EPSY 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Learning Environment
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Gary howard: seven principles for culturally responsive teaching and learning. Cultural competence: will and ability to form and maintain affective relationships with all students. Culturally responsive teaching: expecting all students to succeed at a high level, no matter what culture or race is represented. Seven principles // (cid:862)collo(cid:395)uial te(cid:396)(cid:373)s(cid:863: students are affirmed in their cultural connections // kids get it that we get them. Not trying to avoid acknowledging their unique culture. Not trying to over-acknowledging a unique culture. Healthy balance between the two: teachers are personally and culturally inviting // kids get it that we like them. Trying to make a connection with students: learning environment is personally inviting // school looks like me. Diversity lives here: students are reinforced for academic development // catching kids being smart. Believing in students intelligence: adjust instructional strategies to accommodate kids // sing harmony to a kids song.
