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
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- American with Disabilities Act
- Video/YouTube: The Difference Between Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity by Ritu Bhasin
- Discrimination in Education - Federal Laws https://www.findlaw.com/civilrights/discrimination/discrimination-in-education-federal-laws.html
- "Five Powerful Ways to Take REAL Action on DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion)"
- Americans with Disabilities Act: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/hq9805.html
- Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): https://www.ed.gov/essa
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
- How to Foster a Strong DEI School Culture: https://www.schoolworks.org/stepping-up-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
- Unrealized Impact: The Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: http://www.unrealizedimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Unrealized_Impact-ExecSummary-Final-072017.pdf
- What Equity Really Means in Schools: https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/what-equity-really-means-in-schools/
- What is Differentiated Instruction? Examples of How to Differentiate Instruction in the Classroom: https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/examples-of-differentiated-instruction/
- 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
- 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
- Video/YouTube: UDL to Change the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shgJYEmD1_A
- The UDL Guidelines: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/
- Instructions strategies for the Reading Rockets Curriculum/Program: https://www.readingrockets.org/classroom/classroom-strategies
- Video/YouTube: Welcome to our new series on High-Leverage Practices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0iGKOq8UXk
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Universal Design for Learning: https://www.cast.org/impact/universal-design-for-learning-udl#.XLj1d-hKhPZ
- High Leverage Practices for Students with Disabilities: https://highleveragepractices.org/
- IES What Works Clearing House: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
- 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
- Video/YouTube: Supporting Schoolwide Culturally Responsive Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztnwmVBMfd0
- TED/YouTube: CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEDAGOGY IN MATHEMATICS: A CRITICAL NEED | Shelly Jones | TEDxCCSU: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjLOuUhN6xY&t=1s
- Power Point: Diversity and Culturally Responsive Teaching by Dr. Beverly Sande
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- TED/YouTube: On Diversity: Access Ain’t Inclusion | Anthony Jack | TEDxCambridge
- Getting Started With Culturally Responsive Teaching: https://www.edutopia.org/article/getting-started-culturally-responsive-teaching
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: https://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ee/culturalrelevantpedagogy.asp
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
Format
Video-ΥouTube; TED
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Power Point presentation
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Language
English
Type
Education Module
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.