CUI 4450 Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children

1. CUI 4450 Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children June 21, 2012 Cultural Responsiveness and Disproportionate Representation The Role of the Special Educator

2. Big Ideas Cultural Responsiveness Disproportionate Representation The many hats of a special educator

3. Cultural responsiveness The extent to which research and practice in instruction and assessment take into consideration the cognitive, linguistic, and social assets of an individual that are culturally determined and shape ways in which that individual learns and makes sense of his or her experiences.

4. Brown v Board of Education

5. Schools Responses After Brown v Board of Education, large numbers of African American students were tracked in special education.

6. Court Case Related to Nondiscriminatory Evaluation • Larry P. v. Riles (1972, 1974) IQ testing Culturally Biased

7. Disproportionate Representation Risk Ratios CIMP % of Students in SpEd Gifted Ed

8. Factors Associated with Disproportionate Representation and Educational Equality • Gender • Racial/Ethnic Considerations • Language Considerations • Poverty Considerations • Relationships Among Race/Ethnicity, Language, and Poverty

9. DPS story of Disproportionate Representation

10. Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher and Advocate • Enhancing your Self-awareness • Increasing your knowledge and Experiences of Other Cultures • Advocating for Systems Change • Implementing Culturally Responsive Instruction • Use the Adapted Posture of Cultural Reciprocity • Incorporate Five Components for Delivering Culturally Responsive Instruction • Capitalize Upon Instructional Consultation Teams • Implement Response to Intervention

11. 5 components for delivering culturally responsive instruction

12. LEAP Indicators • LE-1 Demonstrates knowledge of, interest in, and respect for students’ communities and cultures

13. Cultural Integration NOT Taco Tuesday

14. Knowledge Construction Nationality Language Proficiency Race/ethnicity Income Level Age Cultural Identity Disability Educational Level Sexual orientation Occupation Religion

15. Equity Pedagogy • Knowing the cultural background of students and incorporating them into instruction and procedures • Using cooperative learning or group experiences with students who learn best cooperatively • Placing student in pairs to encourage questions-and-answer exchanges

16. Prejudice Reduction prej·u·dice noun 1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. 2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable. 3. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, especially of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group. A child with Down Syndrome entering your class An immigrant from the Sudan who is attending school for the first time A child in a wheel chair with a service dog

17. Empowering School Culture and Social Structures Include student in determine classroom rules and allowing them choices in assignments Working with community groups to provide mentoring and tutoring programs Including students with disabilities or all students who try out for a performance Involving families in school decision making bodies Actively recruiting and hiring teachers of color Reducing the number of African Americans and Hispanics who are inappropriately places in special education programs

18. Many Hats of a Special Educator http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view_print.php?book=17111

19. Final Thoughts Video of Giovanni Moreno at North High School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJMH5yq8kj0&feature=youtu.be

20. Assignments Due Resource Notebook- if you have it show it to your instructor or provide a picture of your notebook. This is worth 5 points Final Text Response- Email these to your instructor- ask your instructor about due dates Check with your instructor to make sure all exit slips have been turned in