Online Book Study

Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity

Course Overview

There is no time like the present for you to reflect on your role in culturally responsive teaching and use new tools to build an even stronger school community that is inclusive of MLs. This self-paced book study is designed for educators looking for tools and strategies to support the implementation of culturally responsive teaching in their context. This professional development opportunity, applicable for administrators as well as ELD and content teachers, allows you to independently read and reflect on your learning. The book study is framed around Sydney Snyder and Diane Staehr Fenner’s best-selling book Culturally Responsive Teaching for Multilingual Learners: Tools for Equity.

Learn Objectives

  • Build cultural competency
  • Place students at the center of learning
  • Leverage students' linguistic and cultural backgrounds
  • Unite students' schools, families, and communities


How It Works

  1.  Read Chapter
    Read one chapter of your book. Please note: book is sold separately.

  2.  Apply Learning
    Apply learning by completing an application activity for each chapter.

  3.  Complete Survey
    Complete a brief pre-and post-course survey.

  4.  Receive Your Certificate
    Receive your certificate for 20 hours of PD.


Curriculum Sneak Peak


  Book Study Introduction
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  Chapter 1: Why Culturally Responsive Teaching Matters
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  Chapter 2: Building Cultural Competency
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  Chapter 3: Operating from an Assets-Based Approach
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  Chapter 4: Simultaneously Supporting and Challenging Students
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  Chapter 5: Placing Students at the Center of the Learning
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  Chapter 6: Leveraging Students' Linguistic and Cultural Backgrounds
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  Chapter 7: Uniting Students' Schools, Families, and Communities
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  Chapter 8: Putting It All Together
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  Book Study Wrap Up
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  Certificate of Completion
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