Assess Your Inclusive Practices: Bring Culturally Responsive Practices Into The Daily Routine

Black female teacher holds a globe and smiles as a diverse group of elementary students gather round engaged.

The only way to get students to open up to us is to show we authentically care about who they are, what they have to say, and how they feel.

– Zaretta L. Hamond



The below activity is designed for your leadership team.

Reflect on how educators can bring culturally responsive and restoratives practices into their daily routine.

Watch the below video on 6 ways to be an Antiracist Educator for ideas.

Discuss the video, and brainstorm any other ideas as a group.

Discuss as a group how you can lead teachers into incorporating some of what Dena spoke to in the video.

Identify one thing each leader will do to move this work forward.

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