Theorists+Ideas+on+CRT

= Theorists Discuss = = Culturally Responsive Pedagogy =

Wlodkowski and Ginsberg: 4 Motivational Conditions of CRT

 * 1) Establishing conclusion
 * 2) Enhancing positive attitude
 * 3) Enhancing meaning
 * 4) Engendering competence

Francesina Jackson: 7 Steps to Build Culturally Responsive Teaching

 * 1) Building trust
 * 2) Becoming culturally literate
 * 3) Building different methodical approaches
 * 4) Using effective questioning techniques
 * 5) Providing effective feedback
 * 6) Analyzing instructional materials
 * 7) Establishing positive home-school relationships

Novik: Commitments and Competencies crucial for student learning

 * 1) High expectations for all students
 * 2) A commitment to learn from and about students
 * 3) Building on the strengths to experiences students bring to school
 * 4) Giving wider choices and more power to teachers
 * 5) Developing schools as a caring community

Sandhu: 3 Steps to Culturally Responsive Teaching

 * 1) Awareness
 * 2) Acceptance
 * 3) Action

Hudson, Hergin and Chryst: Four Key Components

 * 1) Building cultural knowledge base
 * 2) A reciprocal sociocultural model
 * 3) Practicing models of Culturally Responsive Teaching
 * 4) Cross-cultural field experiences

Hemmings: Culturally Responsive Teaching

 * 1) Showed sensitivity to students’ life experiences
 * 2) Aligned curriculum with home cultures of students
 * 3) Organized learning activities in conjunction with student’s social interactional styles
 * 4) Culturally responsive teachers, “listened to students and took careful note of their lifestyles, social identities and especially their expectations for teachers” (105).

=Next:=
 * 1) Cultural Responsiveness Reflections and Questionnaires

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