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A call-to-arms for educators in tumultuous times In times of social disruption and uncertainty, we must return to our core values and remember why we entered education in the first place: to make a difference in the lives of all children. Cultural Proficiency can provide us with essential tools for acting on the promise of American public schooling. The Cultural Proficiency Manifesto places today's political divisiveness in the context of greater historical change and provides a roadmap to interrupting the cycle of hostility towards marginalized groups. Readers will find: • Esteemed author Randall Lindsey's latest thinking on Cultural Proficiency • A deliberately brief format that unpacks the Cultural Proficiency Framework and offers practical guidance • Tools and guiding principles to help educators move their school community toward inclusivity • Prompts for individual reflection and team dialogue Now more than ever, our students need educators to uphold our commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion for all. "Lindsey"s manifesto is a call to action for educators to ensure we are creating culturally responsive environments to support all learners. It teaches us how to authentically engage in the work of educating our wonderfully diverse population." -Julie A. Vitale, Superintendent Romoland School District, CA "This manifesto is indeed timely and essential. Dr. Lindsey's vast experience as an expert and leader in cultural proficiency reminds us that now is the time to acknowledge and address the vast number of diversity, equity, and social justice issues at hand." -Kenneth R. Magdaleno, Executive Director Center for Leadership, Equity, and Research.

Multicultural education --- Multiculturalism --- Cultural pluralism --- Minorities --- Education

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Written by highly respected experts in education and diversity, this interactive resource addresses a broad range of differences relevant to today's schools, including race, ethnicity, national origin, language, gender, social class, sexual orientation, faith, and ability.

Multicultural education --- Educational leadership

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The pathway to uncovering and dismantling inequities Educational leaders who work in the district, site, or classroom level know that opportunity gaps have long been a focus of education policy in the United States. Leadership can be a critical lever for advancing policies that oppose racism and confront systemic inequities. In meeting this challenge, educators have found that acknowledging beliefs and behaviors is critical. Still, deficit-based thinking, especially due to privilege, remains a barrier to equity. Among the most damaging blind spots is the continuation of practices that are grounded in the values of entitled groups. Leading Change Through the Lens of Cultural Proficiency tells the story of a school community in the midwest United States that contended with its approach to teaching and valuing students of diverse backgrounds. Featuring the research-based Cultural Proficiency Framework and Tools, the book provides a clear road map to advancing equity across schools and districts. Designed to support leaders and school communities in developing policies and practices that respond to the needs of all students, this book Guides school leaders in a journey of learning the theory and strategies that improved student achievement and improved the working conditions in this district Features a real-life case study of a school community using the Tools of Cultural Proficiency and the Framework Provides vignettes and data, based on work conducted across an actual school district, that resulted in improvements in school climate, achievement, mindset, and equitable educational practices Includes powerful reflection, dialogic, and action activities for use in a variety of community learning modalities Is grounded in assets-based assumptions with respect to students, families, and the school community With a focus on engagement, leadership, implementation frameworks, and collaborative learning, the authors demonstrate how to uncover and remedy inequities. Designed for education leaders at all levels of the education system, this is the ideal foundational text for implementing Cultural Proficiency in your setting as you open doors for all students to thrive.

Multicultural education --- Educational equalization --- Professional learning communities --- Educational leadership --- Study and teaching

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Designed to empower educators to become agents of change in their classrooms, schools, and communities, this guide introduces the principles of Cultural Proficiency and how they can help improve educators' ability to effectively teach English language learners.

English language --- Multicultural education. --- Teachers --- Mentoring in education. --- Education, Bilingual. --- Bilingual education --- Bilingualism --- Multilingual education --- Mentors in education --- Education --- EFL (Language study) --- English as a foreign language --- English as a second language --- English to speakers of other languages --- ESL (Language study) --- ESOL (Language study) --- Teaching English as a second language --- TEFL (Language study) --- TESL (Language study) --- Intercultural education --- Culturally relevant pedagogy --- Study and teaching --- Foreign speakers. --- In-service training. --- Foreign students --- Culturally sustaining pedagogy --- Germanic languages

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A proven approach to transformative professional learning that raises achievement for all students! Does professional learning at your school promote teacher growth and propel student achievement? If you're ready for a change, turn to trusted educators Colton, Langer, and Goff, pioneers of an extraordinarily effective design for professional learning: Collaborative Analysis of Student Learning (CASL). You'll find complete strategies, resources and more in this evidence-based book that addresses the Common Core State Standards. Learn how to: . Benefit from the lessons learned by the authors over two decades of nationwide implementation as you design a sustainable CASL program that drives positive change at your school . Inquire into student work and assessments to promote learning excellence for all . Use the CASL Teacher as Collaborative Inquirer framework to promote culturally competent, academically rigorous teaching . Develop and implement new instructional strategies that mesh with Common Core standards Discover how to put CASL in place at your school, helping faculty - and students - to reach their full potential. "This book is extraordinary and a must have for every practitioner striving to improve student learning! Colton, Langer, and Goff provide explicit guidance on building a culture of collaborative inquiry to empower teachers and leaders to explore their own practices in a way that fosters meaningful and relevant learning for students." Victoria Duff, Coordinator of Professional Learning New Jersey Principal and Supervisors Association "Teacher collaborative professional learning leads to improved teaching and student learning when it is skillfully orchestrated. In this book, Colton, Langer, and Goff provide an essential resource rich with strategies, tactics, tools, and examples to guide both facilitators and team members to structure collaborative inquiry, analysis, and learning in ways that deepen their learning and practice and increase results for all students." Joellen Killion, Senior Advisor Learning Forward

Educational tests and measurements. --- Group work in education. --- Academic achievement --- Evaluation.