Session 1
SESSION 1
C H A P T E R S 1 - 2
C H A P T E R S 1 - 2
OBJECTIVES
Establish a community of practice that strives for increased rigor and relevance in our classrooms and schools.
Engage in Courageous Conversations around race and equity with fellow practitioners.
Deepen our understanding of learning and teaching through the lens of culturally responsive teaching practices.
PRE-WORK
Read Chapters 1-2 of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (pp. 12-35)
Read Springpoint's The Core Elements of a Strong Learning Experience to establish a shared frame of reference for rigor and purpose.
Optional
Read through React | Reflect | Rethink and Courageous Conversation (below) to think about where you may want to go deeper
Review the Cultural Competence Independent Study and set an intention for growing your cultural competence this summer.
SESSION OUTLINE
Welcome and Level Setting
Culturally Responsive Teaching Engagement
Courageous Conversation
React | Reflect | Rethink
I Used to Think … Now I Think Open Discussion
Cultural Competence Independent Study, Closing, and Appreciations
Courageous Conversation
Question
How does your understanding of the sociopolitical context (28) and the development of the “intellectual apartheid in schools” change your practices as a teacher or leader given the need to address our own implicit bias and recognize structural racialization?
Question
How does your understanding of the sociopolitical context (28) and the development of the “intellectual apartheid in schools” change your practices as a teacher or leader given the need to address our own implicit bias and recognize structural racialization?
React | Reflect | Rethink
Dependent vs. Independent Learners
How should your understanding of dependent and independent learners change your practice as a teacher or a leader given the need to create more rigorous classrooms? Where are you already meeting the bar? Where do you know you need to push yourself? What further support do you know that you need? (slide 23)
Dependent vs. Independent Learners
How should your understanding of dependent and independent learners change your practice as a teacher or a leader given the need to create more rigorous classrooms? Where are you already meeting the bar? Where do you know you need to push yourself? What further support do you know that you need? (slide 23)
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