Culturally Mediated Instruction

Culturally mediated instruction incorporates diverse ways of knowing, understanding and representing information.

Multicultural viewpoints are encouraged.

Reshaping The Curriculum

The curriculum needs to be integrated, transdisciplinary, meaningful and student

centered.

Critical Thinking Collaboration Creativity Communication

In my lesson did I involve?

1. Promotes inquiry-based instruction: Engaging students in math and science experiments and word problems,

collecting and examining data, and asking authentic questions.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

2. Diversifying seating and grouping:

Establishing opportunities for students to work individually, in dyads, and

cooperatively in small groups.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

3. Connecting to students’ lives at home:

Linking science and math practices with students’ home lives and everyday

experiences.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

4. Creating a shared learning environment:

Shifting authority so that students take more responsibility in math and science activities and their own learning.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

5.Encouraging real, active, and engaged conversations:

Building on students’ knowledge and experiences in the development of

meaningful science and math conversations.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

6.Creating a safe environment: Ensuring student and teacher responses are highly valued.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

7.Developing students’ capacity to think and act independently: Scaffolding students’ understanding of

science and math through activities that build self-confidence, develop

competence and motivate learning in science.

What does Culturally Responsive Math and Science Instruction Look Like?

Charlotte Danielson-Framework for Professional Practice For Example:

Domain1 - Planning and preparation 1B: Demonstrating knowledge of students

Knowledge of students’ interest and cultural heritageDomain 2 - Classroom Environment

2A: Creating an environment of respect and rapport Teacher is aware of student cultures

2B: Establishing a Culture or LearningExpectations for learning and achievement

Domain 3 –Instruction3B: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

Quality of questions, Discussion techniques, Student participation

Evaluation and Culturally Responsive Instruction

Researched based pedagogical practice that prepare students for the future.

FCPS Salient 5-Rigor

Common Formative

Assessments

Technological

Expression and Delivery

Questioning

(Student and

Teacher)

Verbal Discourse

Collaborative

Practice

Assessments for Learning and Guiding our

InstructionGlobal ScholarCRESMSA/HSAAP ExamQuarterly County Assessments

Common Formative Assessments

What is collaborative practice?Benefits: Listening, Speaking, Persevering

Example of Collaborative Practice - Cooperative Learning

Jigsaw Small Groups Think-Pair-Share Learning Buddies Study Groups, etc.

Benefits of Cooperative Learning: Internalize new knowledgeLearn how to make the knowledge applicable Teaching the concept yourselfTeaching students about other cultures, behavior,

beliefs, etc.Fosters tolerance and acceptance in the community

Collaborative Practice

How does this technique benefit student learning and achievement? http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwltc/howto/enablestudentcollab.htm

“… when properly structured, collaboration for learning can boost academic performance and has a positive impact on the performance of minority students, particularly those from

low-income backgrounds.” (Ginsburg-Block, Rohrbeck, Lavigne, & Fantuzzo, 2008)

Collaborative Practice (continued)

What is verbal discourse? http://www.marzanoresearch.com/popups/resources.aspx?product=59Benefit: Critical Thinking, Vocabulary Development Encouraging students to develop skills to

articulate their thinking When students develop, and use these skills,

it encourages higher level thinking and expression

Verbal Discourse

Benefit: Student and Teacher Engagement◦ Cues and questions should focus on what is important

NOT what is unusual!◦ Go Beyond Summarizing◦ Allow Students to Question

Students’ Prior Knowledge is Critical (remember the cultural context)

“If you want to train students, then ask most of the questions-and have predetermined answers.

If you want to educate students, however, encourage them to ask questions, and make

sure the questions are open-ended.” (p.6, Understanding Black Male-Learning Styles, Kunjufu.)

Questioning

Call On Students Randomly Give opportunities for to work with partner to

answer a question Wait Time Response Chaining Choral response Simultaneous Individual Response

Questioning Strategies to Increase Response Rates

Revisiting Bloom’s Taxonomy…..Questioning

Skill Sample Prompts Purpose Level

Creatingdesign, construct, plan, produce

combine elements into a new pattern or product

Higher

Evaluatingcheck, critique, judge, hypothesize, conclude, explain

judge or decide according to a set of criteria

Higher

Analyzingcompare, organize, cite differences, deconstruct

break down or examine information

Higher

Applyingimplement, carry out, use, apply, show, solve

apply knowledge to new situations

Lower

Understandingdescribe, explain, estimate, predict

understand and interpret meaning

Lower

Rememberingrecognize, list, describe, identify, retrieve, name

memorize and recall facts

Lower

Benefit: Contemporary ResourcesUsing technology is the norm for the MillennialsAllows students to acquire, develop, and express their

knowledge in a variety of ways

Examples of Classroom Technology:Quizlet.comPreziEdmodoActiveInspireCPS Remotes (Clickers)

Technological Expression and Delivery

ReadWriteThink.org Pebble Go Discovery

Streaming Kid Pix PBS Kids Dropbox

Culturally Responsive Differentiated

Instructional Strategies

http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/005/120/Culturally%20Responsive%20Differientiated%20Instruction.pdf

This website contains K-12 lessons using culturally responsive practices. It

provides examples of culturally responsive classrooms.