Connecting Cultural Knowledge to Instruction How do I create a classroom environment that is culturally responsive for students from San Luis Potosi? How do I create a classroom environment that is culturally responsive for students from San Luis Potosi? How do I deliver instruction that is culturally responsive for students from San Luis Potosi? How do I deliver instruction that is culturally responsive for students from San Luis Potosi?

Socializing Agents

Variations in Cultural Environments  Although the sources of cultural identity are the same in all society, the content in those sources may be different.  Moreover, each community varies considerably in the number and character of its socializing agents. Continued…

 Consider the twelve socializing agents.  Complete an inventory on yourself.  How might your inventory differ from one of your parents?  Compare your inventory to that of a classmate.  How are they similar?  How are they different?  How would you explain some of the differences? An Exercise:

Linking Theory to Practice: How can busy teachers be culturally responsive teachers? Le Mi and Socializing Agents

Le Mi

The Culture-Learning Process

First Day in School English Language Proficiency: Low Beginner Le Mi Language: Vietnamese Age: 9 or 10 Ethnicity/Nationality Asian/Vietnamese

Improving Instruction: Linking Cultural Identity to Socializing Agents Le Mi Language: Vietnamese Age: 9 or 10 Ethnicity/Nationality Asian/Vietnamese CommunitySchoolFamily

But….how do busy teachers access authentic information on socializing agents? Community Links: Community Links: gthonvietnam.htm gthonvietnam.htm Education Links KHongAbstract.htm KHongAbstract.htm