Culturally Proficient Learning Communities: Confronting Inequities Through Collaborative Curiosity

By Linda D. Jungwirth, Randall B. Lindsey, Jarvis V.N.C. Pahl

Book Overview

Close the achievement gap with equity-focused professional learning communities

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:

Templates, protocols, activities, and rubrics for deconstructing inequity in student achievement Stories, tools, and thinking prompts to guide an inside-out transformation toward cultural proficiency An extended example of one school district's journey

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412972280
• ISBN13: 9781412972284
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"