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This is the fourth and final in a series of blog posts with more great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. Discussion Protocols That Divide the Students Into Heterogeneous Groups and Involve the Brainstorming of Ideas What are discussion protocols? Giving students the opportunity to brainstorm ideas through protocols involving small and large group discussion is an important tool for student learning. [ 803 more words. ]

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DISCUSSION PROTOCOLS IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM – PART 4 This is the fourth and final in a series of blog posts with more great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day.  Discussion Protocols That Divide the Stud...

Students in a culturally responsive classroom have multiple opportunities throughout their school day to interact with their peers, move around the classroom, and share their ideas and opinions. Read about specific protocols that enhance our teaching and help meet the needs of many different types of learners.

DISCUSSION PROTOCOLS IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM – PART 3 This is the third in a series of blog posts with more great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. Discussion Protocols That Involve Previewing, Connect...

Here are more great protocols to help us grow as culturally competent teachers!

DISCUSSION PROTOCOLS IN THE CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM – PART 2 This is the second in a series of blog posts with great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. What are discussion protocols and what do they have to do...

This is the first of a series of blog posts with great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. What are discussion protocols? Discussion protocols are forums that provide structured, engaging ways for students to discuss their learning. These forums can be used to introduce, clarify, support and reinforce learning and can be used throughout the learning day.1… [ 1234 more words. ]

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DISCUSSION PROTOCOLS IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM – PART 1 This is the first of a series of blog posts with great ideas for discussion protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day.   What are discussion protocols? Discussion protocols...

Students who come from a culture that is different that of their school may have negative educational experiences if they don’t understand appropriate ways to respond in class. Read more below and sign up for my blog by clicking on the above website link From Rigor to Results.

Responding Protocols and the Culturally Responsive Classroom Students who come from a culture that is different that of their school may have negative educational experiences if they don’t understand appropriate ways to respond in class. Responding Protocols...

This is the third of a series of blogs with useful ideas for attention protocols that you can implement throughout the teaching day.

ATTENTION PROTOCOLS IN THE CULTURALLY COMPETENT CLASSROOM – PART 3 This is the third of a series of blogs with useful ideas for attention protocols that you can implement throughout the teaching day.  “Call Back” Attention Signals  Attention Protocols in the Cultu...

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Attention Protocols in the Culturally Competent Classroom – Part 2 This is the second of a series of blog posts with great ideas for attention protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. “Attention Signals With a Physical Response” Attention Pro...

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Attention Protocols in the Culturally Competent Classroom – Part 1 This is the first of a series of blog posts with great ideas for attention protocols that you can implement throughout your teaching day. “When I Say”… Attention Signals Attention Protocols in the ...

Building Your Culturally Competent Classroom Library

Building Your Culturally Competent Classroom Library It is important that our classroom libraries include a variety of texts of various formats, genres, and types, including texts that can be applied for use in all of the content areas. Yet when building a culturally responsive classroom library, we must also focus on our students’ need to access literature that offers characters and problems similar to their own lives and identities.1 They should have access to texts in which they see themselves and their experiences represented and valued, as well as texts that represent a diversity of characters, settings, and stories reflective of our broader society.2… [ 857 more words. ]

The Role of Culture in Families’ Participation in Parent-Teacher Conferences http://wp.me/p4P0Ii-48

The Role of Culture in Families’ Participation in Parent-Teacher Conferences When parent-teacher conferences are on the horizon, we as teachers work countless hours preparing for these important meetings so as to insure a positive experience for all involved, as well as to exchange information concerning the progress and needs of each individual student. Parent-teacher conferences are also a critical time for teachers to work in a culturally competent manner. As culturally competent teachers, an essential aspect of our job is to build relationships with our students and their families, and parent-teacher conferences are an opportune time to expand the growth of this relationship. [ 1141 more words. ]

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Culturally Competent Response to Intervention The Wisconsin vision includes the incorporation of Culturally Responsive Practices within their RtI model to better meet the needs of ALL learners. Response to Intervention (RtI) is a framework for delivering high quality curriculum, instruction, and assessment services to all students, with additional support for students who are struggling or may need additional challenges. All students are provided with research-based instruction in the general education classroom, and their progress is assessed on an ongoing basis. [ 1985 more words. ]

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Validating a Student’s Culture in Your Teaching: Why It is Important and How to Achieve It Bethany ‘s teacher, Mr. Hodge, is sharing a read-aloud book on families as a part of a social studies theme. Bethany becomes anxious and contemplates asking if she can go to the office due to a stomachache. Mr. Hodge’s book begins telling about different types of families. Some families have one mom or dad and some have two moms or dads. [ 1339 more words. ]