Discussion 7

· Respond to the following quote from the chapter to discuss the significance of cultural background: "It is crucially important to be aware that students from diverse cultural backgrounds bring different ways of knowing, different styles of questioning, and different patterns of interaction to school." Describe classroom practices you can employ to assure culturally responsive instruction.  Be sure to include personal experiences that you think would be helpful to others in this class.

· Overall learning in this course – Think back over the chapters, articles, videos, and scriptures covered in this course. Identify one or two elements that have impacted you as a teacher.  Share those ideas and explain how you are going to implement them in your classroom to influence student learning in a meaningful way.