1. Being Culturally Responsive in Higher Education Laura McLaughlin Taddei

2. Find your quote  Walk around the room and find the quote that you can relate to the most  Stand by your quote  Tell us why?

3. Activity – Rotating Trio Exchange  Group I – What does culture mean to you?  Group 2 – What are characteristics of a culturally responsive educator/administrator?  Group 3 – How have you or will you deal with diversity issues in your work environment?

4. Culturally Responsive  National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) defines culturally responsive as  “Ability to learn from and relate respectfully with people of your own culture as well as those from other cultures”(NCCRESt, 2006-2008)  Gay (2010) described culturally responsive teaching as:  “using the cultural knowledge, prior experiences, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.

5. Culturally Responsive Educators possess the following characteristics  Socially conscious  An affirming attitude towards students from diverse backgrounds  Demonstrate commitment and skill to act as an agent of change  Practices and beliefs aligned with a constructivist theory  Desire to learn about students and culturally responsive teaching  (Villegas & Lucas, 2002 as cited by Kea, Campbell-Whatley & Richards, 2006)

6. Activity – Questions for Reflective Practice  Handout – The ABCs of Culturally Responsive Conflict Resolution  Complete handout  Discuss with partner  Follow-up activity – observe a peer in the classroom and provide feedback on what you see

7. Strategies to Develop Culturally Responsive Students  Modeling social justice teaching  Using culturally responsive curriculum approaches  Critical Reflection  Using Narrative  Building Community

8. Tips to use in the classroom  Have discussions surrounding controversies and inequities that are going on in the field  Ask students to share their experiences  Provide student opportunities to interact in the community  Model through simulations, reflective writing, case studies, games, social and group affiliations, and exploring personal history and development

9. Activity – articles related to diversity

10. Resources  http://www.collegesuccess1.com/DiversityM.htm http://www.collegesuccess1.com/DiversityM.htm  http://www.tolerance.org http://www.tolerance.org  http://www.psyking.net/htmlobj- 2305/embracing_diversity.new_faculty07.htm http://www.psyking.net/htmlobj- 2305/embracing_diversity.new_faculty07.htm  http://www.uww.edu/learn/diversity/dozensuggestions.php http://www.uww.edu/learn/diversity/dozensuggestions.php