tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post8689264338414975799..comments2024-02-19T00:37:40.009-08:00Comments on SPE 584 - Special Populations in Gifted Education: What is a Culturally Responsive Teacher?kbesnoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05097767275239193115noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-32964689052767123892017-04-29T08:55:29.413-07:002017-04-29T08:55:29.413-07:00A culturally responsive teacher (CRT) orients the ...A culturally responsive teacher (CRT) orients the classroom culture around the fundamental values of respect, inclusion, acceptance, and care. They view ethnic and cultural diversity as funds of knowledge that can serve individuals and the classroom as a whole. Pushing back against stereotyping, prejudice, and exclusion as well as explicit responsiveness to any indication of bias or bullying is vital to a CRT’s agenda . Equally important is helping students explore, make connections between, and share personal perspectives rooted in individual culture, beliefs, and backgrounds. Furthermore, CRTs use materials and media that reflect a variety of ethnicities and cultural histories. CRTs are reflective of their own culture, accepting of students "as is", and operate within a framework of adaptation and flexibility, while maintaining high expectations for all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198135217366623308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-17248675238214889822017-04-26T11:07:29.472-07:002017-04-26T11:07:29.472-07:00Being a culturally responsive teacher means creati...Being a culturally responsive teacher means creating a wamr, accepting atmosphere where all students are accepted and valued. It means knowing my students and their backgrounds. It means reflecting and acknowledging their cultures in the content, books, displays and curricula in the classroom. It also means providing a "window" to the wider world - Exposing my students to new ideas and experiences outside their sphere of knowledge is part of my job as an educator in a diverse society. Above all, it means meeting the needs of my students, taking them to the next level, and having high expectations for all of my students. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774670834510744705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-29950766488770822102017-04-23T17:33:35.459-07:002017-04-23T17:33:35.459-07:00After reading and viewing the videos within this c...After reading and viewing the videos within this class, I realize that a culturally responsive teacher needs to be responsive to all cultures and backgrounds. All cultures need to be represented and respected in the classroom. By being culturally responsive, a teacher digs in and finds out a student's background, culture, family life, and other pertinent information that relates to how a student can learn and thrive in a classroom. In doing this it helps the teacher and the content become more effective. The content should remain challenging and interesting to all students regardless of their cultural background. As a teacher, I can be the one that teaches and demonstrates to my students how to be culturally responsive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-13374093485425349342017-04-20T16:38:51.407-07:002017-04-20T16:38:51.407-07:00A culturally responsive teacher sets the tone for ...A culturally responsive teacher sets the tone for the classroom of acceptance. Also, knowing who your students are and how they learn best is a way to be culturally responsive.<br /><br />A culturally responsive classroom is reflective of all cultures represented. Each culture is valued and the curriculum reflects the students' learning styles. Materials, books, wall words, posters written in languages used by students are all ways a teacher may choose to help students. Knowing the students, ways they learn, being accepting of the students' cultures, and incorporating this knowledge into the curriculum so that all students can be in the best environment to learn and succeed exhibits a culturally responsive classroom. Another way I could have a culturally responsive classroom goes beyond the classroom to involve parents to the school and community as well.Kara I.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-17792666239947258472017-04-15T18:47:44.853-07:002017-04-15T18:47:44.853-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.GATE45https://www.blogger.com/profile/13766826061725782257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-4506653298035059262017-03-26T19:32:45.353-07:002017-03-26T19:32:45.353-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mrs. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552217040964056164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-85140059163716926492017-02-04T21:28:15.098-08:002017-02-04T21:28:15.098-08:00Culturally responsive teachers respond to and cele...Culturally responsive teachers respond to and celebrate fundamental cultures. They acknowledge that students have different beliefs, values, and attitudes regarding appropriate behavior. Furthermore, culturally responsive teachers build upon the student’s knowledge and work with students to develop appropriate behaviors and classroom expectations. Most importantly, they offer full equitable access to education for students from all cultures.