Social Justice and Equity Development for Teachers
Draft presented to PDC January 8
Stage 1—Desired Results
Established Goals:
Teachers will gain an understanding of the factors that impact academic achievement and
how to differentiate while maintaining high expectations for all students.
Enduring Understandings:
 Mental models can have a negative
impact on academic achievement
even when effective teaching
strategies are in place.
 There are culturally relevant teaching
strategies.
 Data should be used to inform
instruction.
Essential Questions:
 Are high expectations in place for all
students?
 What is the evidence that culture is
being considered during the lesson
planning process?
 How is data being used to inform
instruction?
Teachers will know….
 The impact of mental models
on academic achievement
 How to use data to inform
instruction
 The difference between
privilege groups and targeted
groups and the implications
related to membership in
those groups
 Effective teaching strategies
when working with students
of various backgrounds
 CREDE Standards
Teachers will be able to…
 Identify internalized oppression
 Use data to inform instruction
 Identify targeted students
 Facilitate a safer environment for
targeted students/parents
 Create stronger relationships with
students and parents
 Use a variety of effective teaching
strategies
Stage 2—Assessment Evidence
Performance Tasks:
 MAP data
 Student work
 Common Assessments
Stage 3—Learning Plan
Learning Activities - Teacher cohort/ally groups
Date
Location
½ day
1 day
Topic
Building Foundation:
 Fabric of
Oppression
 Internalized
oppression
 Roles of
oppression
 Learning Edge
 Define ISMs
 Data Review
 CREDE Standards
Outside District
Field Experience:
 Teachers will spend a
day in the classroom
at 1 of our partner
schools.
 Teachers will look for
evidence of CREDE
standards
Making Connections:
 Teachers will debrief
the field experience
 Teachers will make
connections between
foundations and field
experience
Follow Up Sessions:
 Using Data to inform
instruction
 CREDE standards
Classroom
Classroom Support:
 Staff Dev. facilitator
will spend time in the
classroom supporting
teachers
½ day
2 sessions- 4pm-6pm