Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education

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Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education

• October 13, 2004
• District 2 Principals Meeting

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What is CRRE?
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What is CRRE?

• . . . educating all students by incorporating
  their cultural, emotional, and social experiences
  into the teaching and learning process.

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What does CRRE look like?

• LAUSD PERB Model
• Incorporates content of the LAUSD Action Plan
• Identifies elements of CRRE
• Developed by Dr. Ebrahim Maddahian, principal
  researcher at PERB, for the LAUSD evaluation
  report

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Learning Activity on the CRRE Model

• Purpose?
• To focus our attention and thinking on the 7 CRRE
  domains and components
• To help us draw on and infuse our prior knowledge
  and experience into the CRRE theoretical framework

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What do we already knowabout CRRE?
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What do we know about CRRE?

• Tapped into prior knowledge
• Next, explore research model
• Learn through individual reflection and then
  Accountable Talk

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CRRE Research Model

• 7 Domains
• Theoretical and practical components within each
  domain

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7 Domains of a CRRE Program

• Knowledge and Experience
• Social and Emotional
• Relevant Educational Resources
• Quality Instruction and Curriculum
• Instructional Strategies
• Diagnosis and Assessment
• Parent/Community Involvement

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School Self-Reflection Opening the Dialogue

• Read and reflect on the components of each
  domain.
• Assess the level of implementation at your school
  site for each component 25, 50, 75, or 100.
• Under indicators, note some activities that are
  evidence of that component - what does it look
  like in the classroom/school?

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Table Talk/Share

• What do the components look like in the
  classroom/school?

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Room Share

• What do the components look like in the
  classroom/school?

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Culturally Relevant and Responsive Education

• October 13, 2004
• District 2 Principals Meeting