Apply Culturally Sustainable Pedagogy

Background

School counselors play an integral role in promoting culturally responsive classrooms. Before starting this assignment, consider the following:

• Why is it important for school counselors to directly acknowledge students' diversity in classroom settings?

• How can school counselors assist teachers in gaining skills to address student diversity in their classrooms?

Instructions

For this assignment, you are asked to develop a presentation for an in-service for staff and faculty at a specific K-12 school or community college setting focused on the school counselor's role in promoting diversity and how to best serve student populations from one of the following groups:

• Asian and Pacific Islander

• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color/ Global Majority

• Latin@

• LGBQIA+

You may choose to develop this presentation for the school at which you are currently employed, a school that you are familiar with, or find a school in the California Schools dashboard. The goal is to create a presentation that you could use in your practice as a school counselor.

The presentation should include the following:

• An overview of the school or college you have selected, including background information and demographics

• Achievement data for your specific school or college, disaggregated for the specific student population chosen

• Challenges and/or barriers students face

• Recommendations and strategies to best serve the student population

Candidates may choose to create their presentation via PowerPoint, Prezi, video, etc.

Requirements

Length: This assignment must be 10-15 slides (excluding the title and reference page).

References: Include 2 scholarly resources.