Culturally Responsive Teaching
Find and share resources and explore strategies to engage students by connecting to and honoring their cultures, experiences, and backgrounds.
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A Poetry-Writing Exercise to Support English Learners
In this lesson, high school students write ‘I am’ poems in their home language and then translate them into English, building crucial literacy skills.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Native Languages in Newcomer Classrooms
When English language learners are given consistent opportunities to practice their home languages in class, their English proficiency flourishes—along with their sense of belonging and identity. -
22 Diverse Book Choices for All Grade Levels
Suggestions from teachers who are working to offer students at every grade level book choices that represent their lives.475.2kYour content has been saved!
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Getting Started With Culturally Responsive Teaching
Understanding students’ lives can help teachers foster a sense of belonging and ensure that all students feel respected and challenged.368.3kYour content has been saved!
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A Look at Implicit Bias and Microaggressions
A primer on the impact of implicit biases in schools and how they can be expressed by students and faculty.366.7kYour content has been saved!
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A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators
Teachers shaken by recent events and wondering how to work for change in our society and schools can start with these lesson plans, videos, and other resources.241.7kYour content has been saved!
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Supporting Multilingual Students in the Early Grades
Five ways teachers can celebrate and extend the linguistic expertise of young students who speak two or more languages.210kYour content has been saved!
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Teaching Black History in Culturally Responsive Ways
Black history is American history and should be taught throughout the year across the curriculum—not confined to a single month.216.8kYour content has been saved!
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Preparing for Cultural Diversity: Resources for Teachers
How can teachers prepare for diverse classrooms? There isn't a definitive answer, but there is a wealth of resources online. Discover some helpful links for teachers.333.2kYour content has been saved!
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Making Space for Students’ Home Languages in the Classroom
Teachers don’t need to speak students’ home languages to use them as a resource for learning and creating a sense of belonging.5.3kYour content has been saved!
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How Does Poverty Influence Learning?
Poverty-related factors that intervene in students' ability to learn include health and well-being, limited literacy and language development, access to material resources, and level of mobility.252.9kYour content has been saved!
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Talking Politics: Valuing Different Perspectives
Students learn how to share and listen to opposing beliefs with empathy.206.4kYour content has been saved!
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How Themed ‘LitBoxes’ Can Make Reading Assignments More Engrossing
A library media specialist on designing affordable, interactive tools for middle and high school students.3.2kYour content has been saved!
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A Classroom Where Everyone Feels Welcome
Six strategies for building the strong relationships with students that are the heart of a culturally inclusive classroom community. -
Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity
Ideas include knowing every child, celebrating their potential, recognizing their challenges, acknowledging inequity, and using culture as a resource.215.9kYour content has been saved!
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