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Micro-credentials for Cultural Competence

The National Education Association (NEA) defines cultural competence as “the ability to success- fully teach students who come from cultures other than our own.” Cultural competence involves interpersonal awareness, cultural knowledge, and a skill set that together promotes impactful cross-cultural teaching.  This stack is a compilation of micro-credentials that addresses various skills that support educators with cultural competence in their teaching practices.

Diversity, Equity, and Cultural Competence (DECC) Stack

Diversity, equity, and cultural competence (DECC) is integral to being a skilled and informed educator. In today’s global and interconnected society, educators must constantly grow in their ability to teach culturally diverse students and groups.

1. Exploring and Unpacking Bias
2. Exploring and Unpacking Historical Inequities in Public Education
3. Awareness of Current Institutional Inequities
4. Diversity, Equity and Cultural Competence in Classroom Instruction
5. Creating a Safe and Equitable Learning Environment
6. Asset-Based, Student-Centered Learning Environments

Recommended Books

Topic/s

Resource Title

implicit bias Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
structural racism; systems of power So you want to talk about Race
structural racism; redlining The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America
  Between the World and Me
  The New Jim Crow
  Brown is the New White
  Just Mercy
  Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race
  Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
  Disrupting White Supremacy from Within: White People on what WE need to do
  Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?
  Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk about Race and How to Do It
  White Fragility: Why it's so Hard for White PEople to Talk about Racism
  How to be an Antiracist
  Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
  Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
  National SEED Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity)SM 
  Racial Equity Tools 
race; racism;  Racism has a cost for everyone
allyship 5 Tips for being an Ally
privilege; allyship A Trip to the Grocery Store
  ywca 21 day racial and social justice challenge toolkit
  The Sum of Us
  Southern Poverty Law Center
  Annie E. Casey Foundation
  RaceForward
  The Case for Reparations
  Kirwan Institute on Race and Ethnicity
race; racism; structural racism Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
  Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
  Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities
  Race and the Politics of Deception: The Making of an American City
bias; shame; mindfulness; meditation The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness

Online Resources

Topic/s

Resource Link

 
  National SEED Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) SM   
  Racial Equity Tools   
race; racism;  Racism has a cost for everyone  
allyship 5 Tips for being an Ally  
privilege; allyship A Trip to the Grocery Store  
  ywca 21 day racial and social justice challenge toolkit  
  The Sum of Us  
  Southern Poverty Law Center  
  Annie E. Casey Foundation  
  RaceForward  
  The Case for Reparations  
  Kirwan Institute on Race and Ethnicity  
  Equity in the Center  
  Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance)  
  Facing History and Ourselves  
implicit bias Project Implicit - Implicit Bias Test  
microaggressions Getting Called Out and How to Apologize  
  Systemic Racism Explained  
  UnboundED Toolkits for Educators  
meditation AntiRacism Meditation - journal prompts  
  the RACE Project - educator tools  
  officie of civil rights data collection  
  psba equity tools  
  nea ed justice webpage  
  washington EA resources  
  midatlantic equity consortium  
  center on race and social problems - university of pittsburgh  
  EdCommunities  
  https://nea.certificationbank.com/images/NEAdocuments/TLIPath/NEA_CI.pdf  
  Challenging Inequity  
  Cultivating Socially Just Environments  
  Purposeful Collaboration  
  10 things an ally can do  
  Learn more about how to interpret and utilize data for building support around equity:  
  Data Quality Campaign  
  Census  
  US Office of Civil Rights  
  PA Future Ready Index  
  https://opportunityinsights.org/  
  Annie E. Casey Foundation/Kids Count Data Center  
  https://www.pccd.pa.gov/schoolsafety/Pages/Threat-Assessment.aspx  
  http://pnsas.org/About-SAP/General-SAP-in-PA  
  Model Trauma-Informed Approach Plan adopted by the SSSC  
  Desmond-Harris, Jenée. “What Exactly Is a Microaggression?” Vox, Vox, 16 Feb. 2015, 
  https://www.noodle.com/articles/microaggressions-in-the-classroom-the-teachers-role  
  Researchers like Daniel Solorzano, Derald Wing Sue, Tara Yosso, Guy Boysen, Kevin Nadal, and others have found that students of color regularly experience microaggressions inside and outside of the classroom.
  Microaggressions: More than Just Race

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