Publication date:
13 August 2015Length of book:
146 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781475818086
With so much cultural mixing in today’s classrooms, teachers no longer have a choice as to whether they want to interact with diversity or not. It is imperative that educators become culturally competent. By studying the cultural backgrounds of their students, teachers can learn to avoid some of the problems that surface each day in the public school classroom. Today’s classrooms are extremely diverse and many educators are not prepared for the increasing need for culturally responsive teaching. Creating Culturally Responsive Schools: One Classroom at a Time strives to help teachers discover not only what it means to be a culturally responsive educator, but also how to strengthen a schools’ staff in cultural awareness, respect, and value and how to use this knowledge to increase all student achievement. Each chapter is self-sufficient allowing the reader to utilize only those parts of the book needed. This is an invaluable educator resource addressing current classroom demographics.
Creating Culturally Responsive Schools: One Classroom at a Time brings to the forefront the need for culturally competent classrooms while providing a blueprint for practical implementation ensuring a focus on educating the whole child in an inclusive school setting. The relevant, useful step-by-step guide provides districts, campuses, and teachers with the ability to build learning communities that are culturally responsive. It accomplishes its goal to become a desk reference for curriculum directors, principals and teachers.