Activities

Below is a snapshot of Wlodkowsky and Ginsberg’s Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching.. As you read the cases below consider the following questions with respect to the design of class activities:

1. Establishing inclusion—creating a learning atmosphere in which students and teachers feel respected by and connected to one another.
2. Developing attitude—creating a favorable disposition toward the learning experience through personal relevance and choice.
3. Enhancing meaning—creating challenging, thoughtful learning experiences that include student perspectives and values.
4. Engendering competence—creating an understanding that students are effective in learning something they value.

Case #1 – “Sage on the Stage”

Case #2 – “Who’s in My Group?”

Case #3 – “Stage Fright”

Activities: Final Takeaway