Meeting the Needs of All Learners
Focus Area #19 - What is it?
Professional learning for enhancing educators’ strategies and skills for the support of students who may learn differently, and/or are diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, culture, economic status, language, gender identity, gender expression, and/or sexual orientation
To assist educators with this focus area, NYS Teacher Centers will be offering professional learning involving:
CRSE Book Studies and online programs
Resources focused on Flexible Learning Strategies
Turnkey training on teaching strategies to address SEL issues
More information can be found here!
For a complete listing of FREE professional learning opportunities supported by our Statewide Leadership grant, please click here. There are also FREE courses being offered by Individual Teacher Centers. Those courses can be found here. Registration for all courses is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Listed below are recordings of the CRE awareness online sessions. Feel free to either watch or listen for FREE! More to come...
CRE#1: Culture and Culturally Responsive Education
What is Culture and what relevance does it play in schools aiming for Equity? Practitioners will develop a common language around Culturally Responsive Education and begin the process of recognizing institutional and organizational structures in schools that perpetuate inequities.
Video Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E51zzCTCqx5MC_4pX_ZeitL-mSmRHg1c/view?usp=sharing
Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l0F2R6VT2OfQ5kEkgK4s951wA-dZn5kp/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_sIY9TaRH-CPwIGkfEWpgi7YF9eqj9Wyj4fECjapsw/edit?usp=sharing
CRE#2: Multiple Dimensions of Identity: How Does Identity Impact Student Achievement?
Practitioners start the journey of examining their identifies to develop a healthy sense of identity in order for them to abandon individual racism, and recognize and oppose institutional and cultural racism.
Practitioners will examine how your racial and/or ethnic identity impacts racially and ethnically diverse students in your classroom, and why these theories are important to understand for student achievement.
Video Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/165WNWbmpZKYOLmgGTiw_uBmMfe8iyL_s/view?usp=sharing
Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nkQxA4um2ixO4tLjTlNQFyZE4trVA7pc/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gwdFmgbN-GHYp1XZ_-inT4PnrX3u2Tz0SRRgL-JuJjI/edit?usp=sharing
CRE#3: Unconscious Bias: Personal and Professional Impact
Participants will bring preconceived notions to the surface and understand how that knowledge impacts beliefs, practices and policies.
Google Doc to direct links to all videos shared in this session
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vsgq6b3lBKTrmyzd7K1qZzh5fuOkJSLI5hRjHbIq8bg/edit?usp=sharing
Video Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18H8ZM6sZPznM2Dlb35s3yzXkF4mUknFr/view?usp=sharing
Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-6Civp5Y9S2YfCpo2ICgZmYUcTgnrVrj/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16YiIS6NDAsO8WoXMKTkKxhTb9CHwrn05NUR699tf9ws/edit?usp=sharing
CRE#4: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) & Culturally Responsive Education (CRE): How Are They Compatible?
Participants will examine how an equity lens is essential for understanding the social-emotional development of children, youth, and adults. SEL can promote educational equity by helping all young people reach their fullest potential.
Google Doc to direct links to all videos shared in this session
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IpnbCYE3jPCY-Fs1SK0OjSroXrvdufKPfDrKxaZNZq0/edit?usp=sharing
Video Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nEbCxLOb7-V3vl4hw7NfOSRnx2RVFk5O/view?usp=sharing
Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MLfs5SaTgX-k8mgMIWWUXqFcg_wRwAL3/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mKXne89oLmaHvk7lbxkeLqEEpeojFf74bNDxhT_6A2c/edit?usp=sharing
CRE#5: Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send
Practitioners will understand that the first step in addressing microaggressions is to recognize when a microaggression has occurred and what message it may be sending. The context of the relationship and the situation is critical.
Video Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yLEvInjpqbofUPx_GfyEMG1sbKpushlu/view?usp=sharing
Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmHaBz0HvQiyesYPcCJbglTwSNpyAudZ/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yCe0EVrlk6OS1okfY5bE6O8eaIWcnWYfbv029L_sNzA/edit?usp=sharing
CRE #6: Addressing Race and Trauma in the Classroom
Practitioners will understand how they might address the interplay of race and trauma and its effects on students in the classroom.
Video and Audio Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rpJWyuY-3QpT-HsC0ckEGRw6HWoqCbph/view?usp=sharing
Turn Key Resources Link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iV1xmbbyumvdOzxHmRuaSij3bBa_XW5I7b74NDDf0TI/edit?usp=sharing