the virtual iue: culturally responsive teaching in virtual learning environments
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The Virtual IUE: Culturally Responsive Teaching in Virtual Learning Environments
Erica Hernandez-Scott
The Institute for Urban Education
… is a teacher preparation program in the School of Education at the University of Missouri – Kansas City that was designed to prepare the exemplary teachers for urban schools (Institute for Urban Education [IUE], 2008a).
Culturally Responsive Teaching
… is a pedagogy that empowers students intellectually, socially, emotionally, and politically by using cultural referents to impart knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Ladson-Billings, 1994).
The Strands of Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Self-transformation• The Learning Community• Responsive Curriculum• Responsive and Responsible
Pedagogy
Virtual Learning Activities
• Self-transformation– Parent-teacher conferences with and
without cultural competence• The Learning Community
– Teaching with and without a learning community
• Responsive Curriculum– Teaching with and without a multicultural
curriculum• Responsive and Responsible
Pedagogy – Teaching with and without active learning
strategies
Evaluation
• Pre- and Post-Surveys for each activity
Survey ItemStrongly Disagree
Disagree Neutral AgreeStrongly
AgreeCulture impacts home-school relationships. 1 2 3 4 5
Comments:I am aware of how my culture impacts home-school relationships. 1 2 3 4 5
Comments:I understand how my students’ cultures impact home-school relationships. 1 2 3 4 5
Comments:I know how to establish positive home-school relationships. 1 2 3 4 5
Comments:
Table 1. Self-transformation Survey – Sample Items
References
Institute for Urban Education. (2008a). IUE Information Packet. Kansas City, MO: Author.
Ladson-Billings, G. (1994). The dreamkeepers: Successful teachers of African American children. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.