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Navigating cultural diversity in American education

eSchool News

Within the educational landscape, the concept of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) has emerged as a multifaceted approach that aims to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students. Effective teaching is deemed as inherently and inevitably culturally responsive.

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How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework

eSchool News

This framework acknowledges and values the cultural backgrounds, identities, and experiences of all students, creating an inclusive environment where every learner can thrive. By prioritizing cultural responsiveness, school leaders can foster a sense of belonging and empowerment among students, teachers, and the broader school community.

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6 questions to ask to build a culturally inclusive classroom

eSchool News

are filled with students from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds: race, nationality, religion, economic, etc. How to build a culturally inclusive classroom. Related: 3 tenets for developing cultural competency in schools. It’s almost impossible to ignore that K-12 classrooms in the U.S. Question 1: What do I know?

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3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture

eSchool News

Unfortunately, even the best educators can fall short of this if they don’t understand what positive classroom culture fully entails. Positive classroom culture functions a lot like a three-legged stool. The knowledge they gain from their lessons will go on to be applied in their future lives and careers.

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Indigenous Knowledge Is Often Overlooked in Education. But It Has A Lot to Teach Us.

Edsurge

The loss of my unci , a lifelong educator, my namesake, and one of the most important teachers in my life, and in the lives of many others, has prompted me to think even more deeply about how important it is for Indigenous Knowledge Systems to be not only included, but honored and affirmed in classrooms.

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The Effectiveness of Online Learning Depends on Design

Catlin Tucker

Activity, context, and culture are central to this learning theory, which emphasizes the practical over the abstract. Information and “ knowledge needs to be presented in authentic contexts — settings and situations that would normally involve that knowledge.”

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For English Learners to Thrive, Community and Culture are Necessary

Edsurge

After a professional development session for my teacher education program, I met with my supervisor to express a concern about a required program activity for my students. I told my supervisor the design and language used in the activity were not accessible to my students.

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