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Employing Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Choral Classroom Dr. Andrea VanDeusen | East Carolina University
[email protected] | www.andreavandeusen.com
Culturally relevant teaching is “a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically
by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skill, and attitudes.” – Gloria Ladson-Billings1
Culture = group members’ shared:
Ø Values Ø Beliefs Ø Perspectives,worldviews,framesofreference Ø Behavioral&interactionalnorms Ø Language&dialects Ø Non-verbalcommunications Ø Identity
Principles of Culturally Relevant/Responsive Teaching:2
1) Students must experience academic success 2) Students must develop and/or maintain cultural competence 3) Students must develop a critical consciousness through which they challenge the status quo of
the current social order
Ø Incorporates student backgrounds, knowledge, experiences Ø Buildsonwhatstudentsalreadyknow Ø Connects local, national, global identities Ø Promoteslearningfromavarietyofperspectives Ø Builds relationships Ø Connects to community Ø Collaborative learning–teacherisnottheonlypersonwithexpertise
1 Ladson-Billings, 2009, p. 20. 2 Ladson-Billings, 1995, p. 160.
Preparing for Culturally Responsive Teaching3 Ø Develop culturally diverse knowledge base Ø Design culturally relevant curricula Ø Demonstrate caring & build learning community Ø Communicate cross-culturally Ø Cultural congruity in instruction
Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Choral Classroom4
Know Your Students & TheirStrengths
Ø What are your students’ backgrounds & experiences? o Culturalidentities o Hobbies/interests o Knowledgeandareasofexpertise o Musicalknowledgeandexperiences
Know Your Community&ItsStrengths
Ø Whataretheculturalidentitiesofyourschoolandlocalcommunity? Ø Whatknowledgeandexpertisealreadyexistsinthecommunity?
o Resources?Culturalexperts? o Parents/FamilyMembers–musicalknowledge?
Ø Build on student,school, and community strengths Ø Connect classroomobjectivestohome/communityknowledge
RepertoireInYourCurriculum
Ø What/Why/Howareyouchoosingrepertoire?o Whoisrepresented?Whoisnot?o “YouCan’tBeWhatYouCan’tSee”
Ø Whatculturesarerepresented?Howaretheyrepresented?o Trustworthypublishers,composers,arrangerso Translations/Languageo Transmission,learning,performingo Understandbackground,context,meaning
Ø ValidatemusicfrommanyculturesBuildCommunityofLearnersEnsemblesarewell-situatedforthis!
Ø Createmusicclassroomenvironmentsthatsupportmultipleperspectiveso ClassroomVisuals:dotheydepictdiverseperspectives?o Doesyourcurriculumincludediverseperspectives?
3 Gay, 2002. 4 Abril, 2006; Bond, 2014; Lind & McKoy, 2016; Shaw, 2012.
Ø HighExpectationso Believe&expectthateverystudentwillsucceedo Growmusicalindependenceo Incorporatingmanyexperiencesdoesnotmeanloweringstandards
Ø Student-CenteredApproacho Studentleaderso Sharedmusicaldecision-makingo Shareddiscussionaboutmusicalmeaningandcontexto Criticallensofmusicking–examinetogetherwhatyouaresinging
ExamineYourOwnCulturalIdentity
Ø Whatismyculturallens?Ø WhatexperiencesdoIbringtotheclassroom?Ø Whataremybehavioralandinteractionalnorms?Ø WhatvaluesandbiasesdoIcarry?Ø HowdoesitshapethewayIinteractwithstudents?Ø HowdoesitshapethewayIteach?
References: Abril, C. R. (2006). Music that represents culture: Selecting music with integrity. Music Educators Journal, 93(1), 38-45. Bond, V. (2014). Culturally responsive teaching in the choral classroom. Choral Journal, 55(2), 8-15. Delpit, L. (2006). Other people’s children: Cultural conflict in the classroom. New York, NY: The New Press. Fitzpatrick, K. R. (2012). Cultural diversity and the formation of identity: Our role as music teachers. Music Educators Journal, 98(4), 53-59. Gay, G. (2002). Preparing for culturally responsive teaching. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(2), 106-116. Lind, V.R. & McKoy, C. L. (2016). Culturally responsive teaching in music education: From understanding to application. New York, NY: Routledge. Shaw, J. (2012). The skin that we sing: Culturally responsive choral music education. Music Educators Journal, 98(4), 75-81.