Teach Out Proposal - Culturally Responsive Teaching
Who | This will be created and shared with our faculty and staff for the SY 24. We are going to propose this for a PGG to the district for that school year. |
What | Responsive Teaching: The “Why” and “How” to reach ALL students |
Where | School PDs, but also have this available in the School Google Drive that all faculty and staff can access throughout the year. |
When | During the SY 24, afterschool and PD days that have been approved by the district. |
Why | We currently work in the Central Falls School District. Our student population is composed of 52% Hispanic, 18% Black or African American, 17% white, and 10% American Indian students*. Our educator population is composed of 15% Hispanic, 4% Black or African American, and 81% white teachers*. We feel that the disparity between our student population and educator population can, and does, create a lack of true engagement and success academically and socially within our schools. For this reason we feel it is important to create a presentation for our faculty and staff that addresses Culturally Responsive Teaching and how to implement it within all classrooms/curriculums. As a district we are looking at doing diversity trainings and we feel this would be a good way to teach how to put these PDs into action.
*Student and Educator data is from SY 21-22 per the RIDE Report Card |
This project will be a PGG on culturally responsive teaching. This PGG will include a PD session for faculty and staff that want to select this PGG. The PD gives the historical background on culturally responsive teaching and the why, including videos, articles, and exemplars. If the PGG is approved by the district, the goal is to have a cohort of teachers to work through this PGG together throughout the school year, where we can workshop culturally responsive teaching into their content curricula. Culturally responsive teaching will help our school move towards inclusion and meeting some of our School Improvement Plans; ultimately creating engaging learning for our students that celebrate their knowledge capital.
Hi Kelly. I love your teach out project. Number 1 because it's super important and number 2 because I will be doing the same!! Lol... I have been the MLL teacher for 5 yrs. in my building. I finally got a chance to give PD to my grade 7 team of teachers to define the MLL student. My next PD for them will be the importance of a culturally responsive classroom. All teachers from this team ask why my students talk, participate and complete work for me in my instruction class. I always say because they feel seen, welcomed and comfortable enough to do so. I also tell them that "I make being different "fun". Good luck on your journey!!
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