"Being student centered also means connecting learning to students' lives, using the student's own culture, strengths (intelligences), interests, goals and dreams as the beginning point for learning."
~Bonnie Benard
Chapter 3:
There are two defined value systems: Collectivist and Individualist. These value system are directly correlated to how we, as instructors, often award and extend consequences. How does this information apply to your practice as an educator? How does this change your thinking? Which instructional practice from Chapter 4 (planning to Differentiate) will you try to bridge the connection that may exist?
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Introduction
Poverty alone is not the cause of low achievement in our schools. Using careful research, Why Culture Counts shows why it is vital to take into account the needs, beliefs, and values that children of poverty and diverse learners bring to the class every day. We will explore:
- How to create a culturally responsive classroom
- The difference between the collectivist and the individualist learner
- How to differentiate for content and context, product, process, and assessment
- How the brain processes learning tasks
- How to build resilience in students at-risk
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