Explain how your culture impacted the ways in which you teach and learn? Ladson-Billings and other education experts have found that the greater the gap between the child’s culture and the school’s culture, the greater the likelihood of failure or low student achievement. Conversely, the greater the overlap, the greater the likelihood of success or high student achievement. What are some ways teachers can include a child’s culture in the classroom to impact the teaching and learning?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Ans: Answers to this question will vary but should include elements of the following: The standards represent generally accepted definitions of effective teaching in diverse student populations and include expectations that teachers will (1) work together with students, (2) develop language and literacy skills across the curriculum, (3) connect lessons to students’ lives, (4) engage students in challenging lessons, and (5) emphasize learning through conversation as opposed to primarily lectures.