Diversity Equity and Inclusion: Instructional Practices for Pre-service and In-service Teacher

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Title

Diversity Equity and Inclusion: Instructional Practices for Pre-service and In-service Teacher

Subject

Diversity equity; inclusion practices; DEI program/curriculum; sensitive leadership

Description

This module provides supplemental information, activities, and resources to help teacher candidates develop effective instructional practices that address the diverse needs of students. It includes strategies on culturally relevant pedagogy, legal requirements for discrimination, and creating inclusive classrooms. This module supports the goals of creating inclusive, flexible, and culturally relevant curricula.

Creator

Beverly Sande (author)

Source

The module contains references to a variety of external resources, such as legal documents, research articles. Moreover, it established educational practices, especially around Universal Design for Learning (see “Relation”).

Publisher

OER Commons

Contributor

This resource was sponsored by Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike

Relation

  1. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
  2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  3. American with Disabilities Act
  4. Video/YouTube: The Difference Between Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity by Ritu Bhasin
  5. Discrimination in Education - Federal Laws https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/discrimination/discrimination-in-education-federal-laws.html
  6. "Five Powerful Ways to Take REAL Action on DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)" 
  7. Americans with Disabilities Act: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq9805.html 
  8. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): https://www.ed.gov/essa
  9. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
  10. How to Foster a Strong DEI School Culture: https://www.schoolworks.org/stepping-up-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
  11. Unrealized Impact: The Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:  http://www.unrealizedimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Unrealized_Impact-ExecSummary-Final-072017.pdf
  12. What Equity Really Means in Schools: https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/what-equity-really-means-in-schools/ 
  13. What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom: https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
  14. Warren, C. A. (2017). Empathy, teacher dispositions, and preparation for culturally responsive pedagogy. Journal of Teacher Education, 69(2), 169–183. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022487117712487
  15. Schissel, J. L., De Korne, H., & López-Gopar, M. (2018). Grappling with translanguaging for teaching and assessment in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts: teacher perspectives from Oaxaca, Mexico. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 24(3), 340–356. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2018.1463965
  16. Video/YouTube: UDL to Change the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgJYEmD1_A
  17. The UDL Guidelines: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/
  18. Instructions strategies for the Reading Rockets Curriculum/Program: https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies
  19. Video/YouTube: Welcome to our new series on High-Leverage Practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0iGKOq8UXk
  20. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2016, November).  Adolescent Literacy intervention report: READ 180®. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  21. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2014, May). Students with Learning Disabilities intervention report: Repeated Reading. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  22. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2014, October).  Beginning Reading intervention report: Open Court Reading©. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  23. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse (2013, November). Beginning Reading intervention report: Reading Mastery. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  24. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse (2013, November). Students with Learning Disabilities intervention report: Reciprocal teaching. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  25. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2013, July). Beginning Reading intervention report: Reading Recovery®. Retrieved from http://whatworks.ed.gov
  26. What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2017, September). Beginning Reading intervention report: Leveled Literacy Intervention. Retrieved from https://whatworks.ed.gov
  27. Universal Design for Learning: https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl#.XLj1d-hKhPZ
  28. High Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities: https://highleveragepractices.org/
  29. IES What Works Clearing House: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
  30. Samuels, A. J. (2018). Exploring Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Teachers’ perspectives on fostering equitable and inclusive classrooms. SRATE Journal, 27(1), 22–30. http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1166706.pdf
  31. Video/YouTube: Supporting Schoolwide Culturally Responsive Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztnwmVBMfd0
  32. TED/YouTube: CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN MATHEMATICS: A CRITICAL NEED | Shelly Jones | TEDxCCSU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjLOuUhN6xY&t=1s
  33. Power Point: Diversity and Culturally Responsive Teaching by Dr. Beverly Sande
  34. Hollowell, Cherilynne, "Culturally Responsive School Leadership: How Principals Use Culturally Responsive Leadership Strategies to Develop Engaging and Inclusive School Environments for All Students" (2019). Dissertations. 239. https://digitalcommons.brandman.edu/edd_dissertations/239
  35. Howley, A., Woodrum, A. Burgess, L., & Rhodes, M. (2009). Planning for Culturally Responsive Leadership: Insights from a Study of Principals of Exemplary Schools. Educational Planning, 8(3), 12–27.
  36. Khalifa, M. A., Gooden, M. A., & Davis, J. E. (2016). Culturally Responsive school leadership: A synthesis of the literature. Review of Educational Research, 86(4), 1272–1311. https://doi.org/10.3102/0034654316630383
  37. TED/YouTube: On Diversity: Access Ain’t Inclusion | Anthony Jack | TEDxCambridge
  38. Getting Started With Culturally Responsive Teaching: https://www.edutopia.org/article/getting-started-culturally-responsive-teaching
  39. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: https://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ee/culturalrelevantpedagogy.asp
  40. Ebersole, M., Kanahele-Mossman, H., & Kawakami, A. (2015). Culturally Responsive Teaching: Examining teachers’ understandings and perspectives. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v4i2.1136
  41. Chiu, C. L., Sayman, D., Carrero, K. M., Gibbon, T., Zolkoski, S. M., & Lusk, M. E. (2017). Developing culturally competent preservice teachers. Multicultural Perspectives, 19(1), 47–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/15210960.2017.1267515
  42. Averill, R., Anderson, D., & Drake, M. (2015). Developing Culturally Responsive Teaching through Professional Noticing within Teacher Educator Modelling. Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 17, 64–83.
  43. Han, H. S., Vomvoridi-Ivanović, E., Jacobs, J., Karanxha, Z., Lypka, A., Topdemir, C., & Feldman, A. (2014). Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Higher Education: A Collaborative Self-Study. Studying Teacher Education, 10(3), 290–312. https://doi.org/10.1080/17425964.2014.958072

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Video-ΥouTube; TED

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English

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Identifier

Sande, B. Diversity Equity and Inclusion: Instructional Practices for Pre-service and In-service Teacher. https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/83105/overview

Coverage

The resource is applicable in educational settings, and is designed for educator preparation programs. It can be used in U.S, as it aligns with U.S. legal frameworks and educational standards. However, its applicability is not strictly limited to the U.S., as the concepts of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are universally relevant in diverse educational settings worldwide.

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Beverly Sande (author) , “Diversity Equity and Inclusion: Instructional Practices for Pre-service and In-service Teacher,” digital4allOER, accessed May 5, 2025, https://digital4alloer.ucd.ie/items/show/40.

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