Research shows that embedding students’ cultures into a rigorous curriculum boosts student achievement and expands opportunities for parent and community involvement. Culturally responsive standards-based (CRSB) teaching can help schools and districts—especially those that serve students from diverse and/or low-income families—accomplish these goals.

Based on the book Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching: Classroom to Community and Back (Corwin Press, 2011), Education Northwest’s professional development workshop offers a range of strategies for implementing CRSB teaching. Conducted by the book’s authors, this training helps educators make small and large-scale changes, from tweaking existing curriculum to designing extensive projects and developing districtwide programs. These strategies can be applied to any subject at any grade level. In a survey of educators who participated in the training, 100 percent said it provided a good process for closing the achievement gap, and more than 92 percent said they were able to make stronger connections with their students’ families.

What Participants Will Learn

• A process designed to close the achievement gap and engage hard-to-reach families
• How to develop CRSB curriculum
• Ways to scale up CRSB strategies beyond the classroom for maximum effect

This service can be customized for: K–12 teachers, staff development specialists, administrators, educational leaders, or faculty at colleges and universities.

Format

A half-day or daylong workshop is recommended for teachers; a two-day training of trainers workshop is recommended for staff development specialists or district staff.

Contact

Debbie Ellis at 503.275.0552, or use the contact link below to submit a request electronically