<br /> <br />Culture is essential to learning. Current research about the achievement of culturally diverse students confirms that ALL students can and do achieve given the right learning conditions (National Research Council, 2002; Gandara, 2000). Therefore, my responsibility as a culturally responsive teacher is to create and sustain the right learning conditions in a culturally responsive classroom. In order to accomplish this, I need to increase my own cultural competence through study and focused discussion. In essence, I need to develop a deep understanding of the effect culture has on teaching and learning. Furthermore, I need to engage in culturally responsive teaching practices that ensure educational equality and responsive instruction for ALL students. I also need to implement culturally responsive instruction to teach “to and through the strengths of culturally diverse students” (Gay, 2000). In order to create a culturally responsive classroom, I need to communicate high expectations for every student, ensure that learning takes place within the context of culture, function as a facilitator of learning, and provide effective student-centered instruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-31443124787494909122017-02-04T21:14:06.627-08:002017-02-04T21:14:06.627-08:00This is a test! This is a test! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-18919038161636975122017-01-22T19:07:44.622-08:002017-01-22T19:07:44.622-08:00WOW!!! This video, "Racism in the Media"...WOW!!! This video, "Racism in the Media", really opened my eyes a little. I knew that Disney movies had some "hidden" moments and meanings, but this video really showed me how racist we can be, as a society. I believe that being culturally diverse means a lot of things. It means having an open heart and open mind. I truly believe in the statement that racism is taught. As a society, we learn to fear or not trust anyone or anything that is unfamiliar. <br /><br />I feel that as an educator we have to learn, cherish, and value those who are different. We need to be aware of the underlying challenges our students face in and outside of the classroom. We need to teach our students love and respect. We have to show our students that it's ok to enjoy and/or respect things that are new and/or different. <br /><br />It is my job to dive into the different cultures in my classroom. Not only to learn the precious things of their culture, but to also be aware of the stereotypical remarks that they may encounter in and outside of the classroom. I must familiarize myself with their ideas, beliefs, and cultures. For example: in some cultures it may be disrespectful to look an adult in the eyes. Children raise in the northern state do not use the terms "yes ma'am". If I am unaware of this, I may in return, think that the child is disrespecting me. <br /><br />It is important the create an environment the is rich in culture. It is critical to teach all my students how we different from other cultures and societies. It is also important that we make sure children from different cultures are comfortable with things that we teach. I had a child from Mexico and asked him to share some of his Spanish with the class. He seemed to get embarrassed so I quickly moved onto a something else. We have to be aware of how these children feel when we single them out or turn all eyes to them. I had another student who was the complete opposite and wanted to teach us something new everyday. Those experiences and the beginnings of this class have taught me to not look at the cultural difference as a whole but as the individual child. All children have to feel safe, excepted, and appreciated in order to have a successful learning experience. <br />Joline Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-84415487259026566672017-01-22T08:13:58.253-08:002017-01-22T08:13:58.253-08:00 Culturally responsive teaching begins with a k... Culturally responsive teaching begins with a knowledge and respect of diverse cultures. A culturally responsive teacher embraces cultural differences and takes full advantage of each opportunity to enrich all students with the values and perspectives of all cultures. <br /> Culturally responsive teaching uses multiple resources that are not just within the school setting but also embraces the values of the home. A cultural responsive teacher models an appreciation for all cultures and inspires students to do so by creating a seamless environment where every culture is valued and respected.Jamie Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267719251681225996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-83055151917585318842017-01-22T06:28:34.777-08:002017-01-22T06:28:34.777-08:00A culturally responsive teacher makes everyone fee...A culturally responsive teacher makes everyone feel welcome and valued in their classroom. It could be by the way he or she greets and treat his or her students in a positive respectful way, or the art, posters and curriculum that matches the diversity of the classroom and community. I used to think that differences should simply be ignored that the polite thing to do was not to acknowledge or discuss differences, but when you know better you do better. I am learning that sharing cultural differences leads to deeper understanding and acceptance of each other. <br />A culturally responsive teacher also learns about his or her students. She learns what they value and what motivates them. She uses examples of successful people in all genres to inspire her students. He fights against hate and leads by being a positive role model.<br />Mrs. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552217040964056164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-85200314335307651602017-01-22T01:39:43.563-08:002017-01-22T01:39:43.563-08:00A culturally responsive teacher recognizes, affirm...A culturally responsive teacher recognizes, affirms, and responds to the differences and needs of all students (Ford, 2010)<br /> The teacher should serve as a bridge to seamlessly blend the students' curriculum between home, school, and the community (Ford, 2010).