Cultural Relevance and Responsiveness within the Science Classroom
Infusing culture into today’s teaching makes a big impact on students. It’s a way to easily draw connections between the curriculum and a student’s everyday life.
Infusing culture into today’s teaching makes a big impact on students. It’s a way to easily draw connections between the curriculum and a student’s everyday life. This connectivity makes interpreting new information easier, quicker, and more meaningful. It also enables students to see themselves within the examples they study and the books they read, drawing their experiences into the greater collective.
This connection, however, isn’t automatic, and many educators are putting in a lot of time updating curriculum and instructional practices with the cultural norms of today so that students see a realistic picture of the world around them.
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