culturally mediated instruction
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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
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