<br />*I forgot to cite the above information.<br />GATE45https://www.blogger.com/profile/13766826061725782257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-18795208265325017442017-01-21T16:19:12.061-08:002017-01-21T16:19:12.061-08:00This is my post to the blog. Michele ReavesThis is my post to the blog. Michele ReavesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-50749416585860074202017-01-21T16:17:37.845-08:002017-01-21T16:17:37.845-08:00To me a culturally responsive teacher is one that ...To me a culturally responsive teacher is one that values each student based on their individual academic, cultural, community, and family background. To be an effective teacher in any classroom, yet alone in a culturally diverse classroom, the teacher must not only value these backgrounds but try to forge personal relationships with each student. This allows the student and the teacher to build bridges of meaningfulness and respect for one another and link home and school experiences. <br /><br />Teachers must also be willing to differentiate instruction based on cultural differences within a classroom. In working within a lower income system within the state I have seen various students within my own classroom that have struggles in school due to home life or cultural biases that have been formed against them. These biases can sometimes be harder to break down in a system where the makeup of the student body may be one of predominately Caucasian children. Within my classes I have tried to create and foster a feeling of family and appreciation for diversity. My classes have done a unit on Dr. Martin Luther King and on Rosa Parks. These are always units that bring diversity to the forefront and open the door for many questions and insights into ways that we can be better classmates and teachers, as well as better human beings. Since there are so many historic stories from Alabama that deal with racism and diversity it opens our eyes a little wider to the problems that so many minorities, not just African Americans, have to face in life. It also gives us the opportunity to plan and apply strategies that can be utilized to break down barriers within our own school. Other types of differentiated instructional units could be done with relation to the challenges the Hispanic community faces within our classrooms. As teachers who are culturally responsive we must make our instruction available and inspiring to all students.<br /><br />It is also our job to create an environment that is realistic and understanding of diversity. The presidential inauguration this week was a perfect example of this. Use the reality of the moment. Yes, there can be racial differences and tensions at times. Our job as Americans, teachers, students and human beings in general is to act on those differences in a positive manner so that both sides can learn from the other. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-46651088064994982112017-01-21T15:03:03.842-08:002017-01-21T15:03:03.842-08:00A culturally responsive teacher recognizes, affirm...A culturally responsive teacher recognizes, affirms, and responds to the differences and needs of all students. His or her classroom is student and culturally centered which will eliminate barriers to learning and achievement. Graphics, decorations, and learning material are multicultural so all students feel represented and appreciated. <br /><br />It is important that accommodations and modifications are made so that all students' learning styles are addressed. The teacher should serve as a bridge to seamlessly blend the students' curriculum between home, school, and the community. <br /><br />The teacher is a model and emphasizes an appreciation of his or her own culture as well as other cultural heritages. Although there maybe several cultures represented in a classroom, the teacher's primary job is to teach tolerance, respect, and awareness of different cultural backgrounds.Trakina Watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-45733751185548060182017-01-21T10:59:20.996-08:002017-01-21T10:59:20.996-08:00Sorry - the above blog from January 21 is mine - K...Sorry - the above blog from January 21 is mine - Kaatje Harrison. :-) Kaatje Harrisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-35022840256991963582017-01-21T10:57:46.281-08:002017-01-21T10:57:46.281-08:00To me, being a culturally responsive teacher means...To me, being a culturally responsive teacher means not just teaching to the mainstream. It means not only knowing my students, establishing relationships with them individually and knowing their backgrounds, but also exposing them to different ideas, practices and cultures that they may not be aware of especially in a relatively homogeneous school environment in a rural area.<br /><br />Previously, in Pennsylvania, I was working with a much more diverse school environment including many other religions. This school, a preschool through Kindergarten private school didn't want to do any Christmas celebrations or Christmas concerts in the stated interest of diversity. But that to me went too far the other way, and I planned and executed a Multi-cultural concert instead that was extremely well-received. It allowed hands-on, musical and language exposure of different cultures as well as accommodating celebration of the most widely celebrated holiday there and participating in the good-will of that season. <br /><br />This experience was sharply contrasted on arriving in Alabama, where in our school Christmas is explicitly celebrated for about a month in the lower grades. Based on this experience, I am very cognizant of the perils of missing an opportunity for diversity and cultural sensitivity by not acknowledging anything (what a