Practice What We Teach: Our Ethical Connection to P-12 Schools

This article addresses the ethical interface of Educational Administration faculty, our degree and credential candidates, and the educational achievement of pre-school, kindergarten through high school (P-12) students. Culturally Proficient Coaching is presented as a set of integrated tools that can be used by Educational Administration faculty, P-12 school leaders, and classroom teachers in providing for the educational needs of students in our diverse communities

Leaders Address Inequity Through a Framework of International-Mindedness

This paper offers school leaders and scholar practitioners twin frameworks of international-mindedness and cultural proficiency as a means to addressing persistent education gaps. International-mindedness is a global perspective framework and cultural proficiency is an equity-focused framework. These complementary frameworks are grounded in the educational policies and practices found in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. In an era focused on closing achievement gaps, students from diverse backgrounds have opportunities to engage in topics and dispositions in IB that connect to their prior knowledge and experiences through a new lens and global perspective. Once viewed as an elitist high school program, the IB is now offered in an increasing number of public schools as a school wide initiative to support the needs of all students, including language learners and students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Teachers and school leaders in IB schools teach human similarities and differences through a local and global perspective to better prepare and engage all students in the knowledge and skills they will need in the changing world of the 21st century. To realize this expanded goal of access and achievement for all students, school leaders and educators must also understand the complementary conceptual frameworks of cultural proficiency and international-mindedness. The authors recommend that by aligning the frameworks of international-mindedness and cultural proficiency, students of all demographic groups and their teachers become aware of a wider world, respect and value diversity, understand how the world works, participate both locally and globally, and may be motivated to take action as engaged citizens

Culturally proficient learning communities : confronting inequisties through collaborative curiosity/ Delores B. Lindsey (et al)

xvii, 148 hal.: tab.; 25 cm

Culturally proficient learning communities : confronting inequisties through collaborative curiosity/ Delores B. Lindsey (et al)

xvii, 148 hal.: tab.; 25 cm

Culturally proficient instruction : a Guide for people who teach

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Culturally Proficient Inclusive Schools: All Means All!

Create inclusive educational environments that benefit ALL learners! As schools become more diverse with students of differing abilities and needs, this self-reflective and action-oriented guide helps you create and support more inclusive schools and classrooms that intentionally educate all students. Using the Five Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency as a roadmap, this book presents: Students’ learning differences as just that – differences rather than deficits Strategies that show you how to break though the common barriers to culturally proficient and inclusive schooling Assessments that gauge your awareness and show you how to best serve every student’s needshttps://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/university-archives-msu-authors/1104/thumbnail.jp