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Culturally Responsive: To
Be or Not To Be
Kristen Larson
Tynia Lewis
Montclair State University
V&L Chapter 3&4

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Goals
 What is best practice in a culturally diverse
classroom?
 How can you apply the strategies described
in the text to your content area?
 Why is it our responsibility as teachers to be
culturally responsive/is it out responsibility?

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Question: What is best practice?
Video: Bad Teacher link
Watch the following video clip and determine what
components of the video were culturally un-
responsive.
Discuss with your groups.
Video: Bad teacher link
Watch the following video clip and determine
which components could contribute to culturally
responsive teaching.
Discuss with your groups.

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Case Studies
 Read each case study.
 Determinewith your groups whether the
case exemplifies best practice or poor
practice.
 We will discuss each case with the class.

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Figure 4.1
 Individually
choose one practice that applies
to your content area.
 Explain to your group how you would apply
this practice to your classroom/content area.
 Share one practice with the class.
Tynia (Math)

6. + Question: As an educator, how will you make
sure to foster a culturally responsive
environment with these insufficient tools?

7. + Question: Why is it our responsibility as
teachers to be culturally responsive/is it our
responsibility?

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Suggestion Box
 What is best practice in a culturally
diverse classroom?
 How can you apply the strategies
described in the text to your content
area?
 Why is it our responsibility as
teachers to be culturally
responsive/is it out responsibility?