pity) and of to the exclusion of everything else acknowledging only the mainstream (also a pity). <br /><br />Further, in looking at diversity through our own lens of experience, we need to be careful of further opportunities missed. For instance, in a nod to diversity, many classrooms researched Christmas around the world. In my classroom, we instead researched holidays around the world. My students had to present me research topics first. When students said I want to research how Christmas is celebrating in India or China, I said instead, we need to be researching their cultural celebrations of Diwali and Chinese New Year. Indeed, they had already seen the lack of information on Christmas in those countries because it is not widely celebrated. That is what I mean by playing lip-service to diversity, but not really experiencing things from another perspective. <br /><br />To summarize - Knowing my students and their backgrounds is a must. Exposing my students to new ideas and experiences outside their sphere of knowledge is part of my job as an educator in a diverse society. Further, I have to be careful of my own bias of experience in exploring other cultures and not miss opportunities to have culturally authentic experiences if I am just looking for what I know (Christmas, for instance). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774670834510744705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-21999509662138066292017-01-21T10:34:48.196-08:002017-01-21T10:34:48.196-08:00To me, a culturally responsive teacher is being aw...To me, a culturally responsive teacher is being aware of who your students are and knowing their cultural values and beliefs. It is respecting differences and meshing cultural differences into the classroom so all students feel accepted and valued. Also, the culturally responsive teacher helps the class to respect students who are not like them. <br /><br />I do agree that media plays a role in racism. It seems to me that the media through radio, television, newspaper, and Facebook plays a role in influencing the public, sometimes through very subtle means. Even though it might be very subtle, it could be planting a seed. It seems that it is more out there now than when I was growing up or even when even I was in my early twenties. News spreads faster now through all the sources even when all the facts are not given.<br /><br />Because we do live in a culturally diverse society, it is important that teachers are aware of changes in society, learn through college classes and teaching experience to recognize and allow for cultural differences, and follow-up and extend these practices in their own classrooms.Kara I.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-10304231698348835002017-01-20T06:32:05.385-08:002017-01-20T06:32:05.385-08:00A culturally responsive teacher is one who is awar...A culturally responsive teacher is one who is aware of their students' cultures and background. Not only are they aware of the different cultures, but they incorporate the cultures in his/her classroom lessons. Many students are unaware that their fellow students do not have the same beliefs as their own. A culturally diverse teacher will make that diversity known in her classroom and teach her students how to react to students who have different cultures.<br /><br />Students are taught racism through the media, just as the video showed. It is vitally important that teachers teach students about different cultures and show them that culture is an important part of who they are.It is what makes us unique and special. A culturally diverse teacher is not trying to make one culture more superior than the other. They are teaching equality.<br /><br />It is also important to teach and model to children how to accept others' culture. To teach our students how to love one another and to accept each other is the culturally diverse teacher's goal. Kelsey Rikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031201280895728112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-75615650073992003042017-01-20T06:29:28.015-08:002017-01-20T06:29:28.015-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kelsey Rikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031201280895728112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-40304187209905493812017-01-19T07:09:21.725-08:002017-01-19T07:09:21.725-08:00This video, “Racism in the Media,” gives me flashb...This video, “Racism in the Media,” gives me flashbacks to one of my favorite undergraduate courses on teaching in a diverse society. I’m glad courses like this exist because before I took that course I was ignorant when it came to cultural diversity or cultural difference. Culturally diverse teachers must educate themselves on the different cultural backgrounds of their students that come from an upbringing other than their own. Early on in my teaching career, I had a student that was a Jehovah Witness. Though I knew a few things about Witnesses, I mostly thought they were the people who knocked on doors. I did some research and grew to know some of their beliefs, and why they believe in what they do. I made sure that whenever I gave out holiday pencils he always received a decorative pencil that wasn’t specific to a holiday. He also did not have to say the pledge or participate in any activities that were against his beliefs. I modified lessons and renamed certain events to exclude something that would be viewed as a celebration or sign of worship. <br />A culturally diverse teacher means being open-minded, not biased, not stereotyping, and having the willingness to educate yourself on students different from you. Did learning about my student’s religious views change my beliefs about my religion? No, however it did make me understand his. <br />Dana Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672470030846269316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-88306088938128048222017-01-13T18:25:11.405-08:002017-01-13T18:25:11.405-08:00
