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Equity
Phase 2 

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"Look-Fors" During Observation
Remember: The most helpful part of the observation is not checking off items, but the conversations and reflections that happen after the visit.  
Beginning/ Developing
  • Teacher displays racial, ethnic, and cultural materials only during designated heritage months.
  • Teacher does not ask students to make connections to what they are learning with their own lives.
  • Teacher over uses mainstream culture as examples of real life experience.


Practicing/ Achieving
  • Lesson is taught from a culturally inclusive perspective.
  • Instructional materials, visuals, and student work in the classroom reflect the racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds represented by students.
  • Teacher relies on strengths of language, culture, and family background when working with students.
  • An asset-based approach to teaching and learning is reflected consistently in the classroom supporting the development of positive self-image and extending high expectations for all students.
Questions to Guide Observation 
  • Does the lesson use students’ real-life experiences to connect school learning to students’ lives?
  • ​How are the racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds represented in the classroom and in student output?
Resources
  • Closing the Gap:  Creating Equity in the Classroom: This report from Hanover Research highlights classroom strategies, tips, and approaches to close the equity gap.
  • Critical Practices for Anti-bias Education:  A resource full of anti-bias strategies and practices in the following areas: Instruction, Classroom Culture, Family and Community Engagement, and Teacher Leadership.
  • A Field Guide to Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: This Field Guide uses hip-hop music and youth culture to make ELA and social studies content accessible to middle school students who otherwise might find it foreign or irrelevant. Its culturally responsive design is specifically informed by the ideas presented in A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching (Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg).
  • 5 ways to Build an Asset-based Mindset in Educational Partnerships: This blog highlights the importance of Building on the strengths of students to create cultures of equity.
  • How to Be a Global Thinker: This article shares strategies for increasing cultural competence in a students. ​
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  • Home
  • About
    • Personalized Learning
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet the Cohort
    • In the News
    • Impact Report
    • Sharing the Work
    • Blog
  • The Rubric
    • Assessment and Data >
      • Data Driven Instruction
      • Student Feedback
      • Authentic Assessment
      • Choice in Assessment
    • Instructional Rigor >
      • Varied Learning Experiences
      • Differentiated Learning Objectives
      • Personalized Learning Pathways
      • Mastery Based Progression
    • Student Agency >
      • Rapport with Students
      • Self- Direction
      • Opportunities for Input
      • Advocacy Beyond Self
    • Classroom Culture >
      • Routines and Procedures
      • Peer Accountability
      • Growth Mindset
      • Sense of Purpose
    • Equity >
      • Self- Awareness
      • Diversity in Design
      • Collaborative Grouping
      • Access to Materials
    • Phases of PL
  • Readiness Continuum
    • 1 Vision + Priorities
    • 2 The PL Graduate
    • 3 Principal/ Leader
    • 4 PL Classroom Practices
    • 5 Curriculum + Instruction
    • 6 Data Driven Instruction
    • 7 Collaborative Design
    • 8 PL Campus Team
    • 9 Personalized PD + Supports
    • 10 Culture of Innovation
    • 11 Social Emotional Learning
    • 12 Sustainability + Access
  • Station Rotation Progression
    • Foundation Phase
    • Differentiated Phase
    • Personalized Phase
  • Distance Learning Progression
    • DLP | Establish a Learning Management System (LMS)
    • DLP | Engagement in Guided Learning
    • DLP | Engagement in Independent Learning
    • DLP | Feedback for Learning
  • Teacher Fellowship
    • 2019-2020 Fellows
    • 2018-2019 Fellows
    • 2017-2018 Fellows
    • 2016-2017 Fellows
  • At-Home Learning Webinars
  • Opportunities
    • Educator Tours
    • PL GOES CAMPING
    • PL Ski Trip 2020
    • Self-Paced Google Certification Courses
    • Google Certification
    • University Partnerships- Texas Tech
  • The Lighthouse