1. The EL Education logo should be the first slide of all presentations
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2. Making the Natural Bridge Visible: Culturally Responsive Teaching and EL Core Practices Jessica Seessel
Aurora Kushner
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3. 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
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4. 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.
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5. 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
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6. Section 2 Building a Definition of Culturally Responsive Teaching

7. “...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

8. 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
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9. Section 3 Brain Science

10. Understanding Brain Science
Jigsaw Reading - 7 readings plus a diagram of the brain 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
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11. 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
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12. Section 4 Culturally Responsive Teaching, Brain Science and EL Education Core Practices

13. 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
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14. Section 4 Reflect, Synthesize, Apply

15. 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!
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16. 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.
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