scholarly journals Teacher embodiment of culturally responsive pedagogies in a fifth grade classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-110
Author(s):  
Alice Lee
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Group Instruction ◽  
Culturally Responsive Practices ◽  
Black Teacher ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Deep Integration

Schools need better roadmaps for accomplishing culturally responsive pedagogy and intercultural education. In this article, I feature the culturally responsive practices of a Black teacher situated in an elementary classroom in the U.S. Her practices contribute to a roadmap for enacting culturally responsive pedagogy that incorporates small group instruction and cooperative learning. I also contend that queries investigating pedagogies affirming minoritized students must consider the primary actors charged to implement such work. In addition to her pedagogical practices, I include data that elucidate how the teacher’s racial biography is explicitly tied to the culturally responsive work she engages in the classroom. I conclude with considerations for how this case study might offer educators, researchers, and policymakers’ ideas for deep integration of intercultural education.

Culturally Responsive Mathematics Teaching and Constructivism: Preparing Teachers for Diverse Classrooms

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Wachira ◽  
Jane Mburu
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Teacher Education Programs ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Diverse Students ◽  
Diverse Classrooms ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Linguistic Backgrounds

AbstractAs the school population becomes increasingly diverse with students of differing ethnic, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, there is a need for more responsive practices that capitalize on the cultural capital that such students bring to the learning process. Current practices especially in mathematics teaching are failing to meet the learning needs of most diverse students thus contributing to their lack of success. Further, few teacher education programs have successfully tackled the challenging task of preparing teachers to meet the learning needs of diverse students. This article explores the theory of constructivism and its implications to mathematics teaching. The article further explores culturally responsive pedagogy and what it means to be a culturally responsive teacher. In their analyses, the authors draw parallels between culturally responsive pedagogical practices and strategies for teaching based on a constructivist view of learning. They demonstrate why the general principles derived from the constructivist theory are particularly suited for teaching diverse students consistent with notions of culturally responsive pedagogy. Some recommendations for teacher preparation are then provided.

Perceptions of culturally responsive pedagogy in teaching SEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tia Navelene Barnes ◽  
Kathleen McCallops
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Mismatch ◽  
Culturally Responsive Practices ◽  
White Middle Class ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine educators’ beliefs, perceptions and use of culturally responsive practices in implementing a social-emotional learning (SEL) intervention. Design/methodology/approach Focus groups with school personnel in a school with a diverse student population that had sustained success with an SEL intervention were conducted. Grounded theory was used to analyze data. Findings The analyses produced 11 interrelated themes. Practical implications School personnel noted that instruction in culturally responsive practices was foundational and should occur before SEL intervention implementation commences to ensure the use of culturally responsive practices as part of SEL implementation. Moreover, they noted the importance of school community buy-in (administrator, faculty, staff, parent and student) in supporting school-based SEL intervention sustainability. Social implications Within the USA, continued diversification of the student population is predicted, while the teaching force is projected to remain primarily White, middle class and female. Consequently, educators often differ in cultural background from their students, which has implications for SEL instruction. Incorporating the use of culturally responsive pedagogy in teaching SEL skills is one approach to addressing this cultural mismatch. Originality/value There are currently few studies that explore educator perceptions of SEL and no studies that examine the use of culturally responsive pedagogy in teaching SEL.

scholarly journals “Good Teachers” with “Good Intentions”: Misappropriations of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-73
Author(s):  
Leanne M. Evans ◽  
Crystasany R. Turner ◽  
Kelly R. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Culturally Responsive Practices ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Conceptual Work ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

This conceptual work examines the misappropriation of culturally responsive pedagogy by identifying ways in which misappropriations commonly occur in urban teaching and learning environments. They include culturally responsive practices as a smokescreen of good intentions, culture as a hook to gain students’ attention, and culturally responsive pedagogy as a tool of assimilation. As teacher educators, we see a need to critically examine pedagogical approaches to specifically identify the perpetuation of historical inaccuracies, harmful stereotypes, and masks of good intentions. Three premises are proposed that reflect a commitment to defining and identifying culturally responsive teacher education practices.

