Matching Pairs Notable Figures: Lisa DelpitOnline version Activity to review Lisa Delpit Presentation by Chela Knox 1 How can teachers directly connect students to the curriculum? 2 An American educationalist, acclaimed researcher, and an award-winning author. 3 How did Delpit believe educators could most effectively teach low-income and minority students? 4 What was Lisa Delpit's career goal? 5 What did Delpit observe when using an "open classroom" concept to organize student learning? 6 How can students make sense and meaning of core curriculum? 7 What did Delpit observe when utilizing a more "traditional" teacher directed learning environment to organize learning? Lisa Delpit African American students began to improve, although they still lagged behind white students. White students zoomed ahead, while some black students learned to read but not as quickly as white students. Children who do not receive the mainstream society's cultural learning at home should explicitly be taught the content, perspectives, and tools they need to know at school. Establish relationships between themselves and their students, accept their students' culture and language, and help them to build on it. Using "real-life" contexts and building on students' prior experiences. Teach African American children and teach them well.
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