1. Chris Paton

2. Chris Paton Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE) The CREDE model is to integrate the local culture into educational lessons , in order for students to achieve better academically . The idea is to make learning more relevant to students by using what they already know and understand. There are 5 basic CREDE standards of educational pedagogy, or teaching methods, to apply in the process of teaching. These methods range from group projects, to educational discussion, to options for students in what topics they would like to study. (©2005 Navajo Pine High School)

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7. The CREDE model is to integrate the local culture into educational lessons … to make learning more relevant to students by using what they already know and understand. Yes, but understanding the local culture will only get you so far. To really make learning more relevant you have to know the students and understand their interpretation of local culture.

8. The CREDE model is to integrate the local culture into educational lessons … to make learning more relevant to students by using what they already know and understand. Yes, but understanding the local culture will only get you so far. To really make learning more relevant you have to know the students and understand their interpretation of local culture.

9. Chris Paton Where is your head at? The possibilities are endless. Group Activity 4 Online Discussion Activity Group Activity 3 Editing & Text Group Activity 1 Planning, Script Writing Group Activity 2 Moviemaking

10. Chris Paton 4. Emphasizing Dialogue over Lectures (CREDE) Instruct through teacher-student dialogue, especially academic, goal-directed, small-group conversations (known as instructional conversations), rather than lecture. The Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy