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With an increasing emphasis on educational equity, it is more important than ever that teachers are prepared in developing inclusive classroom settings that are free from biases and embrace the diversity of learners and their lived experiences. This guide provides educators with strategies to incorporate social-emotional and character development (SEL) and culturally responsive education (CRE) within their classrooms so that students receive what they need to develop their full academic and social potential. In this guide, you’ll learn about the 5 CRE skill areas, the ways in which CRE and SEL are essential for educational equity, and how to integrate CRE and SEL in your classroom. The guide also includes helpful web resources for diverse and inclusive reading lists, as well as additional resources for implementing CRE and SEL in classroom settings.

A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation—until now. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. The book includes: Information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten “key moves” to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection

The achievement of students of color continues to be disproportionately low at all levels of education. More than ever, Geneva Gay's foundational book on culturally responsive teaching is essential reading in addressing the needs of today's diverse student population. Combining insights from multicultural education theory and research with real-life classroom stories, Gay demonstrates that all students will perform better on multiple measures of achievement when teaching is filtered through their own cultural experiences. This bestselling text has been extensively revised to include expanded coverage of student ethnic groups: African and Latino Americans as well as Asian and Native Americans as well as new material on culturally diverse communication, addressing common myths about language diversity and the effects of "English Plus" instruction.

"Social and emotional learning has been proven to advance equity, but many educators still do not have the resources actively engage with it. In his new book Raising Equity Through SEL, Jorge Valenzuela unveils his five step Equity and SEL Integration framework and dives into research-backed strategies for engaging with students of all backgrounds and building classrooms safe for all learners. Using ideas like restorative justice and culturally responsive teaching, educators will learn how to help students develop emotional intelligence, improve students' knowledge, and confront personal biases in order to help all learners succeed"--

Motivating the SEL Field Forward Through Equity looks for a deeper critical understanding of the role of social and emotional learning (SEL) as a lever for equitable access to the competencies and skills individuals will ultimately need to be successful in school, work, and life.

Activate social-emotional learning effectively in your classroom with a framework that integrates trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and restorative teaching practices. Raising Equity Through SEL is your trusted source for sound pedagogy that addresses the academic and social-emotional needs of a diverse classroom community. Each strategy, tool, and template is designed to facilitate your practice by making SEL easier to implement. Use this book as an individual or team to: Develop emotional intelligence skills for adults and students Examine unconscious beliefs you may have about diverse learners Use shared agreements to structure difficult conversations with other adults Move students toward cultural competence and proficiency Activate SEL across the curriculum without having to stop and "do SEL" Implement culturally responsive, restorative, and trauma-informed teaching strategies Learn inclusive pedagogy that raises equity for students who are marginalized Level up SEL skills using educational technology Contents: Introduction Part 1: The Equity and Social-Emotional Learning Integration Framework Chapter 1: Learn the Basics of the CASEL 5 and Emotional Intelligence Chapter 2: Assess Unconscious Biases About Students Chapter 3: Improve Your Knowledge of Your Students Chapter 4: Help Students Develop Emotional Intelligence Skills Chapter 5: Activate Social-Emotional Learning in Lessons Part 2: Three Focus Areas for Equity and Social-Emotional Learning Chapter 6: Trauma-Informed Teaching Chapter 7: Culturally Responsive Teaching Chapter 8: Restorative Practices and Restorative Justice Part 3: More Equity Raisers for Social-Emotional Learning Chapter 9: Update Our SEL Plan With Inclusive Pedagogy for Raising Equity Chapter 10: Activate SEL by Focusing on Equity in Edtech Epilogue Appendix A: Additional Resources by Chapter Appendix B: Rationale and Research for the Equity and Social-Emotional Learning Integration Framework References and Resources Index

What will you do to promote multilingual learners’ equity? Our nation’s moment of reckoning with the deficit view of multilingual learners has arrived. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed and exacerbated long-standing inequities that stand in the way of MLs’ access to effective instruction. Recent events have also caused us to reflect on our place as educators within the intersection of race and language. In this innovative book, Sydney Snyder and Diane Staehr Fenner share practical, replicable ways you can draw from students’ strengths and promote multilingual learners′ success within and beyond your own classroom walls. In this book you’ll find • Practical and printable, research-based tools that guide you on how to implement culturally responsive teaching in your context • Case studies and reflection exercises to help identify implicit bias in your work and mitigate deficit-based thinking • Authentic classroom video clips in each chapter to show you what culturally responsive teaching actually looks like in practice • Hand-drawn sketch note graphics that spotlight key concepts, reinforce central themes, and engage you with eye-catching and memorable illustrations There is no time like the present for you to reflect on your role in culturally responsive teaching and use new tools to build an even stronger school community that is inclusive of MLs. No matter your role or where you are in your journey, you can confront injustice by taking action steps to develop a climate in which all students’ backgrounds, experiences, and cultures are honored and educators, families, and communities work collaboratively to help MLs thrive. We owe it to our students. On-demand book study-Available now! Authors, Snyder and Staehr Fenner have created an on-demand LMS book study for readers of Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity available now from their company SupportEd. The self-paced book study works around your schedule and when you′re done, you’ll earn a certificate for 20 hours of PD. SupportEd can also customize the book study for specific district timelines, cohorts and/or needs upon request.

Written to address all grade levels, this K-12 classroom resource provides teachers with strategies to support their culturally and linguistically diverse students. This highly readable book by Dr. Sharroky Hollie explores the pedagogy of culturally responsive teaching, and includes tips, techniques, and activities that are easy to implement in today's classrooms. Both novice and seasoned educators will benefit from the helpful strategies described in this resource to improve on the following five key areas: classroom management, academic literacy, academic vocabulary, academic language, and learning environment. This updated 2nd edition is grounded in the latest research, and includes an updated reference section and resources for further reading.