Culturally responsive teaching is a type of education that realizes the importance of including the culture of students in their learning. On this note, it helps students to distinguish what they are capable of by being empowered educationally, as well as expanding their capacities in other areas such as languages, skills, political issues, attitudes, emotional and social connections. To adopt a culturally responsive teaching is not a matter of differentiating students on the basis of race, age and socioeconomic status, but knowing the student individually and personally (Gay, 2010). This discussion will highlight resources that on diversity and cultural competence.
Excellence and equity: A culturally responsive teacher aims at equity to incorporate multicultural curriculum in learning, and enhance equal access for learning experience and expectations to the students. This is all about having a school curriculum that includes all the cultural experiences of each student, and at the same time setting a standard expectation to be reached by each student (Gay, 2010).
Engaging students in learning: A culturally responsive teacher is he who engages students in the learning by teaching them how to question, how to search for knowledge in new materials, using personal experience to connect with learning, building models, writing to learn, reading expansively and test hypothesis. Besides, it is good to make time with the students so as to prevent them from quitting due to several disappointments that result from failing while trying (Gay, 2010).
References
Gay, G. (2010). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Theory, Research, and Practice. Teachers College Press.
