Over the course of many years observing teachers in their classrooms, these experts report that teachers who use culturally responsive teaching practices, regardless of the content they are
teaching, consistently demonstrate that they:
• value students’ cultural and linguistic resources and view this knowledge as capital to build on rather than as a barrier to learning;
• build on their students’ personal experiences and interests as the basis for instructional connections that facilitate student learning and development;
• apply interactive, collaborative teaching methods, strategies, and ways of interacting that support their students’ cultural, linguistic, and racial experiences;
• integrate the interactive, collaborative teaching methods with evidence-based practices.”
After completing the CRP course, what is the critical need or “top priority” you will tackle in your classroom to reimagine or adapt new ways of interacting for academic success?