In part two of our conversation with Dr. Geneva Gay, we take culturally responsive teaching into the classroom and look at practical strategies for beginning implementation. Dr. Gay acknowledges the complexity of both teaching and becoming culturally responsive in our practices. In this light, she encourages us to start small and build on our successes. She says, culturally responsive teaching “is a multidimensional phenomenon. Pick one dimension and work toward mastery of that, and then add another dimension, and then add another dimension.” Step by step, we can become more aware and more skilled in the area of culturally responsive teaching. 

To help us move toward this place of mastery, Dr. Gay offers a wide range of insights and instructional practices we can implement to make our own classrooms more culturally responsive. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.