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Mathematics

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Kenta Nagasawa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Mathematics Teacher Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Current State ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
State Of Research

Purpose: This paper is a thematic literature review to examine the current state of research about Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in mathematics. The main themes are students’ perception, teacher education for pre-service teacher and professional development for teachers. Research methods/ approach: Literature was collected from Eric, which is a research engine of the education field. Also, Google Scholar is used to find articles of major scholars introduced by Dr. Rich Milner, who is the instructor of this course. Findings: Students faced microaggressions in mathematics class, which discouraged them to learn mathematics. The effect of teacher education was inconsistent in terms of the awareness of culturally responsive pedagogy and lesson plans. Research of professional development mentioned that mathematics was cultural. Implications for research and practice: It is more interesting to conduct long term or follow-up research to find the teacher’s practice after a taking professional development program. Also, it is critical to expand research scope besides African American and Latino students. Finally, evidence-based research is needed to change the political situation. Keywords: culturally responsive teaching, mathematics, teacher education, professional development, student’s perception

scholarly journals Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Academic Vocabulary Teaching and Learning: An Integrated Approach in the Elementary Classroom

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
Hetty Roessingh
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Video Clip ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Elementary Classroom ◽  
Academic Vocabulary ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Langue Seconde

Culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) which provides a general framework for working with culturally and linguistically diverse learners has become the reality in the contemporary elementary classroom in Canada and around the world. This theory-to-practice article presents five research-based teaching practices which make a tangible impact on students’ academic vocabulary learning, their academic literacy, and longitudinal educational success. The author illustrates how this vocabulary can be identified, clustered, and contextualized within the frame of a thematic unit. The reader is invited to a classroom in Quebec via a video clip of a dual-language book project that illustrates how principles and practices of CRP can be applied in an FSL setting. La pédagogie sensible à la culture, fournissant un cadre de travail général quand on travaille avec des apprenants de cultures et de langues diverses, est devenue une réalité dans la salle de classe élémentaire contemporaine au Canada et dans le monde entier. Le présent article, de mise en pratique de la théorie, présente cinq pratiques d’enseignement fondées sur la recherche qui ont un impact tangible sur l’apprentissage du vocabulaire scolaire des élèves, sur leur littératie scolaire et sur leur réussite scolaire à long terme. L’auteur illustre comment on peut identifier ce vocabulaire, le regrouper et le contextualiser dans le cadre d’une unité thématique. Le lecteur est invité dans une salle de classe au Québec grâce à un clip vidéo qui montre un projet de lecture bilingue illustrant comment les principes et les pratiques de la pédagogie qui prend en compte les réalités culturelles peuvent être appliqués dans un contexte de français langue seconde.

Student Teachers' Experiences of Cultural Diversity During Student Teaching

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-118
Author(s):  
Abdulsalami Ibrahim ◽  
Shirley Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Student Teachers ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Culturally Responsive ◽  
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Diverse Classrooms ◽  
Responsive Pedagogy

Multicultural education and culturally responsive pedagogy training should be within the core curriculum and begin in teacher preparation programs. This could be accomplished by providing opportunities for teacher candidates to research and acquire knowledge regarding cultural characteristics and cultural contributions of diverse students, pedagogy, instructional strategies, methods, and resources that support diverse student populations. This chapter presents the results of a mixed-method study that examined student teachers' perceptions and understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy and instructional strategies observed and utilized in classrooms during student teaching in diverse classrooms. Findings revealed that student teachers were inexperienced in terms of being culturally responsive educators. The authors suggest that educators engage student teachers in class projects within the scope of culturally responsive practices. The chapter concludes with a list of reflection questions for K through 20 educators.

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