Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)

CRT is:

“Understanding and constructing culturally respectful and motivationally aligned instructional practices.”

Margery B. Ginsberg and Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Diversity & Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching in College

“An educator’s ability to recognize students’ cultural displays of learning and meaning making and [to] respond positively and constructively with teaching moves that use cultural knowledge as a scaffold to connect what the student knows to new concepts and content in order to promote effective information processing. All the while, the educator understands the importance of being in relationship and having a social-emotional connection to the student in order to create a safe space for learning.”

Zaretta Hammond, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students