Culturally Responsible Pedagogy In The Classroom
My placement was set up at Northwest Middle School, Reading Pa. The makeup of the student community is extremely diverse on the RSD, with an 83% of Hispanic population. The socio-economic background of most students ranged from middle class to low income households. Inclusion was practiced throughout the school and was cause for some very interesting situations. This perspective was useful in my observation for the purpose of understanding students’ behavior and the different techniques that were employed by the teacher to better suite that students learning style.
The partner teacher that I was working with, was Leyda Owens. Mrs. Owens is a seventh grade Science class teacher, with more than ten years of experience working with regular …show more content…
I translated the pre-reading to make easier their understanding about the text reading. After reading every student have to interact with the model body to find out and distinguish the types of tissues, and every other concept of the vocabulary. Also I grade my group classwork, and help them with the lab during RAE period. Additionally teacher asked me for do phone calls home, so I did three phone calls with “good news” one about student’s behavior.
Being a classroom teacher is a complex profession, and teachers need to be prepared for a very large number of interacting variables per day. On my opinion I considered that incorporate culturally responsible pedagogy in this kind of environment (mix 7th grade class) it is relatively easy, based on my own experience but I understand that for a non-Spanish speaker teacher this can be a difficult challenge to overcome.
As teachers we need to understand that we don't need a different teaching method or curriculum for students based on their race. We can teach the entire class in a way that every students can be related to, using aspects of their own cultures and experiences. One way we can use to incorporate their culture to the class is for example, by listening music, creating posters, making poems etc. That will make them feel welcome and accepted while also would help other students to learn about newcomers’ cultural
The partner teacher that I was working with, was Leyda Owens. Mrs. Owens is a seventh grade Science class teacher, with more than ten years of experience working with regular …show more content…
I translated the pre-reading to make easier their understanding about the text reading. After reading every student have to interact with the model body to find out and distinguish the types of tissues, and every other concept of the vocabulary. Also I grade my group classwork, and help them with the lab during RAE period. Additionally teacher asked me for do phone calls home, so I did three phone calls with “good news” one about student’s behavior.
Being a classroom teacher is a complex profession, and teachers need to be prepared for a very large number of interacting variables per day. On my opinion I considered that incorporate culturally responsible pedagogy in this kind of environment (mix 7th grade class) it is relatively easy, based on my own experience but I understand that for a non-Spanish speaker teacher this can be a difficult challenge to overcome.
As teachers we need to understand that we don't need a different teaching method or curriculum for students based on their race. We can teach the entire class in a way that every students can be related to, using aspects of their own cultures and experiences. One way we can use to incorporate their culture to the class is for example, by listening music, creating posters, making poems etc. That will make them feel welcome and accepted while also would help other students to learn about newcomers’ cultural