Academic success. A sense of belonging. Transformative learning. These are just a few of the markers of a culturally and linguistically responsive classroom, one where teachers and leaders create learning experiences that are rigorous, relevant, and affirming to all students.
The Leadership Academy’s newly-revised Portrait of A Classroom: A Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Walkthrough Guide (formerly called the Culturally Responsive In-Person Observation Guide) provides a clear and data-based roadmap for creating schools where academic rigor and student learning is centered across every classroom. Updated to leverage new resources and cutting-edge research, this latest edition of our free walkthrough tool highlights the needs of multilingual as well as neurodiverse populations in a time when learning looks different for all students.
Comprised of six detailed steps and supported by dozens of guiding questions, observation worksheets, and suggested “look-fors,” our Portrait of a Classroom guides both school- and district-level leaders through the unique walkthrough process. The tool then takes leaders beyond the walkthrough, preparing them to engage in reflective coaching conversations with teachers to create the culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms that all students need to thrive and succeed.
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