Culturally Relevant Inspiration H. Grady

1. CULTURALLY
RELEVANT
INSPIRATION
By: Haneefah Grady

2. CULTURALLY RELEVANT INSPIRATIONS
 Great Falls Elementary School (Great Falls, S.C.)
grades k-5
www.chester.greatfalls.schooldesk.net/
 Dana Elementary School (Hendersonville, N.C.)
grades k-5
www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/dan/
o Toledo School for the Arts
grades 6th- 12th
http://www.ts4arts.org/

3. GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GREAT FALLS, SC
school Population – 402 students
Caucasian- 239 or 59.5%
African American – 35%
Hispanic -2%
75% of the students receive reduced lunch prices
Student teacher ratio 15:1

4. SUMMARY OF GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The teachers at Great Falls use a variety of effective technological
strategies to engage students through innovative , challenging
curriculum that is focused on inquiry-based , hands-on learning.
Teachers work collaboratively to create a culture of excellence by using
technology to support learning across the curriculum to address the
specific needs of students based on assessment data. As a professional
development School with Winthrop University, teachers use the Lucy
Camera to reflect on their teaching practices as well as sharing their
knowledge about integrating technology into the curriculum with other
teachers locally and nationally.

5. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS SUPPORTED AT GREAT FALLS SCHOOL
 Hands-on learning
activities
 Incorporates technology
in the classroom
 Collaboration with
teachers locally and
nationally
 inquiry-based curriculum
 Creates a professional
development
environment that
collaborates with schools
across the world to gain
professional knowledge
and innovative
instructional strategies

6. GREAT FALLS ELEMENTARY….
Provides students with
opportunities to develop
and engage in artistic
and
leadership/citizenship
skills.
Teachers use a
document camera to
engage students in the
classroom.
The arts and technology
are integrated into core
subjects for creativity and
deeper meaning on
subject content.
Culturally relevant
pedagogy
Promoting creativity in the
classroom

7. DANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HENDERSONVILLE, NC
School population- 525
Caucasian- 53%
Hispanic- 42%
African American – 0.74%
Title I
80% of students receive free/reduced lunch

8. SUMMARY OF DANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dana Elementary School takes an interdisciplinary
approach to instruction for all students. The core of
Dana’s education model emphasizes collaborative
data-based plans that support the growth of students.
Instruction is guided by the initiatives implemented
and driven by the school improvement plan.

9. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
 Critical thinking
 Problem solving
 Peer assessments
 Team partner learning
opportunities
 Global awareness
 Student self
awareness

10. CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
 Smart tablets
 Computers
 Smartboards
 Mac books
 Ipads for teachers
 Flip cameras
 Digital cameras

11. TOLEDO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
TOLEDO, OHIO
 570 students
 Caucasian- 370 students or 65%
 African American – 20%
 Hispanic – 10%
 Teacher to student ration – 14:1
 35% receive reduced or free lunch

12. SUMMARY OF TOLEDO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Toledo School of the Arts is a public charter school
that infuses music, dance, theatre, visual arts drama,
and into the core curriculum subjects.

13. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS SUPPORTS AT TOLEDO
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
 Student
communication is
highly encouraged.
 Hands on activities
that infuses core
subjects with the Arts.
 Students showcase,
sell, and perform their
work in the community
once a month.
o Students are
encouraged to act out
history with creative
skits .
o Students are
encouraged to critically
think to gain deeper
meaning of learning
content.

14. HIOW THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
REFLECT CULTURALLY RELEVANT
PEDAGOGY
Students at the school are exposed to the arts which
is meaningful to them . Students learn about the arts
from different countries, act of skits, and learn the
history of music, instruments, and dance that
originated from different countries and cultures.

15. HOW THE SCHOOL PROMOTES
CREATIVITY IN THE CLASSROOM
The arts are integrated into the core curriculum which
enables the students to gain deeper meaning and
understand of subject content as well enabling the
students to show their creativity.

16. HOW THE SCHOOL ENCOURAGES
TEACHERS TO BE MORE CREATIVE IN
THEIR APPROACH TO TEACHING
Teachers incorporate the arts into curriculum to foster
critical thinking, creativity, and deeper meaning into
the learning process. Students who attend The Toledo
School of the Arts gain a culturally relevant education
which gives them hands-on experience that can be
used in and out of the classroom.

17. REFERENCES….
Great Falls Elementary School(Great Falls, SC)
www.chester.greatfalls.schooldesks.net/
Dana Elementary
www.hendersoncountypublicschoolsnc.org/dan/
Toledo School for the Arts
http://www.ts4arts.org/