Culturally Responsive Education (CRE)

In Culturally Responsive Classrooms in DPS… 

• Teachers cultivate meaningful relationships with students and families
• Teachers consistently communicate high expectations and empower students to drive their learning
• Teachers facilitate rigorous instruction that validates and authentically incorporates students’ lived and historical experiences

… so that all students succeed and become socially conscious contributing individuals.

Teachers are developing these six educator mindsets in order to facilitate best first instruction that is culturally responsive. 

We use the work of author Zaretta Hammond to guide our professional development.