The CREDE model aims to integrate local culture into lessons to make learning more relevant for students. There are five CREDE standards for teaching methods, including using group projects and giving students options in topics. The standards are: using instructional group activities with students and teachers working together; applying literacy strategies across subjects; connecting lessons to students' lives; maintaining challenging standards; and emphasizing dialogue over lectures.

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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)

3. Chris Paton integrate the local culture into educational lessons achieve better academically make learning more relevant Yikes!

4. Learn about the culture Learn from the people of that culture Use elements from and of the culture as a foundation for teaching Teachers and Students Working Together (CREDE) Use instructional group activities in which students and teacher work together to create a product or idea.

5. Crossword Activity Discussion Activity Vocabulary Activity Diary Activity Listening Activity

6. Developing Language and Literacy Skills Across all Curriculum (CREDE) Apply literacy strategies and develop language competence in all subject areas. 3. Connecting Lessons to Students’ Lives (CREDE) Contextualize teaching and curriculum in students’ existing experiences in home, community, and school. 4. Engaging Students with Challenging Lessons (CREDE) Maintain challenging standards for student performance; design activities to advance understanding to more complex levels.

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