Culturally and linguistically responsive practice (CLRP) involves seeking out knowledge of students’ cultural and familial backgrounds and using it to plan instruction. It entails understanding and using the cultural characteristics, experiences, and perspectives of students from culturally diverse backgrounds to help them connect to and understand new content. English learners benefit when connections are made from content they are learning and their own experiences and backgrounds.
● Learning Objectives
o Deepen understanding of culturally and linguistically responsive practice (CLRP)
o Understand how students’ cultural, linguistic, and racial identities develop and how these constructs impact learning
o Learn ways to value, consider, and integrate students’ culture, language, heritage, and experiences to support their learning and development. CLRP involves seeking out knowledge of students’ cultural and familial backgrounds and using it to plan instruction.
o Review ways to leverage students’ diverse experiences and abilities to scaffold their learning.
o Teach students how to become critical thinkers by integrating their cultural and linguistic experiences with challenging learning experiences involving higher order thinking and critical inquiry