Anne Fox ApS

Category: Culturally responsive teaching

  • Diversity as an asset

    Diversity as an asset

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    Global conflicts – local challenges New citizens, training and workplace integration Although Denmark has not received as many asylum seekers as Germany and Sweden, it still has a sizeable number who go on to become recognised refugees and who must then be helped to make a life for themselves in their new country. The conference…

  • Can you learn the language on the job?

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    One of the current debates in Denmark is about the most effective way to learn the language since this is key to functioning well. There is an argument that the best place to learn a language is in the workplace and this has been used to justify political moves to get refugees into the workplace…

  • RELAX – an approach to CRT

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    Al-Issa’s paper from 2005 provides a useful framework for examining cultural differences, especially those which could lead to conflict. Although the paper is clearly aimed at East versus West issues as evidenced by its title, “When the west teaches the east: analyzing intercultural conflict in the classroom”, the guidance in this article is potentially useful…

  • Teaching migrants

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    The latest Absolutely Intercultural podcast features two teachers talking about the challenges of teaching diverse groups. Jennifer Appave at Kalø Højskole in Denmark and Alexandra Haas of VHS Rhein-Sieg in Germany talk about their experiences with various groups inlcuding refugees.

  • Why residential?

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    Effective teacher development does not just happen in courses. Mentoring, coaching, peer evaluation, observation,  lesson study and personal journaling are all valuable approaches. So why do we propose a residential course for getting to grips with the basics of culturally responsive teaching?

  • The wider audience

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    I just joined Zaretta Hammond‘s Facebook group (author of CRT & the brain) and she pointed me to an article in the Irish Times about the need for CRT in schools there. The article describes the need for culturally responsive teaching given the dedicated but homogeneous cohort of staff in Irish schools at the moment…

  • Home-made clocks

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    Although this one relates to school rather than adult education, the case of the clock that a teacher thought was a bomb illustrates many aspects of the need for culturally responsive teaching.

  • CRT & the brain

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    Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students  This is a book by Zaretta Hammond which was published this year by Corwin Press and is an excellent reference even for those of us working in adult education. Hammond takes us through the brain processes which both lead…

  • CRT Webinar

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    Thanks to everyone who attended my session on culturally responsive teaching yesterday as part of the Fall Blog Festival. It wasn’t easy to enter the webinar room so if you missed it, the 30 minute recording is below: One of the most powerful things that came out of the session for me was the importance…

  • Fall Blog Festival

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    Meet me at the Fall Blog Festival where I will be exploring what culturally responsive teaching (CRT) is and why we need to address the issue in our classrooms (from K12 to adult). Find out what CRT requires of the teacher and a few of the practical approaches you can take starting tomorrow. I will…