Analyzing Cultural Relevance in Instruction
Wardle (2013) summarized the significant features of a culturally relevant teacher. This assignment uses this information as a guide to apply the knowledge of culturally relevant pedagogy toward specific solutions to problems facing a teacher with a very diverse student population. This assignment offers excellent practice over the application of culturally relevant principles in the design of effective instructional solutions.
In the video, Jeff Bliss a high school student is asked to leave the class because he assumingly is disruptive (Jeff Bliss Video. 2013, May). This is something that I have observed happen in many schools on multiple occasions. Watching the video you can only hear and see Jeff. …show more content…
The teacher must engage students and make use equitable instruction strategies to involve all the students. Learning or instruction strategies should engage culturally relevant pedagogy to create a more culturally relevant classroom (Howard, 2003).
References
Howard, T. C. (Summer, 2003). Culturally relevant pedagogy: Ingredients for critical teacher reflection. Theory Into Practice, 42(3), 195–202.
Hunter, J. D. (2000). The death of character: Moral education in an age without good and evil. New York: Basic. Kirkland, K. (2003). Steppin ' up and representin '. In G. Gay (Ed.), Becoming multicultual educators: Personal journey toward professional agency (pp. 117–142). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jeff Bliss Video. (2013, May). Jeff Bliss, a High School student gives a lesson to his teacher at Duncanville [Original] [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jsUj4DqWfU
Villegas, A. M., & Lucas, T. (2002). Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers: Rethinking the Curriculum. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(1), 20-32.
Wardle (2013) summarized the significant features of a culturally relevant teacher. This assignment uses this information as a guide to apply the knowledge of culturally relevant pedagogy toward specific solutions to problems facing a teacher with a very diverse student population. This assignment offers excellent practice over the application of culturally relevant principles in the design of effective instructional solutions.
In the video, Jeff Bliss a high school student is asked to leave the class because he assumingly is disruptive (Jeff Bliss Video. 2013, May). This is something that I have observed happen in many schools on multiple occasions. Watching the video you can only hear and see Jeff. …show more content…
The teacher must engage students and make use equitable instruction strategies to involve all the students. Learning or instruction strategies should engage culturally relevant pedagogy to create a more culturally relevant classroom (Howard, 2003).
References
Howard, T. C. (Summer, 2003). Culturally relevant pedagogy: Ingredients for critical teacher reflection. Theory Into Practice, 42(3), 195–202.
Hunter, J. D. (2000). The death of character: Moral education in an age without good and evil. New York: Basic. Kirkland, K. (2003). Steppin ' up and representin '. In G. Gay (Ed.), Becoming multicultual educators: Personal journey toward professional agency (pp. 117–142). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jeff Bliss Video. (2013, May). Jeff Bliss, a High School student gives a lesson to his teacher at Duncanville [Original] [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jsUj4DqWfU
Villegas, A. M., & Lucas, T. (2002). Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers: Rethinking the Curriculum. Journal of Teacher Education, 53(1), 20-32.