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Culturally Responsive:

Culturally responsive teaching refers to practices and approaches that support “culturally and linguistically diverse students who have been marginalized in schools build their skill and capacity to do rigorous work.” (Hammond, 2018). The term has been used more broadly to describe approaches that demonstrate awareness of and respect for the various social and cultural identities of students, that use students’ cultural references as a part of instruction and curriculum to empower and support deeper engagement and learning; that appreciate and honor diversity from a historically-grounded and strengths-focused lens; or otherwise build supportive and caring relationships across cultural backgrounds (Ladson-Billing, 2009).

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Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain discussion guide This discussion facilitator's guide, ideal for use with a small book study group, provides opening activities, discussion questions, and bridge activities for each chapter of Zaretta Hammond's book Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain. Through reflection, collaboration, and continuous improvement strategies, this guide provides an opportunity for staff to interrogate their own instructional practice to find ways to be responsive to students' culture and identities. TAGS cultural competence reading lists - staff equity culturally responsive professional learning
Guiding Questions for Educators: Promoting Equity Using SEL in your School When social and emotional learning (SEL) is implemented with a culturally responsive lens, educators can use SEL to cultivate equitable learning opportunities, responsive relationships, and inclusive practices. This resources features reflection questions for school-level educators to explore the CASEL core competencies through an equity lens. See also: Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote Equity Using SEL in your District SOURCE: CASEL TAGS cultural competence Adult SEL equity culturally responsive
Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote Equity Using SEL in your District When social and emotional learning (SEL) is implemented with a culturally responsive lens, educators can use SEL to cultivate equitable learning opportunities, responsive relationships, and inclusive practices. This resources features reflection questions for district-level educators to explore the CASEL core competencies through an equity lens. See also: Guiding Questions for Educators: Promote Equity Using SEL in your School SOURCE: CASEL TAGS cultural competence Adult SEL equity culturally responsive
Social and Emotional Learning in Practice: Toolkit of Practical Strategies and Resources Ideal for OST programs, includes tools for equipping staff to teach SEL, creating the learning environment, designing impactful learning experiences, and using data for improvement. Special attention is paid to culturally responsive design. SOURCE: University/Nonprofit Research Institution TAGS paraprofessionals security staff staff onboarding teacher tool toolkit reading lists - staff culturally responsive teacher training advisory/homeroom middle school grades PK-12 instructional practices classroom level culture and climate building community out of school professional learning
Michigan’s Free Online SEL Training The Michigan Department of Education in partnership with Michigan Virtual offers 5 self-paced courses (available to all but credit awarded only to MDE certificate holders) including an introduction to SEL, culturally responsive classrooms, embedding SEL schoolwide, creating professional culture based on SEL, and trauma-informed support. SOURCE: Michigan DOE TAGS Adult SEL trauma culturally responsive professional learning
Washington’s SEL Online Education Modules Washington's 5 online modules for educators (intro, embedding SEL schoolwide, adult professional culture, culturally responsive classroom integration, and selecting evidence-based programs). Free registration required. SOURCE: Washington DOE TAGS videos culturally responsive teacher training SEL overview evidence-based programs instructional practices culture and climate professional learning
Boston Public Schools Essentials for Instructional Equity Outlines 4 adult competencies for facilitating learning for diverse students, and includes an appendix of culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, a learning experience design template, and a parent guide. SOURCE: Boston Public Schools TAGS cultural competence anti-bias reading lists - staff equity culturally responsive college and career readiness instructional practices integrate with district priorities
Webinar: Adult SEL and Cultural Competence Dr. Marisha Humphries, Associate Professor in the department of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joined CASEL partners for a webinar to discuss the importance of social and emotional competence for educators, ways to support adults in strengthening SEL skills, and strategies to become more self aware and reflective about our own social identity, culturally informed emotional expression, and social behaviors and how they impact our relationships and our work in education. See the webinar recording and transcript at http://bit.ly/CASELwebinar21820 SOURCE: CASEL TAGS cultural competence Adult SEL anti-bias equity culturally responsive
Oregon’s Recommended Criteria for Adoption of Transformative SEL Materials and Practices As you work with your community to develop unique, local criteria for selecting an evidence-based program, the Oregon Department of Education's recommendations can provide a model, especially when a commitment to equity and culturally responsive pedagogy are at the forefront. SOURCE: Oregon DOE TAGS implementation support evidence-based programs
Oakland’s Teacher Growth and Development System Oakland's teacher evaluation and growth framework includes goals around equity, classroom community, growth mindset, culturally responsive teaching, student collaboration/communication/& choice. SOURCE: Oakland Unified School District TAGS teacher evaluation board policies human and financial resource alignment equity instructional practices classroom level integrate with district priorities

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