![]() ![]() Just as it’s important to get to know our students, they need to get to know us. In my student experience, teachers would always ask me about my culture, but then never share about theirs. ![]() ![]() (We also dive deeper into Zaretta Hammond’s work in our Touchstone Texts for Equity course, which uses her Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain as a seminal text for creating more equitable classrooms.) Part of this learning process is to make the unseen seen, which is where Zaretta Hammond’s cultural tree comes in. This encourages educators to recognize that what they see is only a small fraction of culture, and to be truly culturally responsive and sustaining, educators have to be aware that 90% of culture is invisible. Most educators are familiar with Hall’s “cultural iceberg” model, which uses the physical makeup of an iceberg as a metaphor for culture 10% of an iceberg is seen above water, while the other 90% is below the surface. In the NYC DOE’s Mission and Vision statement, they explain why CRSE is so important and how educators can ensure their units, lessons, and activities are culturally sustaining.īut how do we define culture, and do we know our own cultures well enough to help our students discuss theirs? CRSE, or Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education, has become a focal point for many districts across the nation, including the New York Department of Education. ![]()
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