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Culture in the classroom : standards, indicators, and evidences for evaluating culturally responsive teaching

Author: Alaska. Southeast Regional Resource Center, author.
Title: Culture in the classroom : standards, indicators, and evidences for evaluating culturally responsive teaching / SERRC.
Format: Book
Description: 28 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Notes: "A publication of SERRC - Alaska's educational resource center."
Summary: "Research has established the importance of cultural proficiency in improving students' academic and behavioral outcomes. Effective educators recognize that culture influences their actions as well as the thoughts and behaviors of their students (Nuri-Robins, Lindsey, Lindsey & Terrell, 2012). To ignore the impact of one's culture is to ignore the opportunities and challenges within the instructional teaching and learning environment. Culturally responsive teaching practices can assist educators in bridging differences in language, heritage, race, socio-economic status, trauma history, and ability. As a result, educators are realizing the need to intentionally focus on identifying effective methods for developing culturally responsive practices"--From Amazon.com website (viewed March 6, 2018).
Subject headings: Multicultural education--United States. Educational equalization--United States. Teachers--Self-rating of. Teaching--Social aspects--United States. Teaching--Standards--Forms.