A Culturally Responsive Teaching checklist
This tool, developed by members of the Re-Imagining Migration team and researchers at UCLA, is intended to help make the concept of a culturally responsive classroom concrete and to provide an opportunity for reflection and self-assessment.
Building Student Understanding Across Racial Differences
To bridge cultural and racial barriers, Melisa Collins implemented a powerful culturally responsive project in her classroom by virtually partnering her all-black class in Memphis with an all-white class in New Jersey. In this project, the educator created opportunities for students to discuss empathy, ask questions, demonstrate understanding towards each other, read and discuss the same books like biographies of black leaders.
Creating Change- Innovations in the World of Disability
This book by Ashoka includes chapters from Ashoka fellows from 15 countries. The collaboration understands that “the interaction between ‘abled’ and ‘disabled’ is often hindered by stereotypes, fears, avoidance and prejudices. Two of the aims presented are first challenge, inspire and change our thinking about what is possible in the field of disability and secondly, engage social leaders, business, governments and global organizations as strategic partners and supporters of the work of the Fellows.
Culturally responsive guide to fostering the inclusion of immigrant-origin students
The purpose of this culturally responsive guide is to help bridge research from the academy to classrooms, with the recognition that only by learning from and with each other, can we help our immigrant-origin and English Learning students reach their full potential.
Culturally responsive teaching can be challenging to implement especially as some teachers may not have the skill to address students’ unique and diverse needs and backgrounds. This guide from Education Northwest provides teachers with evidence-based practices to help educators be more effective and skillful in implementing culturally responsive pedagogy.
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today's Classrooms
This article considers culturally responsive teaching as not being a strategy. It’s more of a mindset for teaching that embraces, values, and incorporates culture into daily instruction in order for learning to connect with students. Students feel valued, respected, and linked with instruction.
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Students and Texts in Your Classroom
Research has proved that approximately 1 out of 5 LGBTQ+ students have been exposed to positive representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the classroom. On the other hand, one out of 5 were exposed to a negative presentation of their own identity. The majority of LGBTQ+ students who completed the survey did not have any representation of their identity. Therefore, this informative page provides educators with resources towards creating a more inclusive and safe environment for their LGBTQ+ students.
Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Multicultural Children’s Book Day provides educators with valuable resources to better support culturally and linguistically diverse students. In this list, educators can find toolkits, activities, and culturally relevant reading texts to ensure that students go beyond tolerance and start respecting and understanding diverse cultures.
Reimagining immigration Organization
Re-imagining Migration’s mission is to advance the education and well-being of immigrant-origin youth, decrease bias and hatred against young people of diverse origins, and help rising generations develop the understanding and habits of heart and mind that are necessary to build and sustain welcoming and inclusive communities.
Service Learning: Special Education Inclusion
This article is a list of resources of definition related to service learning, inclusion, special education in addition to the importance of Special Education in light of Inclusion. Furthermore Key related nonprofit organizations, important people, related ideas as well as related websites.
This study focuses on the effect of service-learning on 5 students with disabilities in an inclusive 6th grade class. As students participated in service activities which met a community need and were linked to the curriculum, they achieved learning goals and were provided the real life applications of their learning. Service-learning projects seem to be a powerful tool to improve students’ motivation, academic success, social skills, and self-confidence. Service-learning may be particularly effective in the inclusive classroom.
Teachers’ role in creating a safe and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ community is crucial. Therefore, this resourceful and informative page provides tips, ideas, and tools to becoming an inclusive teacher and an LGBTQ+ ally.
Teaching Students with Special Needs
This article addresses adaptations and modifications for students with special needs. It is important to remember that students with learning disabilities are not students who are incapacitated or unable to learn; rather, they need differentiated instruction tailored to best support them. Using these appropriate strategies with learning disabled students can maximize their learning outcomes.
The organization’s mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. It provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors, and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school.
Three Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies for the Science Classroom
K-12 teachers may face challenges in implementing culturally responsive teaching in science classrooms. In order to make students’ learning more effective, Dr. Felicia Moore Mensah suggests three culturally responsive teaching strategies that have been effective with culturally and linguistically diverse students.
15 Culturally-Responsive Teaching Strategies and Examples + Downloadable List
15 Culturally responsive teaching strategies that can help educators in planning and delivering lessons to culturally and linguistically diverse students.
21st Century Model of Special Education
This article investigates how to prepare all students — including students with disabilities — for success after high school. We need a changing tide in how we approach education. If we are explicit and intentional about how we empower students to become self-advocates and develop the skills they need to navigate life’s challenges after they leave secondary school, we have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the next chapter of educational and civil rights.