FTLA Pierce CRTL Overview

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CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING & LEARNING

Equity Practices Within the Classroom

FTLA at PierceAugust 2015

Culturally Responsive Teaching & Training Program

Community College of Baltimore County

Train the Trainers Hosted by Harbor College

Dr. David TruscelloDr. Larry Coleman

CRT Team

Purpose

• Enhance awareness of participants• To change attitudes• Add to participants knowledge of

others • Strengthen skills at interacting effec-

tively • with colleagues and students.

FOCUS

Culturally Relevant Teaching Critically Reflective Teaching Cultural Competence Training

for school, workplace, community and global understanding

Culture is always present…

Our perceptions, interpretations, and beliefs are culturally framed byour experiences and “upbringing” in unique social capital net-works of meaning making.

Perceptions of culture and “race” are learned within our social-cultural networks and we are unwittingly guided by theseperceptions and interpretations.

Race is always present and should be examined cooperatively and respectively through dialogue.

Modules

The CRT Program focuses on the following core modules:

The Meanings of Culture and RaceOvercoming Stereotype Threat

Culture and Mindsets of IntelligenceSocial Capital, School Learning, and Suc-

cess

Teams / Topics / Presenters

Team 1: Exploring Mindsets and Learning– Dawn Castillo, Susi Dovlatian

Team 2: Social Capital and Learning– Mary Fellows, Rohullah Nowaid

Team 3: Overcoming Stereotype Threat – Bamdad Samii

Team 4: The Meanings of Culture and Race – Arnita Porter

Groups / RoomsGroup 1 - 3203 Group 2 - 3205 Group 3 - 3206 Group 4 - 3208

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Visit these cites for more information on Culturally Responsive Teaching and Training

Community College of Baltimore Countyhttp://crt-cc.org/

Los Angeles Harbor College - CRT Blog http://culturallyresponsivetraining.com/

Los Angeles Harbor College - CRT Page http://www.lahc.edu/facultystaff/crt/index.html

CRT Resources