Lets say you were asked by a colleague why you use culturally relevant teaching in your classroom ...

Lets say you were asked by a colleague why you use culturally relevant teaching in your classroom and how culture is important to learning. How would you respond to his or her question? You want to teach the person, and you want to persuade him or her to try to incorporate the approach.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss five ways to integrate culturally relevant teaching.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Briefly describe how culture influences how people learn.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

Briefly summarize the Cultural Modeling Project.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 5

Discuss the difference between a theme approach and issues-centered approach.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 6

Integrating community issues into the curriculum can be used to teach
 
  a. higher order thinking skills.
  b. the culture of power.
  c. diverse cultural models.
  d. about race and ethnicity.

Question 7

The insertion of culturally relevant content and contexts to learning
 
  a. builds cultural bridges.
  b. improves the overall classroom environment.
  c. creates links in the learning process.
  d. establishes attainable learning goals.