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CEP Cultural Diversity & Equity in Education Flashcards

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  1. What does the term 'culturally responsive teaching' mean in a US classroom?

    Answer: Using students' cultural backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives as resources to make learning relevant and effective

    Culturally responsive teaching leverages students' cultural identities and prior experiences as assets to increase engagement and academic achievement.

  2. An English Language Learner (ELL) student is struggling to follow verbal directions during a lesson. Which strategy BEST supports this student?

    Answer: Pairing verbal directions with visual cues, gestures, or written steps

    Multimodal support—combining verbal directions with visuals, gestures, or written text—gives ELL students additional comprehensible input to follow instructions.

  3. Which of the following BEST defines 'implicit bias' as it relates to educational settings?

    Answer: Unconscious attitudes or stereotypes that affect a person's judgments and actions toward students without their awareness

    Implicit bias consists of unconscious associations that influence perceptions and decisions about students, even when the educator intends to be fair.

  4. A parent who speaks limited English arrives at school to discuss their child. The paraprofessional should FIRST:

    Answer: Arrange for a qualified interpreter or bilingual staff member to assist with communication

    Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, schools receiving federal funding must provide meaningful access to programs for limited-English-proficient parents, typically through qualified interpreters.

  5. Which of the following is an example of a 'microaggression' in an educational setting?

    Answer: Asking an Asian-American student to help explain a math concept because 'they must be good at math'

    Microaggressions are subtle, often unintentional communications that convey negative or demeaning messages based on group membership, such as racial stereotypes about academic ability.

  6. Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) primarily addresses which student population?

    Answer: English Language Learners and immigrant students

    Title III of ESSA provides federal funding to support language instruction programs for English Language Learners and recently immigrated students.