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A bold, brain based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction
To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation―until now.
In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain compatible culturally responsive instruction.
The book includes:
Information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationshipsTen “key moves” to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learnersPrompts for action and valuable self reflection
Publisher : Corwin; 1st edition (December 1, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 192 pages
ISBN-10 : 1483308014
ISBN-13 : 978-1483308012
Reading age : 1 year and up
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 7 x 0.44 x 10 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book insightful and relevant for anyone involved in education. They describe it as a refreshing read that is well worth the time.
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J. S. –
Great book for educators
Great book for educators – well worth reading!
Nicole Dewell –
Phenomenal book for any teachers
I highly recommend this book which is helping develop my pedagogy and helping me be the best teacher I can be. Buy this book! It’s an important read!
James N. Frey –
A Revolution in Teaching
This book is fantastic, a triumph; a truly ground-breaking work that may forever change the way teachers in America face the challenges of their profession. Iâve been a teacher for over thirty years and always felt I was pretty damn good at it, as good as anybody. But about halfway through my reading of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, I was suddenly stuck by the horrific realization that if I had known when I started teaching what Zaretta Hammond writes in this book, I would have been not just a good teacher, but perhaps a great one. I have always been focused on getting my students–whatever ethnic or socio-economic background they might have sprung from–to be interested in their studies and to give it their all. I tried my damnedest to motivate them to want to excel, not just in school, but in life. I sometimes succeeded, sometimes didnât. I always smugly thought nobody (well, almost nobody) could do a better job than I was doing. But Ms. Hammondâs book destroyed that glib notion quickly. Reading her book was like being repeatedly, page by page, hit in the head with a brick. Soon I could see with absolute clarity that I could and should overhaul my thinking and my methods. By following the techniques suggested in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain I could make quantum strides in my individual approach to each of my students and be confident that every last one of them could reach for and achieve their best.Before reading the book Iâd thought of cultural responsive teaching as academic eduspeak sort of stuff, a fancy label for what good teachers have been doing all along–pumping up an underachieving kidâs self esteem, blah, blah, blah. But I now know I was dead wrong. When the teacher really gets tuned into a studentâs culture and ethnic identity as described in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain, the teacher forms a partnership of learning with the student that does more than just jack them up; it actually facilitates the growth of the studentâs neuroplasticity (brain cell connections). How cool is that? Properly intellectually stimulated, a student will grow millions, if not hundreds of millions, new brain cells; brain cells with trillions of synaptic connections that will enable the student to think in more intellectually sophisticated ways, as a bulked-up muscle will enable an athlete to pump more iron. A pumped-up dependent learner is soon transformed into an independent learner. What is called the âachievement gapâ between high functioning independent learners and low functioning dependent learners disappears.Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain goes on to show how culture is the way that the brain makes sense of the world and forms our world view. We all adhere to two basic cultural archetypes, collective and individual. It tells you how to use these archetypes to create the environment to help the student to transcend the achievement gap in a step-by-step process that is complex, yet easy to follow. Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain is therefore a rich resource of techniques for transforming the lives of students. Iâm sorry that I can only give it five stars: thatâs the maximum that Amazon allows. It deserves ten. Itâs readable, profound, and empowering. Using neuroscience, it brilliantly takes learning theory to a deeper level without being esoteric or pedantic. No teacher should get in front of a classroom until she or he has read and digested every paragraph of this book.
Tobye Ertelt –
fabulous education thinking
This book looks at culturally responsive teaching through the mechanics of the brain. This book doesnât just answer the proverbial âwhyâ culturally responsive teaching is needed, the book takes you step by step through our brainâs reaction to perceived threats and how this affects learning. It then gives guidelines and ideas on how to implement culturally responsive teaching in practical means.
Ms. Shannon –
Good Introduction to Subject
Needs more viewpoints and other cultures included, but a good start. When Rs are attacking education, this one could be flipped through and attacked, but if they took the time to read it, think, and reflect a little before going apes, they might agree that not every person enters the human race at the same starting point. I would like to see more rural areas represented and more of the working poor culture represented. Overall a good start to a complex subject.
Paige –
Insightful
I haven’t finished this book yet but from what I’ve gotten through, I’ve really just enjoyed the overall layout of it as well as the information within. One thing I especially appreciate is the science involved in its craft. Many books like this rarely ever dig deeper into the biology and psychology of how students (and people in general) view and navigate the world and that’s SO important for an educator to know if they expect to ever have a positive impact on their students. Not only that, it’s worded in a way that isn’t just jargon that only experts in the field can understand so just about any educator can pick it up and comprehend it. It’s a refreshing book to read and study. I highly recommend it for any educator seeking to better understand themselves and their students.
Brian A. Whitson –
Want All Students To Learn and Be Independent Learners? Read this book NOW!!!
What an amazing book to help educators transform their classrooms into centers for all students to be successful. Hammond does a phenomenal job connect brain science and research to culturally responsive teaching. Hammond writes in a straight forward fashion with real world connections and suggestions. Her philosophy of ensuring that all students become independent learners radiates throughout the book. The ideas in this book will help teachers to ensure that equity exists for all students. She provides great thought provoking questions at the end of each chapter that are suitable for extended book studies. All teachers should read this book and implements its strategies to support the learning of all students.
Shannon Coleman –
Excellent resource
Purchased this book for a group project both to listen to and the hard copy. It’s an easy read and very helpful for those wishing to grown in the area of cultural responsibility, especially in the school setting.
Ellie –
There is damage to the spine of the book which has been covered with black marker and then a piece of white tape covering it. The quality of the print inside the book is good, but this particular book I recieved is not in brand new condition.
Zuri K. Adili Education –
This book is well written and loaded with relevant information that will add value to your practice and STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
tess –
All teachers and EAs should read this book. It goes beyond shallow culturally inclusive concepts and delves into reframing your classroom and pedagogical practice. It’s a simple read and really interesting.
Lee Anne –
As a white woman, I am always looking for a better understanding of different cultures. This will 100% help me understand my students better and keep my biases/privilege in check.
Yvonnics –
Great for working with diverse populations.