority] children bring to school. Instead, schools are most likely to label these children as failures because their backgrounds--usually their language and culture--are seen as inadequate preparation for learning."
Jones and Fennimore (1990)
Recognizing
Institutional Biases
Activity Gallery Walk:
• Silently walk around the room and read the information posted.
• Think about your own life, family, beliefs, classroom, and struggles.
• Think about your school culture.
• When you hear the music return to your table.
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Cooperative learning activities improve the learning for diverse students because they teach social skills
and reinforce concepts by allowing group members to discuss a variety of ideas
Conversation Protocol• In your group of 3 select a time keeper and reporter.
• Participant 1 has 2 minutes to share thoughts. (No Interruptions)
• Participants 2 & 3 have 1 minute to respond. (No Interruptions)
• Participant 1 has 1 minute to reflect and wrap up the conversation.
• Repeat protocol 2 more times with each participant.
(Algozzine, Campbell, & Wang, 2009).
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Particular Points Of View
“Productivity and equity are probably the most often cited reasons to attend to diversity in science”
Douglas Medin, Carol D. Lee, & Megan Bang
• Evolutionary Biology
• Child Development
• Environmental Issues
Culturally Responsive Teaching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAgwmt5BRQU
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Students’ memory is strengthened when they are provided with opportunities to
teach the entire class, partners, or small group
In groups of 3• Decide amongst you, who will read which article. • Read silently. (make notes of key facts)• Participant 1 teaches participants 2 & 3 about the article they read.• Repeat for participants 2 & 3.
Jigsaw (Tileston, 2004).
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Articles Culturally Responsive Teaching Matters! Pages 3-5 & 6-8
Culturally Responsive Classrooms: Affirming Culturally Different Gifted Students
Becoming Visible
“Women have always been an equal part of the past. We just haven’t been an equal part of history”
Gloria Steinem
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Stories or narratives can be powerful for storing curriculum content because they
connect to one’s personal life, are integrated, and held together by a structure that is familiar
Storytelling• Reflect on todays content, relate it to your classroom
or school.
• Create a story for inviting everyone in through culturally responsive teaching.
• Share at your table.
• Come up with a visual representation incorporating everyone’s story.
(Nuthall, 1999).
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Essential Question
What institutional biases influence my teaching and culture within my classroom and how can I plan accordingly to
lessen their impact on student learning?
Today’s Objective
Participants will :
• identify institutional biases existing within education and instructional materials
• explore resources and instructional strategies to incorporate culturally responsive teaching in their classroom environment and plan activities with diversity in mind.