I believe one of the main problems in today’s schools is that most educators do not know how to incorporate culturally responsive teaching into their curriculums and classrooms. The lack of culturally responsive teaching hinders the education of the students who are culturally diverse. Culturally responsive teaching needs to become an important part of every curriculum due to the rising amount of diverse students in schools. Unfortunately‚ students of non-white cultures tend to struggle in the
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Green). As teachers we can teach the standards set by the state but unless our students can relate the concepts being taught to real world experiences they may have trouble understanding the concept. This is referred to as Culturally Relevant Teaching (CRT). Culturally relevant teaching as describe by Gloria Ladson-Billings in 1992‚ “as a way that would empower students to excel because of the way in which they experience the curriculum makes sense in the context of their lives and helps them
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my ideas and thinking. I will consider the approaches in the scenario and offer alternatives‚ justifying my opinions with reference to theory‚ literature and my own emerging philosophy. Throughout my essay I will give consideration to the use of culturally responsive and inclusive pedagogy‚ demonstrating an understanding of the role Treaty of Waitangi within this practice. Throughout the scenario the theory of behaviourism is reflected in the teachers practice. Behaviourism sees learning as the establishing
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The purpose of the paper is to introduce teachers to up-to-date‚ culturally responsive resources suitable for English language learners from diverse backgrounds. The percentage of English language learners‚ or ELLs‚ continue to increase in great numbers in US classrooms. It is essential for teachers to understand that the needs of ELLs can vary greatly from those in a mainstream‚ native-speaking classroom. Thus‚ teachers working with a diverse population must know how to find effective and appropriate
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preparation programs‚ places an emphasis on teaching culturally responsive approaches‚ and acknowledges fostering reflective practice (National Council of Teachers of English‚ 2010). The need for culturally responsive approaches and reflective practice certainly fall under the domain of pedagogical preparation‚ and therefore these two areas will be explored first. Addressing Diversity in Classroom Practice Addressing diversity and providing culturally
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Running head: EFFECTS OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE TREATMENT AND COUNSELING Effects of Culturally Sensitive Treatment and Counseling on Native American Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers ’ Success Table of Contents Page Abstract 3 I. Introduction II. Literature Review
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Abstract Today our classrooms‚ just like families‚ are becoming more unique and blended. Teachers are tasked with effectively teaching students with disabilities and diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In order for educators to meet the needs of their students‚ key strategies must be implemented that will positively affect their students academically and behaviorally. This paper reflects on the experience of one of these families and identifies key strategies to maximize the potential
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In order to be culturally competent we must come to the realization that even though we might see ourselves as a very welcoming and non-bias individual we probably are guilty of stereotyping and generalizing at some point in our lives. I am half Swedish and half Persian therefore‚ I was early on in life surrounded by two completely different cultures and this has definitely made me more open to other cultures than my own‚ but to say that I don’t stereotype or prejudice would be a lie‚ I think we
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Becoming a culturally competent counselor is an ongoing process; it is vital that professionals strive to become culturally competent as it would help the counseling process and therapeutic relationship. In order to learn more about other ethnic/racial groups that are different from my own I would need to become more involved in the community‚ read educational literature about ethnic/racial groups‚ and engage directly with other ethnic/racial groups. For instance‚ during times when I travel to other
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PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING PRESENTATION Planning A Culturally Diverse Wedding Team A PSY/360 December 15‚ 2014 Eldridge Newlin INTRODUCTION/ THE SCENARIO: PLANNING A CULTURALLY DIVERSE WEDDING Decisions are important Two families‚ one wedding Focus on inductive and deductive reasoning Address conflicting emotions and cultures Problem solving strategies The roles of perception‚ attention‚ memory‚ and language THE DECISION OF A RELIGIOUS CEREMONY THE DECISION OF MUSIC
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