Culturally responsive teaching

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Culturally responsive teaching

• It means respecting the
• cultures and experiences
• of various groups and
• then using your
• knowledge
• as resources
• (Gay, 2000).

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Special Thanks

• Artist in Residence
• Jimmy Gagnon
• Resident Musician / Storyteller
• Hilda Dean
• Resident Poet and Writer
• Monica Cabarcas
• Introduction of use of TodaysMeet

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Culturally Proficient Teachers

• Are deeply connected to the beliefs, behaviors,
  and values of individuals.
• They recognize that cultural proficiency
  encompasses five essential elements
• assessing culture,
• valuing diversity,
• managing the dynamics of difference,
• adapting to diversity, and
• institutionalizing cultural knowledge.

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AliciaWhat is culture and integrating it into
the classroom.
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MaggieSharing of writing strategies that are
working or not based on suggested culturally
relevant strategies fromthe retreat.
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Discussion GroupsWhat are your intervention
strategies?

• Elementary
• Middle
• High