Culturally Responsive Learning Style

A culturally responsive teacher consists of learning about each student’s life, the way they gain knowledge, not letting one’s perspective on a student’s lower one’s expectation of them, making the class equitable, and using appropriate strategies. The teacher does all of these things, but her strength is learning how each students learns new material best, or preferred leaning style, and plans her lesson accordingly. This gives each child an equal chance to learn the material. According to Cushner (2015), “A learning style is that consistent pattern of behavior and performance by which an individual approaches education experiences” (p. 258). For example, two students didn’t understand the definition of the word “glaciar” so she used the Promethean
board to show them a picture of a “glaciar” or iceberg. Soon enough, they were correctly using the word in their sentences and short stories. By recognizing her student’s strengths, she creates lessons using different materials that lead to positive educational and learning experiences. Even though I believe this teacher should utilize more materials or integrate more technology into her lesson, I believe she is a culturally responsive teacher with a great sensitivity toward diversity. It was very refreshing to see a teacher who genuinely cared for her students and didn’t demonstrate favoritism. One of the most essential thing I learned from her is that teaching is more than just passing on information it is about listening, guiding, and knowing your students, and helping them success, even if the odds are against the child.