With a firm understanding of these techniques and principles, teachers and instructional leaders will confidently reap the benefits of culturally responsive instruction.-Publisher website. The book includes: Information on how one's culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten 'key moves' to build students' learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection. 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. In her book Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (Corwin, 2018), Zaretta Hammond seeks to direct attention to the 'cognitive aspects of teaching culturally and linguistically diverse students.' For her, culturally responsive teaching is a multifaceted approach to fostering higher-order thinking and helping disadvantaged students become. Culturally responsive pedagogy has shown great promise in meeting this need, but many educators still struggle with its implementation.
With the introduction of the rigorous Common Core State Standards, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning.
The achievement gap remains a stubborn problem for educators of culturally and linguistically diverse students. A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction.
