Paula Johnson

Skills Needed for Teaching in Diverse Classrooms – Podcast Episode 173 | Classnotes Podcast 173

Classnotes Podcast (August 3, 2017) With the quickly-changing dynamics across our communities, teachers often are facing the challenge of incorporating multicultural education without proper preparation. To stay engaged in the learning process, students – like adults – need the school climate and curriculum to reflect their racial and economic backgrounds, languages, religions, funds of knowledge and family structures.

Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., an IDRA education associate, presents three critical areas of professional development that school leaders need to be providing for their teachers to effectively deliver high-quality and inclusive instruction in 21st-century classrooms.

Paula is interviewed by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA senior education associate.

Show length: 14:30

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Resources

Three Critical Areas of Professional Development for Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms
by Paula Johnson, IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/three-critical-areas-professional-development-teaching-21st-century-classrooms/

Higher-Order Questioning with Q-Charts
http://www.idra.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Q-Chart-and-New-Blooms-Quadrants.pdf

Positive School Climates and Diverse Populations
by Kristin Grayson, IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/positive-school-climates-diverse-populations/

Fostering Culturally Diverse Learning Environments
by Paula Johnson, IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/fostering-culturally-diverse-learning-environments/

Embracing the Culture of Possibility for Student Success – Culture-of-Poverty Thinking Shortchanges Students and Families
by Aurelio Montemayor IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/embracing-the-culture-of-possibility/

Dana Center Formative Assessments for Mathematics
http://www.utdanacenter.org/products/mathematics/

Preparing 21st Century Students for a Global Society: An Educator’s Guide to the “Four Cs,”
National Education Association
http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/A-Guide-to-Four-Cs.pdf

Project Implicit
Find out your implicit associations about race, gender, sexual orientation and other topics
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit

Teaching Tolerance 
Tools for educators about diversity, equity and justice
http://www.tolerance.org/

Colorín Colarado 
A bilingual site for educators and families of English language learners
http://www.colorincolorado.org/

Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning
http://www.culturallyresponsive.org/

How Leaders Can Improve Their Schools’ Cultural Competence
by Chris Lehmann, Edutopia
https://www.edutopia.org/article/improving-our-cultural-competence-chris-lehmann

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Show Notes

  • Paula advocates for “bringing culture into the classroom” and fostering an environment where diversity is seen as an educational benefit rather than a barrier.

  • Paula explains how students of color often feel excluded in the classroom.

  • Paula outlines the “Four Cs” of 21st century learning for empowering students to be successful in the classroom, and in life: critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.

  • Paula talks about her workshops with teachers where they model “true engagement” with and among students in the classroom.

  • Paula considers how teachers can identify and overcome their own implicit biases toward diverse learners.