Hammond’s “cultural tree” identifies three levels of culture: Surface level (the leaves): This level is made up of cultural aspects you can see, like food, dress, etc. Shallow culture (the trunk): This level includes cultural aspects that are less explicit, …

The Culture Tree is a visual representation of culture developed by educator and author Zaretta Hammond. It consists of three levels: surface culture, shallow culture, and deep culture. What is surface culture?

Zaretta Hammond, in her work on culturally responsive teaching, has created a visual called the Culture Tree as a way for us to understand culture. There are three parts or levels of the tree. Surface Culture. This level is made up of observable and concrete elements of culture such as food, dress, and music. Shallow Culture

The Culture Tree will help you decode and successfully manage cross-cultural relationships at every stage of your go-abroad journey – from the initial tourist high to your first cross-cultural connections and the deeper challenge of long-term immersion. Still wondering how to use it? Check out these tips: . Why use the Culture Tree?

Feb 15, 2024 · In this book Hammond introduces us to her concept of the Culture Tree. The book is also on our reading list this Black History Month and EVERY month as it is an indispensable, and practical guide for classrooms everywhere.

Feb 13, 2019 · A tree is a part of a bigger eco-system that shapes and impacts its growth and development. Shallow culture is represented in the trunk and branches of the tree while we can think of surface culture as the observable fruit that the tree bears.

The Culture Tree is a wonderful visual tools to understand the way that culture impacts how we engage with the world around us. You might be wondering how providing equitable access to learning as well as including culturally responsive practices is relevant to …

Create a culture tree for your educational ecosystem. Your tree may represent a classroom, district, department, school, or another level of work that functions as an

Jul 25, 2023 · Culture tree from class Teacher Lauren Midgette says: "My deep culture is complicated. First, I may be white assumed, but I identify as multiracial; my roots are a combination coming from different trees, making a web …

Jan 5, 2021 · One need not know the details of every student’s surface and shallow culture, but an awareness of students’ deep cultural archetypes such as individualism or collectivism “can make culturally responsive teaching more manageable in a diverse classroom” (p. 25).