Foundational Readings

Davis, B. M. (2012). How to teach students who don't look like you: Culturally responsive teaching strategies. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.

Delpit, L. (2006). Other people's children: Cultural conflict in the classroom. New York, New York: The New Press.

Gay, Geneva. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching, theory and practice. New York, New York: Teachers College Press.

Hammond, Z. (2015). Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin. **

Hollie, S. (2017). Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning. Teacher Created Materials.

Ladson-Billings, G. (2009). The dreamkeepers: Successful teachers of African American children. San Francisco, California: John Wiley & Sons.

Paris, D., & Alim, H. S. (Eds.). (2017). Culturally sustaining pedagogies: Teaching and learning for justice in a changing world. New York, Teachers College Press.

Singleton, G. E. (2014). Courageous conversations about race: A field guide for achieving equity in schools. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.

** The primary text we will use in our CRT Micro-Credential cohort during the 2018-2019 school year.

Characteristic One:

Culturally Responsive Teachers acknowledge, validate, and incorporate the cultural influences of all students, while reflecting on their own personal cultural lenses.

Gay, Geneva. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching, theory and practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

• Chapter 4

Hammond, Z. (2015). Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.

• Chapters 1-4

Hollie, S. (2017). Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning. Teacher Created Materials.

• Chapter 1

Paris, D., & Alim, H. S. (Eds.). (2017). Culturally sustaining pedagogies: Teaching and learning for justice in a changing world. New York, Teachers College Press.

• Chapter 1

Characteristic Two:

Culturally Responsive Teachers teach to and through culture as they plan curriculum and instruction that is differentiated, rigorous, and relevant.

Gay, Geneva. (2010). Culturally responsive teaching, theory and practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

• Chapter 6

Hammond, Z. (2015). Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.

• Chapters 6 - 9

Hollie, S. (2017). Culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning. Teacher Created Materials.

• Chapters 3-7

Characteristic Three:

Culturally Responsive Teachers build positive learning partnership with students and families.

Hammond, Z. (2015). Culturally responsive teaching and the brain: Promoting authentic engagement and rigor among culturally and linguistically diverse students. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin.

• Chapter 5