Integrating Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy within Program Planning and Development (p.10)

1. Ensure that schools demonstrate a climate of inclusion, celebration and of action around important school, community and global issues

1.1. Celebrate the different cultures that are present in the classroom

1.1.1. Appreciate differences

1.1.2. Share cultural traditions

1.1.3. Find differences and commonalities in cultures

1.1.4. Incorporate culturally relevant pedagogy in teaching practices

2. Classroom Environment & Space

2.1. Ensure that the learning environment is safe, warm, welcoming, accepting and responsive to culture

2.2. Incorporate classroom resources that are based on the cultures that make up the classroom, but also other cultures students can become familiar with

2.2.1. Books

2.2.2. Posters

2.2.3. Pictures

2.2.4. Traditional Items

3. Mindset of Culturally Responsive Educators

3.1. Characteristic #1: Socio-Cultural Consciousness -> an awareness of how socio-cultural structures impact individual experiences and opportunities

3.2. Characteristic #2: High Expectations -> hold positive and affirming views of all students of all backgrounds

3.3. Characteristic #3: Desire to Make A Difference -> see themselves as change agents working towards more equity

3.4. Characteristic #4: Constructivist Approach -> understand that learners construct their own knowledge

3.5. Characteristic #5: Deep Knowledge of Their Students -> know about the lives of students and their families; know how students learn best and where they are in their learning

3.6. Characteristic #6: Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices -> design and build instruction on students' prior knowledge in order to stretch int heir thinking and learning

4. Acknowledging students social identities and how they intersect with the world

4.1. Sparks conversation in the classroom

4.2. Helps educators treat students equitably in the classroom

4.3. Allows the teacher to engage in teaching practices that engage students with a full range of differences in learning differences, strengths, needs, and interests

5. Curriculum needs to speak to the lives of the students in the classroom

5.1. Find interests in students live that can be tailored to in teaching practices

5.2. Find recent news, global issues, social media, etc. that students are aware of