![]() That's not the way it's generally promoted to teachers-it's promoted to them as a simple toolkit of strategies or surface content changes like adding diverse authors or including hip hop. ![]() As I detail in my book, it comprises cultural awareness, information processing, learning partnerships with students, and supportive learning environments. Synopsis A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework. Culturally responsive teaching is a multi-pronged methodology that works through synergy. Unfortunately, in their haste to implement, schools oversimplify the algorithm-all the pieces that need to come together to get impact. There's nothing wrong with these things, but they're not about teaching children how to learn, which is the key. But many educators confuse culturally responsive teaching with multicultural education or social justice education. When done right, it can be powerful in helping students improve their learning. ![]() ![]() The brain uses cultural information to turn everyday happenings into meaningful events. Think of culture as software for the brain’s hardware. ![]() That is why everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, has a culture. Culturally responsive teaching is about improving instruction and helping students of color who've historically been deprived due to structural inequities in our education system become better learners. () Culture, it turns out, is the way that every brain makes sense of the world. ![]()
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