1. The Virtual IUE: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Virtual Learning Environments Erica Hernandez-Scott

2. The Institute for Urban Education … is a teacher preparation program in the School of Education at the University of Missouri – Kansas City that was designed to prepare the exemplary teachers for urban schools (Institute for Urban Education [IUE], 2008a).

3. Culturally Responsive Teaching … is a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Ladson-Billings, 1994).

4. The Strands of Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-transformation The Learning Community Responsive Curriculum Responsive and Responsible Pedagogy

5. Virtual Learning Activities Self-transformation –Parent-teacher conferences with and without cultural competence The Learning Community –Teaching with and without a learning community Responsive Curriculum –Teaching with and without a multicultural curriculum Responsive and Responsible Pedagogy –Teaching with and without active learning strategies

6. Evaluation Pre- and Post-Surveys for each activity Survey Item Strongly Disagree DisagreeNeutralAgree Strongly Agree Culture impacts home-school relationships. 12345 Comments: I am aware of how my culture impacts home-school relationships. 12345 Comments: I understand how my students’ cultures impact home-school relationships. 12345 Comments: I know how to establish positive home- school relationships. 12345 Comments: Table 1. Self-transformation Survey – Sample Items

7. References Institute for Urban Education. (2008a). IUE Information Packet. Kansas City, MO: Author. Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The dreamkeepers: Successful teachers of African American children. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.