Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity refers to the differences among individuals based on their personal experiences and attributes.
A person's culture may include their race, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, nationality, language, religion, political affiliation, and socioeconomic background. Additionally, cultural norms may be influenced by these differences, such as peer and social group interactions and family or community values.
Often, cultural and linguistic diversities are mentioned together (CLD). While cultural diversity may often include linguistic diversity, the two terms are not interchangeable.
Special educators must be culturally responsive to all students, especially those students with disabilities whose culture may influence their educational decisions and outcomes.
Culturally responsive educators are sensitive to diversity in the classroom. Teachers must reflect on their personal assumptions and biases. However, what are the characteristics of a culturally...
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But What Does It Look Like? Instructional Strategies for Exceptional CLD Students
Across the country educators are realizing the importance of implementing culturally responsive and humanizing pedagogy, but sometimes it’s not clear what that entails. Watch this webinar to hear the...
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Cultural Responsiveness in Data-Based Individualization and Literacy Assessment for English Learners

In this webinar, you’ll learn attributes of culturally responsive instruction as well as research-based strategies that promote language and (bi) literacy development for English learners with and...
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Culturally Relevant Instruction: Teaching for Everyone’s Success!

As America’s schools are becoming increasing ethnically diverse, teachers need the knowledge, skills, and models to incorporate culturally responsive instruction (CRI) into their daily instruction. In...
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Working Collaboratively with Diverse Families in the IEP Process

Per the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), families of children with disabilities are equal stakeholders in IEP meetings. With the number of students from culturally and...
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Diversity, Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Guidance for the Culturally Responsive Educator – PRISM 13
This book is the 13th in the Prism series, developed by the Council for Exceptional Children Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. The Prism series is a collection of volumes that...
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Uncovering Segregation: How Disability, Race, and Language Become Tools of Exclusion

This is a discussion on how to address the pervasive and persistent issues of segregation within schools. These panelists will share the patterns of discrimination and segregation at the state...
Assessing Our Awareness: Tools for Developing Teachers' Cultural Competence

The presenters will discuss tools to support teachers to become culturally competent, critically conscious allies in the fight for racial justice. Presenters will share tools and strategies for...
The Mixtape Volume 1: Culturally Sustaining Practices Within MTSS Featuring the Everlasting Mission of Student Engagement

Focusing on interventions, strategies, and considerations that can support teachers in working with all students academically and behaviorally, this book interweaves the spirit of Hip-Hop throughout...
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Behavior Today Newsletter 39(4)

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If you’re like me, and particularly if your professional life revolves around schooling in any form or capacity, you look forward to summertime each year. You do this with the undying hope it brings a break from at least some traditional duties, a more relaxed pace, and time to catch up on some professional and personal tasks you just didn’t have time for during the school year but promised to catch up on once summer arrived and things slowed down. And, if you’re like me, you probably cringed or even laughed out loud before you finished reading the previous sentence.
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September 02, 2022