Examining Teachers' and Leaders' Development of Culturally Responsive, Sustaining Teaching

• In Event: Expansive Equity Frameworks and Tools for Developing and Supporting Responsive Educational Leaders

Abstract

Becoming a culturally responsive and sustaining educator requires a mindset for working relationally with diverse students. In this paper, we discuss research around culturally responsive and sustaining teaching (CRST), as well as teachers’ and school leaders’ development of a mindset and skillset for enacting CRST. We report on the development of a learning progression rubric tool and demonstrate its utility in understanding teacher candidates/leaders’ development of CRST. Results, as expected, demonstrate teacher candidates’/leaders’ emergence of some skills and mindsets for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students, but also signals areas for future growth. We conclude our paper by discussing how the tool may be useful for educators seeking to be effective and equitable partners with students in their learning.

Authors

• Dustin Sonny James Van Orman, Western Washington University
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• Yuliya Ardasheva, Washington State University - Tri Cities
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• Golrokh Maleki, Washington State University
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• Shannon M. Calderone, Washington State University - Tri Cities
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• Sarah Newcomer, Washington State University - Tri-Cities
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• Yun-Ju Hsiao, Washington State University - Tri-Cities
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