Being a culturally responsive teacher means not o...<br />Being a culturally responsive teacher means not only acknowledging cultural differences in the classroom, but respecting and valuing those differences. A student-centered classroom, by definition, cannot be complete without recognizing, investigating, and celebrating differences in culture. In addition, we must think of responsiveness as a sense of urgency in terms of students’ cultural needs and requirements for success. <br /><br />Besides teacher philosophy, attitude, and action, the classroom environment must reflect the cultural diversity within the classroom through visual representations that accurately reflect the population; multi-dimensional and historically accurate perspectives; flexible, self-aware curriculum; unbiased assessments; and collaborative grouping that ensures significant interaction between students of differing backgrounds. <br /><br />It is especially significant to me, the disparity between diversity among students versus that of teachers. While our profession appears relatively homogenous, the demographics of our student population is becoming and will continue to become increasingly varied in cultural composition (Ford , 2010). To create a culturally responsive classroom, I must open dialogue about differences, rather than ignore the issue, so that myself and others can feel comfortable discussing and learning about each other’s points of view and backgrounds. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198135217366623308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-1805656827486607762017-01-11T10:38:50.102-08:002017-01-11T10:38:50.102-08:00A culturally responsive teacher is not just someth...A culturally responsive teacher is not just something you can find in a professional development class or a teaching style book; it is way more than that. You not only have to accept all different kinds of students you have to respect their uniqueness. Having culturally different students allows students to explore, learn, and share the differences within their peer circle. This is important because outside of the classroom, in the “real world”, you interact with people from all backgrounds. <br /><br />As a culturally responsive teacher it is important to include, seek out, and plan lessons based on all students. This not only allows you to explore information about your students’ cultures, but it allows them to share life experiences and relate to what is being taught. When students have something to relate to they feel safe in their environment, which in returns allows them to work to their full potential. <br /><br />To be a culturally responsive teacher I plan to spend time learning about my students’ backgrounds. I must model respect for all students, this in return shows students to respect others. I will use the curriculum to guide my instruction, however I will make sure my students have a connection to the way it is presented. <br />Jessica Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-24618994048647605602016-04-28T16:12:53.186-07:002016-04-28T16:12:53.186-07:00The activity I enjoyed the most this semester was ...The activity I enjoyed the most this semester was the Student Interview. As a music teacher, I don't often get an opportunity to talk to my students one on one. I am always "on" and in front of the whole group. Even if I am conversing with a student by himself, it is always for the purpose of the activity we are doing. This was an opportunity for me to get to know a student a bit better; to find out what his culture is like, and to get a glimpse into his family life. As a gifted teacher, I intend to make this a regular part of my curriculum. I intend to get to know my students and their families. This is one of the parts of teaching a smaller population that I am really looking forward to.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978078237631115650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655379557695505279.post-62221281927014063622016-04-27T17:58:59.556-07:002016-04-27T17:58:59.556-07:00This has definitely been my favorite course so far...This has definitely been my favorite course so far... and something I have really enjoyed is seeing my peers gain knowledge about being culturally responsive along with me. It is our responsibility as educators to set the standard for how to be be culturally responsive and culturally aware so that we can so model it for our students. We are educating our future leaders! I believe I learned so much from reading Bright, Talented, and Black by Joy Lawson Davis. I loved creating the book trailer. I found it moving and it is an activity I will incorporate into my classroom. But what I really enjoyed about her book was seeing everything through a mother's perspective. She wrote the book as a guide for families, what a great resource! <br />I definitely still agree with my original comment, especially this part: <br />A culturally responsive teacher is curious. You should want to learn about the culture and background of every single kid in your class. And the real culture, not what the media and movies portray. And then as educators it is our responsibility to teach our students to be culturally responsive. Break down stereotypes and prejudices and teach your students to be culturally responsive.<br />I have learned to really take my knowledge about being culturally responsive and turn it into strategies to use it in the classroom. Abigail Moorenoreply@blogger.com