By Larry Ferlazzo.
The new question-of-the-week is:
What are specific ways to make lessons more culturally responsive and culturally sustaining?
Culturally responsive—and culturally sustaining—instruction are both widely recognized instructional mindsets and strategies. Gloria Ladson-Billings is the primary developer of these ideas, and Django Paris built on her work. You can read Professor Ladson-Billings previous contribution to this column at The Importance of ‘White Students Having Black Teachers’: Gloria Ladson-Billings on Education and Professor Paris’ commentary at Response: ‘It Is Long Past Time to Meet the Needs of Students of Color.’
This four-part series will look at examples of what these kinds of lessons might look like in the classroom.
Today, Dr. Rocio del Castillo, Dr. Julia Stearns Cloat, Lisa Stringfellow, Valentina Gonzalez, Maurice McDavid, and Cathery Yeh share their suggestions. You can listen to a 10-minute conversation I had with Rocio, Lisa, Valentina, and Maurice on my BAM! Radio Show. You can also find a list of, and links to, previous shows here.
You might also be interested in The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy.”
Source: Education Week
