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Making the Natural Bridge Visible: Culturally Responsive Teaching and EL Core Practices Jessica Seessel Aurora Kushner These slides can be edited or deleted when creating a new presentation. To add a new slide, please use the “New Slide” dropdown menu, accessed by clicking the small triangle next to the “New Slide” button. Title slide headline is 60 pt Calibri; subheadline (if needed) is 36 pt Calibri, bolded.

Do Now Pick up a strip of paper with a quote at your table Read to yourself and consider what it means to you and how it connects to the topic of this master class. Tea Party This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Learning Targets I can explain the connections between brain science, culturally responsive teaching and EL Core Practices. I can apply my learning by create creating concrete next steps to support all students. This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Agenda Do Now Building a Definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching Brain Science Making Connections between CRT, Brain Science and EL Education Core Practices Synthesis and Application Closing and Debrief This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Section 2 Building a Definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching

“...The educator understands the importance of being in relationship and having a social-emotional connection to the student in order to create a safe space for learning.” Zaretta Hammond, author Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain

Building Your Definition Read Zaretta Hammond’s definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching Read her ‘Ready for Rigor’ framework Using these, and connections you made from the Tea Party, create a Frayer Model of the definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Section 3 Brain Science

Understanding Brain Science Jigsaw Reading - 7 readings plus a diagram of the brain - 10 minutes Overview of the Brain Limbic System: Amygdala Limbic System: Hippocampus Frontal Lobe Cerebral Cortex RAS Cellular Structures Diagram of the Brain Consider how that part of the brain connects to teaching and learning This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Understanding Brain Science: The Brain and Learning Each person has 1 minute to share out specifics about their part of the brain; making connections to teaching and learning Using chart paper, scribe important ideas, connections, and findings about how the brain learns (5 mins) Gallery Walk This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Section 4 Culturally Responsive Teaching, Brain Science and EL Education Core Practices

Making Connections to Core Practices 5 Stations: Becoming a CRT teacher Academic Mindset Traits of a CRT teacher Practices of a CRT Teacher Student Outcomes - Dependent vs. independent Each station has a variety of artifacts. Your task is to use what you learned about the brain and connect them to these new pieces of learning and the Core Practices ~6 minutes per station This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Section 4 Reflect, Synthesize, Apply

Reflect, Synthesize, and Apply Reflection and Synthesis: Make sense of what you just learned Share with a partner Application: Now what? How will you apply this learning back at your school? Make your action step as specific as possible! This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

Closing Check on Learning Targets: I can explain the connections between brain science, culturally responsive teaching and EL Core Practices. I can apply my learning by create creating concrete next steps to support all students. Share your biggest take-away Evaluations: We look forward to your feedback. This is the content slide, the primary type of slide that will be used in the presentation. Headline is 36 pt Calibri; subheadline is 24 pt Calibri, bold; bullet text is 24 pt Calibri

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