Characteristics of Jaynee

Culturally Halverson
Responsive
Instruction

1. High Expectations
2. Positive Relationships
3. Cultural Sensitivity
4. Active Teaching
SIOP Model
Sheltered Instruction Observation
Methods
Protocol
5. Teacher as Facilitator
6. Student Controls Lessons This model gives a complete
framework used to shelter
7. Instruction Around
instruction for English learners.
Groups
It also gives teachers an idea of
Examples of what is effective when it comes
to practices and behaviors in
Evidence Based Best the classroom.
Practices
v Local Theatre group
may be invited to SIOP Example
perform and actually
teach students about
mime and other 1. Preparation
forms of acting 2. Instruction Culturally
v Students may present
3. Building background Responsive
4. Comprehensible
a performance 5. Strategies Teaching In
entitled Appreciating
the Arts Around the
6. Interaction Diverse
7. Practice/ Application
World for the local 8. Lesson Delivery Classrooms
community 9. Review/ Assessment
v

 The Main Ideas For Why Is Culturally Diverse
Working With Diverse Teaching Important?
Learners
o Teaching and Learning in
Multicultural Classrooms
o Integrating
Multicultural
Literature Across the
Curriculum
o Ways of Knowing in a
Culturally Responsive
Classroom
o Funds of Knowledge
o Characteristics of
Culturally Responsive
Instruction
o Linguistic Differences in
v Our countries demographic is
Todays Schools
o Dialect Use in the
Classroom
o English Language
Learning
o Sheltered Instruction For
English Learners
o The SiOP Model
o Adapting Instruction
Today
v Today culturally diverse
teaching is important because
our countries demographic is
constantly changing and as an
educator it is crucial to be able
to be flexible in your teaching
methods to be able to cater to
the different types of learners in
your classroom.
Future
going to continue to change
with different cultures,
languages, and peoples. As an
educator who could move
between schools in different
areas and who will be teaching
over a long period time
through different events it is
important to be able to teach
each in the way they learn best
by taking into account cultural
diversity and learning styles.
Teaching For Cultural
Understanding
v Various instructional
perspectives reflect different
belief systems related to the
teaching of multicultural
concepts in todays classrooms.
(Pg 61)
v Contributions Approach-
Celebrations that are specific to
each culture are added into the
classroom setting.
v Additive Approach-
Multicultural concepts and
issues are worked into the
normal classroom teaching
plans.
v Transformative Approach-
Students are given
opportunities for continued
education through continued
reading and judgment.
v Decision Making/ Social
Action Approach- Allows
students to participate in
activities and projects that have
to do with multicultural
learning