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Culturally responsive instruction recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural and linguistic references in all aspects of learning.

ÌýEducational technology can enhance instructional design and practice to facilitate a culturally- and linguistically- responsive learning environment that meets the needs of all students. Educational technology can assist teachers in

• Personalizing learning to meet the needs of individual students.
• StrengtheningÌýrelationships and connections with families.
• Developing and organizing coherent and relevant units, lessons, andÌýlearning tasks that build upon students’ cultural backgrounds and experiences
• FacilitatingÌýclassroom projectsÌýthat involve community-based topics and/or community members.
• Increasing and improving instructional strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles and languages.
• Enabling students toÌýcommunicate and collaborateÌýwith diverse audiences, including peers and experts in the community, state, country, and internationally.
• Facilitating collaborative classroom projectsÌýamong heterogeneous student groups.