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- Title
Using Culturally Responsive Simulation Activities to Prepare Teachers.
- Authors
Hogan-Chapman, Ava; Lewis, Brandon; Cooper, Rebecca; Howse, Tashana; Warren, LaTeshia
- Abstract
As America's classrooms grow increasingly diverse, the need to prepare culturally responsive educators is imperative. There is great potential for a mismatch to exist between students' home and school cultures, which may affect classroom learning environments as teachers plan lessons without being completely knowledgeable of their students. Knowing your students is key to planning effective learning experiences. Research states that in order to know and understand your students, teachers must also be knowledgeable of themselves, hence having cultural competence. This study explores ways to support preservice teachers in obtaining cultural competence by engaging them in simulation activities, where they experience being minoritized. Results of the study indicate that preservice teachers benefit from such activities that allow them to critically examine their own biases and experience other cultures. This experience assisted them in understanding the importance of being a culturally responsive teacher.
- Subjects
STUDENT teachers; TEACHER education; PROFESSIONAL education; TEACHING methods; CULTURAL competence
- Publication
National Teacher Education Journal, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
2157-0590
- Publication type
Article