Creating a Culturally Responsive ESOL classroom
Self-paced
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Full course description
7 PD Hours
This four-part series emphasizes the steps ESOL teachers can take to cultivate a culturally responsive and sustaining teaching (CRST) practice. We briefly examine what CRST is and why it is essential to English language learners and teachers. Most of the series is then devoted to exploring the elements that define CRST and ways to apply each of the elements to create a culturally responsive and sustaining teaching practice.
Part one is a self-paced module introducing CRST through a video and guided reading of Massachusetts' ESOL Professional Standard Three: CRST. This module also includes a short, self-exploratory exercise.
There are two facilitated virtual sessions during which participants will delve more deeply into the defining elements of CRST introduced in the self-directed module and will explore practical applications of:
- Creating an inclusive, affirming, equitable classroom environment
- Recognizing students' diverse identities as assets
- Providing instruction and materials from diverse perspectives
- Fostering critical thinking, sociopolitical awareness, and academic achievement
- Developing critical self-assessment
Between the two facilitated webinars, participants will explore CRST resources for potential use with students, reflect on their learning, and contribute to an online discussion.
- Module 1: Independent activities in Canvas
- Module 2: Virtual workshop on Zoom
- Module 3: Independent activities in Canvas
- Module 4: Virtual workshop on Zoom
The presenter will share and model strategies and tools that ESOL teachers can immediately begin to apply in their classrooms. There will be time and opportunities for discussion among participants to brainstorm and explore individual applications.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
- Define culturally responsive and sustaining teaching (CRST)
- Explain why CRST is important to English language learners
- Take steps to creating a more culturally responsive and sustaining teaching practice
May be PDP Eligible - please contact Dori McCormack at: dmccormack@edc.org for details
ESOL Professional Standard Addressed: 3
IPQs Addressed: 2,4,5
Online Blended
This course is currently available for program-based PD tailored to your specific needs. Please get in touch with Dori McCormack at dmccormack@edc.org for more information.