Preparing culturally responsive teachers: rethinking the curriculum.: An article from: Journal of Teacher Education

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From the author: To successfully move the field of teacher education beyond the fragmented and superficial treatment of diversity that currently prevails, teacher educators must articulate a vision of teaching and learning in a diverse society and use that vision to systematically guide the infusion of multicultural issues throughout the preservice curriculum. A vision is offered of culturally responsive teachers that can serve as the starting point for conversations among teacher educators in this process. In this vision, culturally responsive teachers (a) are socioculturally conscious, (b) have affirming views of students from diverse backgrounds, (c) see themselves as responsible for and capable of bringing about change to make schools more equitable, (d) understand how learners construct knowledge and are capable of promoting knowledge construction, (e) know about the lives of their students, and (f) design instruction that builds on what their students already know while stretching them beyond the familiar.

Citation Details
Title: Preparing culturally responsive teachers: rethinking the curriculum.
Author: Ana Maria Villegas
Publication:Journal of Teacher Education (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Corwin Press, Inc.
Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Page: 20(13)

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