The goal of this professional development workshop is to provide educators with exemplars of research-based practices aligned with culturally responsive pedagogy that work within the classroom setting. The workshop will be conducted during one academic school year and will focus on strategies to engage students in virtual and/or face-to-face classroom settings.

The workshop aligns with the components of the Innovative Transformational Model of leadership, differentiated support, culturally responsive teaching and learning, accountability, and instructional infrastructure.

This workshop is designed to provide professional development services to educators during one academic school year. The workshop will be conducted virtually and/or in person and will include interactive sessions with built-in work time to create deliverables that can be used in classroom lessons. The workshop will be customized to create an efficient time of learning for all participants.

Objectives:

1. Understand culturally responsive teaching and learning in theory and practice.

Define and describe the principles of culturally responsive teaching and learning.

Understand the importance of culturally responsive teaching and learning for closing academic gaps and supporting students' academic success.

2. Differentiating Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and Critical Race Theory (CRT) by unpacking culture, ethnicity, racial identity, and nationality.

Define and differentiate culturally responsive teaching and critical race theory.

Understand the intersectionality of culture, ethnicity, racial identity, and nationality in culturally responsive teaching and learning.

3. Examine examples of how teaching impacts and influences the classroom and community while improving student engagement and performance.

Understand the role of culturally responsive teaching and learning in creating a positive classroom culture.

Analyze examples of how teaching practices impact student engagement and performance.

4. Review pedagogical approaches that include the use of culturally responsive instructional practices.

Identify and describe pedagogical approaches that incorporate culturally responsive instructional practices.

Understand how these approaches can be used to support student learning and success.

5. Connect and reflect on teaching practices and how they affect how communities grow.

Reflect on personal teaching practices and how they align with culturally responsive teaching and learning.

Understand how teaching practices can contribute to the growth of communities.

Expected Outcomes: At the end of this workshop, participants will have a deeper understanding of culturally responsive teaching and learning in theory and practice. They will be able to differentiate between culturally responsive teaching and critical race theory and understand the intersectionality of culture, ethnicity, racial identity, and nationality in culturally responsive teaching and learning. Participants will also be able to analyze examples of how teaching practices impact student engagement and performance, review pedagogical approaches that incorporate culturally responsive instructional practices, and reflect on personal teaching practices and how they affect how communities grow.

Duration: This workshop is designed for up to 5 hours with three different formats to meet participant needs.

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