Culturally Responsive Teaching

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A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction. The achievement gap remains a stubborn probl... (more)

A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction. The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning. Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. The book includes: Information on how one's culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships; Ten "key moves" to build students' learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners; Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection. With a firm understanding of these techniques and principles, teachers and instructional leaders will confidently reap the benefits of culturally responsive instruction.--Publisher website. (less)

"Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum desig... (more)

"Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for today's diverse student population, including: new research on culturally responsive teaching, a focus on a broader range of racial and ethnic groups, and consideration of additional issues related to early childhood education. Combining insights from multicultural education theory with real-life classroom stories, this book demonstrates that all students will perform better on multiple measures of achievement when teaching is filtered through students' own cultural experiences. This perennial bestseller continues to be the go-to resource for teacher professional learning and preservice courses. While retaining its basic organization and structure, the Third Edition features: New research that validates the positive effects of culturally responsive teaching; Examples that broaden the racial and ethnic groups that can benefit from culturally responsive teaching; More information on the needs and benefits of culturally responsive teaching with young children; More attention to the quality of life for students of color in colleges and universities; The addition of Practice Possibilities at the end of chapters that describe how culturally responsive teaching can be implemented"--Publisher's website (less)

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