Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity

Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity

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<br /> <p><strong><em>Close the achievement gap with equity-focused professional learning communities!</em></strong></p> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Templates, protocols, activities, and rubrics for deconstructing inequity in student achievement</li> <li>Stories, tools, and thinking prompts to guide an inside-out transformation toward cultural proficiency</li> <li>An extended example of one school district€s journey</li> </ul>