1. CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
Region XIII LOTE Institute 2014
CELEBRATING OUR GLOBAL LEARNERS
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
IN THE
LOTE
CLASSROOM
Tina Dong
World Languages Coordinator
Austin ISD
1/29/14
9:55am-10:55am
To view this presentation, first, turn up your volume and second, launch the self-running slide show.

2. Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness? CP&I What is
Rule number 4: Practice design, not decoration.

3. CP&I A culturally proficient organization provides and
supports conditions that
create continuous learning
opportunities for its
members.
Rule number 4: Practice design, not decoration.
Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People who Teach – Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins

4. CP&I Culturally proficient instruction is a way of teaching in which
instructors engage in
practices that provide
equitable outcomes for
all learners.
Rule number 4: Practice design, not decoration.
Culturally Proficient Instruction: A Guide for People who Teach – Kikanza J. Nuri-Robins

5. CP&I Culturally responsive teaching isn’t about heroes
and holidays. It’s about
connecting the classroom to
the “realities of what
students know and live,”
NEA (National Education Association)
Emory University researcher
Jacqueline Jordan Irvine
CP&I
Culturally responsive teaching is a pedagogy that crosses disciplines and cultures to engage learners while respecting their cultural integrity. It accommodates the dynamic mix of race, ethnicity, class, gender, region, religion, and family that contributes to every student's cultural identity. Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg
Rule number 4: Practice design, not decoration.

6. LEARNER OUTCOMES
Reflect on our own perspectives and recognize the perspectives of others.
Understand the extent to which curriculum can promote multiple perspectives. (Culturally Responsive Teaching)
Discover the components of culturally responsive lesson design.
Learn how to apply the knowledge by incorporating it into practice.
Do you have a main point? Consider putting just one word on the slide by itself. Want them to remember a few items? Don’t show everything at once. Instead, show one item at a time. Have a picture that expresses your idea? Scale that picture so that it fills the slide. Have a quote that says it all? Let it say it and remove everything else.

8. What’s in a Name?
Discuss the questions relevant to you & your partner.
What is your name?
Have you had any other names?
What is the story of how you acquired your name?
What does your name mean?
How does your name reflect your culture or history?
How do people respond when they see or hear your name for the first time?
If you changed your name, what would it be?
Why not do it the way you are used to?

9. What do you think? Favorite kind of music Languages spoken
Favorite foods
Type of car owned
Country of origin
To view this presentation, first, turn up your volume and second, launch the self-running slide show.
What did you learn about your own perspectives?
What did you learn about the perspectives of others?

10. Dynamics of Difference
Managing the
Dynamics of Difference
Cultural Destructiveness
Cultural Incapacity
Cultural Blindness
Cultural Precompetence
Cultural Competence
Cultural Proficiency 6
The last rule is: Cultivate healthy relationships (with your slides and your audience)

11. Going to the Movies 1. Carefully read the description of your level.
2. Without using words or letters, illustrate what you read about your level.
3. Decide how you will present the information captured in your illustration.
4. We will come together as a large group so that all groups can present their scene from the “movie” that thoughtfully and creatively describes the continuum.
Give them those things in a clear, easily understandable way…

12. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
Your audience didn’t show up to read your 60 page on screen dissertation.
BLAH
BLAH

13. Culturally Responsive Lesson Design
What is cultural responsiveness and how does it relate to curriculum development? (pt. 2)
Presented by Keffrelyn Brown, PH.D.
Austin Independent School District
04/.02/.13
Culturally Responsive Lesson Design
What to look for in Lesson design
Academic Development
Are students given the opportunity to engage in higher order cognitive skills (e.g., analysis, synthesis, evaluation)?
Does the lesson encourage students to draw on different learning styles (e.g., visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic)?
Student Interests and Relevancy to Life and the “Real World”
Are students’ interests and identities taken into account in the lesson design?
Are connections made between the lesson content and relevancy to students’ lives?
Knowledge Construction
Does the lesson allow students to operate as “co-constructors” of knowledge?
From what cultural standpoint or experience does the lesson draw (e.g., dominant/traditional; non-dominant group)? Are students encouraged to consider different viewpoints and/or perspectives with regards to the topic under study?
Are there opportunities for students to collaborate with/learn from others?
Cultivation of socio-critical awareness
Does the lesson address allow students to explore themes and/or learn to address issues related to social justice and equity?

14. Student Interests and Relevancy to Life and the “Real World”
TREAT
YOUR
AUDIENCE
KING 1 AS
Student Interests and Relevancy to Life and the “Real World”
All About Me Lists!

15. Knowledge Construction
TREAT
YOUR
AUDIENCE
KING 2 AS
Knowledge Construction
Group Storytelling!

16. TREAT
YOUR
AUDIENCE
KING 3 AS
Academic Development
Learning Styles!

17. socio-critical awareness
TREAT
YOUR
AUDIENCE
KING 4 AS
Cultivation of
socio-critical awareness
Literature Circles!

18. The Culturally Proficient Instructor
ASSESS CULTURE
The Culturally Proficient Instructor
VALUE DIVERSITY
MANAGE THE DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENCE
ADAPT TO DIVERSITY
So there are the rules.
INSTITUTIONALIZE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE

19. IDEAS PEOPLE CP&I SPREAD AND MOVE
The second rule is: Spread ideas and move people.
AND
MOVE
PEOPLE

20. “Personal narratives and cultural stories are vital teaching content and methodology.”
- Geneva Gay
But also change the world. (Well, at least your part of the world.)

21. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS SESSION!
…global causes.