Presented by: Michael FerisIntroducingCulture and CurriculumThis presentation demonstrates the new capabilities of PowerPoint and it is best viewed in Slide Show. These slides are designed to give you great ideas for the presentations youll create in PowerPoint 2010!

For more sample templates, click the File tab, and then on the New tab, click Sample Templates.1What does Culture and Curriculum mean to you 2What does Culture and Curriculum mean to youA culturally competent teacher knows theres no point in making an assumption.~ Ladsen-Billings 1Student Cultureand Staff Culture 2Diversity of Students in the Classroom 3Student and Staff CultureIt is important to discuss cultural differences in the class. ~ Gail Smith1 4All students can learn!The teacher is responsible for every students learning

Teachers believe they have more to learn!Teachable Teachers KIPP Austin Staff Culture

5 2Student DiversityThere is more expertise distributed in the classroom than there is within any one person~ Ladsen-Billings 6

Name 3 cultural differences?

7your own attitudes are influenced by your own culture. ~ Julia G. Thompson

How Are We Different?

Gender Geography Religion EconomicsalsoAge, Interests, Education Level, Race (obviously)8 How Are We Different?

Economics9

Important Texts:

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African-American Children

Presidential Address:"From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools"Gloria J. Ladson-Billingsis a pedagogical theorist and educator of teachers. Ladson-Billings is known for her work in the fields of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Critical Race Theory.Notable Names10Gloria Laden-Billings

Educated in Philadelphia Public SchoolsFaculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of EducationPresident of American Educational Research Association (AERA)

Bio continued11 by Julia G. Thompson

Culturally Responsive Teaching12One of the most enduring strengths of the public school system in America is the variety of cultures that meet peacefully in thousands of classrooms each day. ~ Julia G. ThompsonWe are culturally diverse!Every person belongs to a variety of culture groups.

13Read as much as you can!!Search the internetTalk to other teachers and administrators.Expose your students to a wide variety of cultures throughout the yearMarking birthplaces on a mapCreate a world wall of common words (ie. thank you or please)Post photos from their cultures on a bulletin board or web page

How can we be more culturally aware?

14 Resources that can help!Skype in the ClassroomGlobal Read Aloud ePalsGLOBE The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)International Education and Resource NetworkThe Center for Innovation in Science and EngineeringTeaching Tolerance

15What about cultural sensitivity in the classroom? How do we NOT offend?

More questions

16 Ask other teachersSearch the internetRead as much as you canYou have to study the student. ~ Gloria Ladsen-Billings 17Students with different cultural backgrounds as their teachers. Do they have a disadvantage? If teachers do not purpose to know their students relationally and culturallyyes.

What aboutBe Relational18a Culturally Competent Teacher?

are you19