Renee Moore

I have identified seven components of Culturally Engaged Instruction.

1. dynamic practice - teaching that changes in relation to the other six components
2. informed and collaborative analysis - the many sources of information (pedagogical knowledge) that accomplished teachers draw upon in the classroom and how those sources are analyzed and synthesized not by the teacher alone, but with significant input from other stakeholders (students, parents, community, what I call the circles of influence).
3. particular cultural experiences - the cultural background of the students (including social and political history of which they may not be consciously aware), the teacher's own cultural experiences, the culture of that particular school, the culture that develops within the classroom
4. particular strengths - how a teacher comes to know what these students as individual learners already know and can do well; how do I use that to guide instruction
5. particular learning goals - expectations of the state and district, teacher expectations, the students' own expectations, those of their parents and community
6. a specific group of students -how does the "group chemistry" affect the culture of the classroom and through that the process of teaching and learning for this teacher and these students
7. a particular community - how characteristics and norms within and outside the classroom affect teaching and learning