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WoLakota Project

Where Culturally Responsive Teaching & Native American Essential Understandings Meet

Culturally Responsive Teaching

What fences might we need to become aware of?

Do we NEED them??

What categories of learners might my school community tend to "expect less" from?

What lived experiences or home cultures might my school community tend to see as "barriers to learning" rather than strengths?

What learners or groups of learners might have difficulty "seeing themselves" within my school's curriculum or learning environment?

What parent or community knowledge and experiences have been "valued less" as key elements for the learning of ALL students?

http://wolakotaproject.org

  • Seven Understandings
  • Written by Native Elders of SD
  • Collective agreement across the state
  • Structure for alignment of lessons
  • Seven Understandings
  • Written by Native Elders of ND
  • Collective agreement across the state
  • Structure for alignment of lessons

The Mindset of Culturally Responsive Educators

Characteristic 1:

Socio-Cultural Consciousness

Characteristic 2:

High Expectations

An awareness of how socio-cultural structures impact individual experiences and opportunities.

Characteristic 6:

Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices

Hold positive and affirming views of all students of all backgrounds

Design and build instruction on students' prior knowledge in order to stretch students in their thinking and learning.

Characteristic 3:

Desire to Make a Difference

Characteristic 5:

Deep Knowledge of their Students

See themselves as change agents working towards more equity.

Characteristic 4:

Constructivist Approach

Know about the lives of students and their families; know how students learn best and where they are in their learning.

Understand that learners construct their own knowledge.

1. Institutional

2. Personal

3. Instructional

"All three dimensions are foundational to the establishment of an inclusive school culture." (Richards, Brown & Forde, 2006).

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/cbs_responsivepedagogy.pdf

  • 500+ interview clips
  • Elders from ALL SD & ND Nations
  • Multiple perspectives
  • Multiple stories
  • Local identification
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