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Culturally Proficient Practice
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Culturally Proficient Practice
Supporting Educators of English Learning Students

Foreword by Donaldo Macedo



September 2012 | 208 pages | Corwin
Help your English learning students achieve academic success!

U.S. demographics are quickly shifting, and it is more important than ever to reach and teach English learning students. 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. This book features:

Activities that build core Cultural Proficiency skills and promote personal transformation

A chapter-by-chapter rubric for working effectively with English learning students

A conversation-starting case story featuring the River View School District

Strategies for using action research to improve the success of English learning students

By focusing on Cultural Proficiency—and the underlying causes of EL achievement gaps—educators can uncover ways to break down academic barriers and use students' cultural background as educational assets.

 
Foreword by Donaldo Macedo
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction
 
Part I. The Context and Tools for Educating English Learning Students
 
1. Setting the Context
Getting Centered

 
Going Deeper

 
 
2. The Tools of Cultural Proficiency
Getting Centered

 
Going Deeper

 
 
3. Educators' Rubric for Support of English Learning Students and Their Communities: Changing the Conversation
Getting Centered

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Part II. River View School District: A Context for Educating Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students
 
4. Assessing Cultural Knowledge: You, Your School, and Your Community
Getting Centered

 
Assessing Cultural Knowledge

 
Using the Rubric: Assessing and Developing Your Cultural Knowledge About Self, School, and Community

 
River View Case Story

 
Professional Learning for General Educators Who Teach English Learning Students

 
Going Deeper

 
 
6. Managing the Dynamics of Difference: You, Your School, and Your Community
Getting Centered

 
Managing the Dynamics of Difference for Me, My School, and My Community

 
Using the Rubric: Managing the Dynamics of Difference for Self, School, and Community

 
River View Case Story: The Middle School in Conflict

 
River View Case Story: The Clash of the Coteachers

 
Professional Learning Through Inquiry Helps Manage the Dynamics of Differences

 
Going Deeper

 
 
7. Adapting to Diversity: You, Your School, and Your Community
Getting Centered

 
Adapting to Diversity for Me, My School, and My Community 101 Mindfulness

 
Using the Rubric: Adapting to the Diversity of Your School and Community

 
River View Case Story: Confronting Barriers to a Community in Transition

 
River View Case Story: Parents as Change Partners

 
Professional Learning for General Educators Who Teach English Learning Students

 
Going Deeper

 
 
8. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge: You, Your School, and Your Community
Getting Centered

 
Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge for Me, My School, and My Community

 
Using the Rubric: Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge About Your School and Community

 
River View Case Story: Benchmarking Along the Way

 
Professional Learning for General Educators Who Teach English Learning Students

 
Going Deeper

 
 
Part III. Next Steps
 
9. Guiding Your Own Research That Leads to Action
Getting Started

 
Action Research: A Model for Improvement of Practice for You, Your School, and the Community Served by Your School

 
Educators as Practitioner Researchers in Support of English Learning Students

 
Action Research Through a Culturally Proficient Practitioner Researcher Lens

 
Action Research Cycle Rubric for Culturally Proficient Practitioner Researchers

 
Action Research Getting Started Protocol

 
Closing Thoughts

 
Questions for Reflection

 
 
Resource A. Professional Learning Activity - Assessing Cultural Knowledge
 
Resource B. Professional Learning Activity - Valuing Diversity
 
Resource C. Professional Learning Activity - Managing the Dynamics of Difference
 
Resource D. Professional Learning Activity - Adapting to Diversity
 
Resource E. Professional Learning Activity - Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge
 
Resource F. Recommended Books on Instructional Strategies
 
Matrix: How to Use Cultural Proficiency Books
 
References
 
Index

"I find this book to be a rich and valuable resource for every education professional working in a diverse society. While it exposes the many complex cultural issues that are present in schools, especially in working with English learning students and their families, it proposes a meaningful and practical approach to achieving a viable level of cultural proficiency in education professionals. Bravo!"

Anaida Colón-Muñiz, Associate Professor and Former President of the California Association for Bilingual Education
Chapman University College of Educational Studies, CA

"Teachers, administrators and counselors not yet familiar with notions of cultural proficiency should read this book cover to cover. This book is a 'must read' guide for those working with English language learners. With these tools at our disposal there should be no English learner 'left behind'."

Lesley A Harbon, Associate Professor
University of Sydney, Australia
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