Title: Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain : Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students /
Authors: Hammond, Zaretta,; Jackson, Yvette,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Multicultural education United States; Educational equalization United States.; Teaching Social aspects United States
Abstract: 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.
Contents: Pt. I. Building awareness and knowledge -- Climbing out of the gap -- What's culture got to do with it? -- This is your brain on culture -- Preparing to be a culturally responsive practitioner -- pt. II. Building learning partnerships -- Building the foundation of learning partnerships -- Establishing alliance in the learning partnership -- Shifting academic mindset in the learning partnership -- pt. III. Building intellective capacity -- Information processing to build intellective capacity -- Creating a culturally responsive community for learning.