Culturally Responsive Teaching

What AMLE Standards incorporate culturally responsive teaching?

• Standard 2: Young Adolescent Development

• Standard 5: Middle Level Professional Roles

• Standards 2 and 5

Why is it important for teachers to be aware of their own biases?

• So they can eliminate all personal opinions
  

• To make more informed decisions and avoid perpetuating inequality

• To ensure they favor certain students
  

• It's not important because biases have no impact on education

How can teachers transform their pedagogy to be more culturally responsive?

•  By avoiding discussions about culture in the classroom
  

• By using a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching
  

• By focusing solely on standardized test preparation
  

•  By incorporating diverse course content, inclusive teaching methods, and varied assessments

In what ways does cultural responsiveness help close the achievement gap?

•  By building on students’ strengths and making learning more accessible

•  By lowering academic standards for students from diverse backgrounds
  

• By ensuring all students are taught in the same way, regardless of their backgrounds
  

• By focusing only on students from historically privileged backgrounds

  
  

What are the social and emotional benefits of culturally responsive teaching for students?

• It isolates students from different cultural backgrounds
  

• It reinforces a single cultural perspective as superior
  

• It builds trust, confidence, and a safe learning environment

•  It discourages students from expressing their cultural identity

 How does integrating diverse narratives into learning impact students’ cognitive development?

•  It makes learning more difficult for students

• It lowers expectations for students from diverse backgrounds
  

• It distracts students from core academic subjects
  

• It enhances critical thinking and problem-solving skills

How does culturally responsive teaching contribute to student engagement and academic success?

• By focusing only on standardized test preparation
  

• By fostering a sense of belonging and making learning relevant to students' experiences

• By eliminating all traditional teaching methods

• By dismissing students’ cultural backgrounds

What is one way teachers can engage families in culturally responsive education?

• Communicating regularly and inviting parents to complete interest surveys

• Only contacting parents when a discipline issue arises

• Assuming parents are too busy to be involved
  

• Ignoring family input when designing lesson plans

  
  

Which of the following is an example of implicit bias in education?

•  Expecting all students to succeed
  

• Encouraging diverse perspectives in class discussions
  

• Treating all students equally regardless of background
  

• Assuming women can’t excel in science

Why is it important for educators to "know their students"?

• To ensure they all have the same life experiences

• To discipline them more effectively
  

• To adjust curriculum and teaching strategies to meet their needs

•  To avoid dealing with personal student issues