Diversity & Inclusive Practices Flashcards
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A school implements restorative practices instead of zero-tolerance discipline. What is the primary equity rationale?
Answer: Zero-tolerance policies disproportionately discipline Black and Latino students, contributing to the school-to-prison pipeline
Research consistently shows zero-tolerance policies have racially disparate outcomes, and restorative practices address harm while keeping students in school.
Which instructional model explicitly values and maintains students' home languages while developing English proficiency?
Answer: Dual-language bilingual education
Dual-language bilingual education develops literacy in two languages simultaneously, treating the home language as an asset rather than a barrier.
A teacher observes a student consistently avoid group work but excel in independent projects. Applying differentiation, the teacher should:
Answer: Investigate whether the avoidance reflects social anxiety, learning differences, or cultural factors, then adjust grouping strategically
Effective differentiation begins with understanding the root cause of behavior before adjusting instructional structures.
The concept of 'stereotype threat,' as described by Claude Steele, refers to:
Answer: The risk of confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group, which impairs performance
Stereotype threat occurs when individuals aware of a negative group stereotype underperform due to the psychological burden of potentially confirming it.
Which of the following is an example of a microaggression in a classroom setting?
Answer: Asking an Asian American student to explain what Chinese people think about a political issue
Asking a student to speak for their entire ethnic group reduces them to a representative of a stereotype rather than an individual.
A gifted student who is also an English language learner is frequently overlooked for advanced placement. This reflects which systemic issue?
Answer: Twice-exceptional underidentification driven by language bias in gifted screening
ELL students are chronically underrepresented in gifted programs partly because language proficiency measures are conflated with cognitive ability.
A school adopts culturally sustaining pedagogy (Paris, 2012). This approach differs from earlier culturally relevant pedagogy primarily by:
Answer: Actively sustaining and revitalizing students' cultural and linguistic practices rather than merely bridging them to dominant norms
Culturally sustaining pedagogy moves beyond using culture as a bridge and instead actively works to sustain and perpetuate marginalized students' cultural ways of being.