1. ETEAMS Common Planning September 2015
Kim Moore, Program Manager
Dr. Cherie McCollough, Co-PI

2. Culturally Relevant Teaching
Today’s Agenda
Welcome
Overview of Meeting
Culturally Relevant Teaching
Lesson Planning
Logistics

3. What is your definition of culturally relevant teaching?

4. What Makes a Teacher a Professional
What Makes a Teacher a Professional? Culturally Relevant Instruction is more than just good teaching!
Identifying Best Practices in Teaching through Research and Teaching
Cherie A. McCollough, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

5. Why culturally responsive instruction?
U.S. Department of Education estimated by 2010, minority populations will become the majority populations in our schools (USDE 2002) – WE ARE THERE!
1. Increased diversity in schools, but not among teachers.
2. Future teachers have not had sustained relationships with people from different ethnic, cultural and SES backgrounds- knowledge concerning diversity has come from media stereotypes.
3. School curriculum, methods and materials usually reflect only European-American culture.
Pre-service teaching programs do not adequately prepare educators for “culturally relevant pedagogy”* (Ladson-Billings, 1995). (*Making strong connections between home, school and community.)
When cultural differences are ignored in classrooms, student fears and alienation increase creating a serious disconnect leading to poor literacy development, higher dropout rates.

6. But That's Just Good Teaching
But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy by Gloria Ladson-Billings

7. What is your definition of culturally relevant teaching?

8. Time to Plan

9. Logistics
Student Electronic Surveys: password: eteamsstudent
Turn in rosters with student ID numbers
Collect and turn in student assents and parent consents
Schedule Observation

10. Final Thoughts and Questions
Thank You for Your Time!