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WorksheetsCulturally Responsive Instruction
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
Teachers carry their personal culture into the classroom, along with unconscious prejudices and lower expectations for some students.
True
False
What does it mean to be a culturally competent teacher?
A. Learning within the context of culture
B. Student-centered instruction
C. Culturally-responsive curriculum
D. All above
Educators become culturally competent...
A. Reading books
B. One day training
C. Over time
D. Taking one class
Why should educators be culturally competent?
A. Culture plays a critical role in learning.
B. Culturally competent educators are better equipped to reach out to students’ families.
C. Cultural competence helps educators meet accountability requirements.
D. All of above
If people in my culture make jokes about or negatively about other cultural groups I....
A. I let them know that I don’t like it, and explain why.
B. I laugh with them.
C. I ignore the jokes.
D. I call the police.
What are some ways you can "get out of the classroom" like the author suggests?
