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THE PRACTICE: Cultural Sensitivity - To maximize learning opportunities, teachers gain knowledge of the cultures represented in their classrooms and translate this knowledge into instructional practice.
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Content Presented By:
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The Education Alliance at Brown University
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Resources related to this practice:
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Asian-American Children: What Teachers Should Know.
http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1994/feng94.html
This digest provides information to help teachers gain a better understanding of
Asian-American children, particularly those from East and Southeast Asian cultures, and identify culturally
appropriate educational practices to use with those children.
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Bridging Cultures in Our Schools: New Approaches That Work
http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/bridging/welcome.shtml
This knowledge brief discusses a framework for understanding how teachers' culturally driven values can influence classroom practices and expectations. Problems arise when these values conflict with the values of immigrant and other parents from vastly different backgrounds, thus interfering with parent-teacher communication. The brief includes specific sources of cross-culture conflict and resolution methods.
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