Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity

Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity
ISBN-10
1452273006
ISBN-13
9781452273006
Series
Culturally Proficient Learning Communities
Category
Education
Pages
168
Language
English
Published
2009-08-03
Publisher
Corwin Press
Authors
Delores B. Lindsey, Randall B. Lindsey, Linda D. Jungwirth

Description

Close the achievement gap with equity-focused professional learning communities! Integrating the four Tools of Cultural Proficiency with the PLC framework, this relevant guide offers school leaders, district administrators, and staff developers a collaborative approach to address bias and inequity. The authors discuss the impact of our history on cultural understanding and provide a wealth of practical strategies and tools for building equity-focused PLCs, including: Templates, protocols, activities, and rubrics for deconstructing inequity in student achievement Stories, tools, and thinking prompts to guide an inside-out transformation toward cultural proficiency An extended example of one school district’s journey

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