Culturally Responsive Instruction

Which of the following is NOT a component of Schmidt's culturally inviting classroom?

• Teacher as a leader

• Cultural sensititivty

• Hig expectations

• Instruction using groups and pairs

Which of the following is an example of communicating high expectations?

• “That’s okay, it’s a hard task and not everyone can do it.”

• “I know you are a very capable student. Together we will work hard to make sure you understand this concept.”

Which of the following is an example of student-centered instruction?

• “I am responsive to the needs and interests of my students. My students share in decision-making about what they learn, how they learn it, and how they demonstrate their learning.”

• “What I need to instruct drives the development of my lesson plans. I choose the topics for my lessons and spend a lot of class time instructing and answering questions.”

Which of the following is an example of culturally-mediated instruction?

• “If I’m honest with myself, I present information the way I best understand it.”

• “I incorporate diverse ways of knowing, understanding, and representing information knowing that learning preferences are influenced by cultural background, country of origin, home culture, and/ or primary language.”

Which of the following is an example of reshaping the curriculum.

• “My curriculum capitalizes on students’ cultural backgrounds rather than attempting to override or negate them. The content is malleable but the skills and standards are not.”

• “It’s important for students of different cultural backgrounds to learn American cultural norms and history so they can be successful. Unlearning certain dispositions and skills better prepares students for the world.”

Which is an example of teacher as facilitator?

• “My students look to me for the right answers as the expert.”

• “As a teacher, I am not an expert, but rather a guide for my students’ learning. My goal is that they take increased agency and ownership of the learning process.”

Culturally responsive teaching is

• teaching to and through the strengths of the diverse students.

• both

• using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles of diverse students to make learning more appropriate and effective for them;

• neither

Teachers are culturally responsive when they: Hold all students to high standards.

• Make learning challenging.

• Engage all learners.

• Have an understanding and incorporate students’ various cultural backgrounds .

  
  

  Make connections between classroom and the world beyond.

• all are true

Teachers can create a culturally responsive classroom by:

• Learning things about the students, individually and collectively, including cultural and individual life circumstances.

• Making education relevant and useful and by providing a structured, but flexible learning environment.

• Developing an awareness of the impact of culture on learning.

• all are true

CRT is most effective using a festive approach, teaching all students to appreciate diverse foods, crafts, holidays and heroes.

• True

• False