7.6 Culturally Responsive Classroom
Essential Question: How can we leverage students' cultures, languages, and life experiences to create more rigorous and inclusive music instruction?
What Is Culturally Responsive Teaching?
Culturally responsive teaching is a research-based approach that leverages students' assets — their cultures, languages, and life experiences — to create rigorous, student-centered instruction.
Preparing a Culturally Responsive Classroom
Teacher Preparation
- Make plans to accommodate students with neural diversity
- Understand the needs of students with ADHD, Autism, Anxiety Disorders, etc.
- Research student IEPs
- Learn about your students' backgrounds
- Learn about the cultures of your students
- Find diverse posters and music from different cultures
Adjust Environment
- Be flexible
- Cool Down Zone
- Different genres
- Represent diversity on the walls
- Include music from different cultures
- LGBTQ flag
- Adjust communication based on student cultural expectations
Applying Culturally Responsive Teaching to Music
Homework
Write your answer to the chord progressions question above in your toolbox to turn in.
Additional Resources: Cultural Competence and Implicit Bias
- Cultural Competence and Implicit Bias (YouTube)
- Implicit Bias in Education (YouTube)
- Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (YouTube)
- Microaggressions in the Classroom (YouTube)
- I, Too, Am Harvard | Ahsante the Artist (YouTube)