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Using the reading Ladson-Billings (1994): 1

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Using the reading Ladson-Billings (1994):

1. Pick ONE of the characteristics of culturally relevant teaching listed below (can also be found on page 123-125 of the reading):

a. When students are treated as competent, they are likely to demonstrate competence

b. When teachers provide instructional “scaffolding,” students can move from what they know to what they need to know

c. The focus of the classroom must be instructional

d. Real education is about extending students’ thinking and abilities

e. Effective teaching involves in-depth knowledge of both the students and the subject matter

AND THEN

2. Describe and provide an example for how each of the teachers Lewis, Devereaux, Rossi, and Walsh in the reading each possessed/did not possess the ONE characteristic you chose to focus on.

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