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An equitable, inclusive and practical application of culturally responsive teaching that transcends learning environmentsEducators in the 21
st century are teaching diverse learners across a range of learning environments, while attending to critical issues related to equity, inclusion, and social justice. Now there's a resource to help you merge the essential skills of embedding culturally responsive teaching practices into online and in person learning settings. Using the Dynamic Equitable Learning Environments (DELE) framework, you can build the knowledge, awareness, skills, and dispositions to pivot instruction to facilitate equitable, inclusive, and anti-racist learning experiences that transcend cultural, social, and linguistic backgrounds-no matter where, when, or how your students do their learning.
Combining an interactive workspace with teacher preparation and professional development, this book provides an action planner and toolkit for embedding culturally responsive teaching into online and in person instruction. Other features include:
- Demonstrative, inspirational, and culturally responsive practical approaches for online and in person educational settings
- Self-reflection questions, anti-bias exercises, and critical-thinking activities that support equity-mindedness
- Culturally sustaining checklist templates
- Links to additional responsive online resources, readings, and culturally relevant media
- Action plan templates to work through in each chapter
- Additional Call to Action practices to pursue after completing the book
Sommario
Foreword by Matthew Kay
Introduction: Why Culturally Responsive Teaching Matters in Dynamic Equitable Learning Environments
Part One: Focusing on You: Unmasking Bias and Microaggressions
Opening Vignette: Mr. Malcolm Williams
Ch 1: Acknowledging Unconscious Bias
Ch 2: Reducing Implicit and Explicit Bias
Ch 3: Eliminating Microaggressions
Part Two: Focusing on Your Relationships: Co-Constructing Meaningful Connections with Students and Families
Opening Vignette: Ms. Asia Henderson
Ch 4: Activating Students' Assets and Cultural Capital
Ch 5: Caring for Students Within their Sociopolitical Context
Ch 6: Forging Reciprocal Relationships with Families and Communities
Part Three: Focusing on Your Pedagogical Practices: Incorporating Culturally Relevant Teaching
Opening Vignette: Mr. Khemar Journey
Ch 7. Developing Equity-Mindedness
Ch 8: Planning Anti-bias Instruction
Ch 9: Preparing Culturally Responsive Authentic Assessments
Epilogue: A Call to Action: Leveraging One¿s Own Power and Privilege to Dismantle Systematic Barriers for Sustainable and Equitable Learning
References
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Stephanie Smith Budhai, Ph.D. is an associate clinical professor at Drexel University and a certified K-12 teacher. She has spent the past decade as a teacher educator building culturally responsive and anti-racist curriculum. She is on the board of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education.
Kristine S. Lewis Grant, Ph.D. is a clinical professor of multicultural and urban education at Drexel University. Her research interests include family engagement in urban schools, and the recruitment and retention of teachers of color. She is a board member of the Pennsylvania chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education.
Riassunto
Part professional development, part action planner, this book can help teachers pivot instruction to ensure equitable, inclusive learning experiences in online and in-person settings.
