This document discusses collaboration in education. It emphasizes that collaboration requires active participation from all parties and brings different strengths and perspectives. When done effectively, collaboration benefits everyone involved. It also discusses how teachers can create a culture of collaboration in the classroom through modeling, questioning, responding to students, encouraging discussion, and using reflective journals. Additionally, the document defines culturally responsive teaching as understanding students' unique backgrounds and capitalizing on their cultural experiences to promote learning. It provides examples of behaviors like viewing diversity as an asset, feeling responsible for cultural responsiveness, understanding how students learn, and designing instruction that builds on students' prior knowledge. Finally, it suggests strategies for culturally responsive teaching like communicating high expectations, actively engaging students, facilitating learning