Pennsylvania Principal of the Year

NASSP Digital Principal Award Winner

Co-Author of Future Focused Leaders

Bill Ziegler

Brad Gustafson

Derek McCoy

Minnesota Principal of the Year

NSBA “20 to Watch”

Author of Renegade Leadership

NASSP Digital Principal Award Winner

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Co-Author of #LeadLearners

Nancy Alvarez

Celina Primary School Principal

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● Collect examples of culturally responsive

leadership.

● Walk away with insights and strategies to

improve as leaders.

Leading the Learning: Take-Aways

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30 Second BookTalks: Before We Dive Deeper

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Before We Start

What is the difference

between diversity,

equality, and equity and

why should principals

care?

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Before We Start

How does culturally

responsive leadership

relate to these

concepts? Does it

relate?

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1. Why is it important for all leaders to be leading

conversations about culture and equity?

Leading the Learning: Reflective Question

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Culturally Responsive Leadership Examples...

Modeling Cultural Learning Styles & Tools

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2. What do you see as the critical challenges

pertaining to equity in education?

Leading the Learning: Reflective Question

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Conversation Can Drive Change...

Modeling Cultural Learning Styles & Tools

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“The conversation is the work.”

Conversation Can Drive Change...

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How to Have a Culturally Responsive

Conversation

1. Be open and vulnerable.

2.

3.

4.

#RenLead (p. 119)

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3. How might we demonstrate moral courage in a

manner consistent with our school

community’s values?

Leading the Learning: Reflective Question

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Cultural Responsiveness is more of a process than a strategy.

Making Schools More Culturally Responsive

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“Cultural tools for processing information use the brain’s memory systems:

music, repetition, metaphor, physical manipulation of content, and ritual.”

Making Connections: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

by Zaretta Hammond (2015)

Making Schools More Culturally Responsive

“The neuroscience is clear on the connection between

emotions, trust, and learning.”

Making Schools More Culturally Responsive

Making Connections: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

by Zaretta Hammond (2015). Image 1 from #GWgreats.

Kids need to see themselves in every area of their school.

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Making Schools More Culturally Responsive

Sleeper

Points

What did we miss?

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Q & A

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