Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction: Community Resources Come Together to Help Teach Science Lessons

Autor/inn/en	Cloud, Karen; Bates, Cathleen; Moss-Redman, Iva
Titel	Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction: Community Resources Come Together to Help Teach Science Lessons
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 58 (2021) 4, S.24-30 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	American Indian Students; Achievement Gap; At Risk Students; Science Instruction; Culturally Relevant Education; Kindergarten; Plants (Botany); Cultural Relevance; American Indian Culture; Science Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pflanze
Abstract	A quick look at the Native American academic achievement gap illustrates Native American students are more likely to live in areas of poverty, less likely to graduate from high school, and less likely to go on to college (Annie E. Casey Foundation 2017; 2018). The Next Generation Science Standards and others recommend that teachers trained in culturally relevant instruction are key to improved academics (Aikenhead and Lima 2009; Ninneman, Deaton, and Francis-Begay 2017; Pewewardy 2002). Unfortunately, the majority of non-Native teachers do not teach their Native American students in a culturally relevant manner (Ninneman, Deaton, and Francis-Begay 2017). There are simple strategies that allow seasoned as well as early career teachers to teach culturally relevant science to their Native American students. This article shares a lesson vignette in which one kindergarten teacher demonstrates how a few simple changes to a 5E science lesson builds bridges to science understanding for Native American kindergarteners. The lesson encourages students to use the Crosscutting Concept (CCC) of patterns to determine what plants need to survive. Cultural strategies used in this lesson include showing respect for community and culture experts, language, Native stories, and learning styles. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01