1st Edition

Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education Promising Practices From the Cultural Literacy Curriculum Institute

    136 Pages
    by Routledge

    136 Pages
    by Routledge

    Culturally Responsive Teaching and Reflection in Higher Education explores how postsecondary educators can develop their own cultural awareness and provide inclusive learning environments for all students. Discussing best practices from the Cultural Literacy Curriculum Institute at Lesley University, faculty and administrators who are committed to culturally responsive teaching reflect on how to create an inclusive environment and how educators can cultivate the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary for implementing culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy. Rather than a list of "right answers," essays in this important resource integrate discussion and individual reflection to support educators to enhance skills for responding effectively to racial, cultural, and social difference in their personal and professional contexts. This book is as an excellent starting point or further enrichment resource to accompany program or institutional diversity and inclusion efforts.

    Contents



    Preface: An Invitation for Dialogue



    Chapter 1. Introduction: Cultural Literacy, Cultural Humility, and Reflection



    Section I. Knowing Ourselves



    Chapter 2. Who I Am Is How I Teach



    Sharlene Voogd Cochrane



    Chapter 3. Reflections on Identity and Privilege



    Julie A. Stanwood



    Chapter 4. Embracing My Social Class Transition: A Journey to More Effective Teaching



    Michaela Kirby



    Section II. Pedagogy and the Other



    Chapter 5. Learning as the Other: A Lesson in Human Fragility



    Meenakshi Chhabra



    Chapter 6. Becoming an Ally to Indigenous People



    Coleen O’Connell



    Chapter 7. Seizing Teachable Moments: An African American Professor's Reflections of Conversations on Race and Culture With White Students



    M. Francine Jennings



    Section III. Practice in Community



    Chapter 8. Culturally Responsive Professional Practices in the College Classroom and Professional Sites



    Marjorie A. Jones



    Chapter 9. Adult Learners: Where I’m From and Why It Matters



    Deborah D. Wright



    Chapter 10. Working With the Self, Walking With Another



    Deborah Spragg



    Chapter 11. Looking In and Acting Out: A Personal Search for Inclusive Pedagogical Practice



    Janet Sauer



    Reflective Exercises





    I. Where Are You From?



    II. Steppingstones in Responding to Difference



    III. Exploring Power in Leadership



    Notes for Engaging Discussions



    Contributor Biographies

    Biography

    Sharlene Voogd Cochrane is Professor Emeritus of Interdisciplinary Studies at Lesley University, USA.



    Meenakshi Chhabra is Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Lesley University, USA.



    Marjorie A. Jones is Professor of Education and Writing at Lesley University, USA.



    Deborah Spragg is Director of Field Training and Assistant Professor of Expressive Therapies at Lesley University, USA.