SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Teacher Education
ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City
Name: Fojas, Lovelyn N.
Course/ Year&Section: BSED English 3B
Reflective Essay
Students bring their cultures into the classrooms with them. Each one is distinct
and vital. It is up to us how we use them in class. Students come to school with a
variety of backgrounds. Experiences have been had by students with little or no
education. They might not be the same as what we've had. They may have prior
experience with cooking, farming, or livestock. Those rich, real-world experiences are
also valuable, and we can all benefit from them.
The moment we respond to our students' cultures as educators, we realize that
cultural differences are crucial. We can all learn from one another. Because culture is
such an important part of an individual's identity, if we include the culture of students
in everyday lessons, we are teaching the whole child. We enable the child to make the
most of their distinctive qualities and uniqueness. We also foster a love of diversity as
we are embracing and understand that each and one of us is unique.
Culturally responsive teaching is not about highlighting a specific culture on one
day but it is all about incorporating every students' cultures into teaching every single
day, and guiding them to fully realize their potential as students. It shows the
significance of incorporating students' cultural and linguistic references into all aspects
of learning.
Educational technology can improve instructional design and practice to create
a culturally and linguistically responsive learning environment that meets the needs of
all students. Educational technology can help teachers personalize learning to meet
the needs of individual students, strengthen relationships and connections with
families, develop and organize coherent and relevant lessons, and learning tasks that
build on students' cultural backgrounds and experiences, facilitate classroom projects
involving community-based topics and/or community members, and increase and
improve instructional strategies to accommodate students with disabilities.
As a future educator, we should know well our students, with this, we can look
for ways to use the assets of various cultures to enhance what we are teaching. We
also should make sure that learning environment is conducive. Furthermore, we
should provide students with the opportunity to learn about one another, ask
SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Teacher Education
ACCESS Campus, EJC Montilla, Tacurong City
questions, and get to know classmates. Actively engage students in learning with
lessons that are relevant and compelling. And learning a few words in their native
languages helps form a connection, shows that we care, and comforts them.
Culturally responsive teaching is not a strategy. It's more of a teaching mindset
that accepts, promotes, and encompasses culture into everyday teaching to connect
learning with students where students feel valued, respected, and connected to their
education.