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Focused Topics:

Creating Culturally Responsive Programs

Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. �Թ�� Partner users will utilize the �Թ�� learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Focused Topics Creating Culturally Responsive Programs course you will learn about:

Identity development and how your beliefs influence your practices
Implicit bias and how it appears in child and youth programs
Developmentally appropriate strategies for implementing anti-bias, anti-racist teaching
Culturally responsive teaching
Partnering with families to honor and celebrate their unique identities and experiences
Practices that make your program more equitable for all children
�Թ��ing staff with anti-bias, anti-racist, and culturally responsive teaching
Program policies and practices that support equitable teaching & learning environments

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Exploring the Benefits of Diversity
Not required	Self-Exploration	Explore
Not required	Stages of Children’s Racial Identity Development	Apply
2	Examining Implicit Bias
Not required	Observing Bias	Explore
Not required	Circle of Trust	Explore
Not required	Implicit Bias Test	Apply
3	Anti-Bias and Anti-Racist Teaching
Not required	Reflecting on Program Policy	Explore
Not required	Reflecting on the Environment	Apply
Not required	How to be an Anti-Racist Educator	Apply
4	Culturally Responsive Teaching in Practice
Not required	Partnering with Families	Explore
Not required	Culturally Responsive Children’s Books	Apply
Not required	All About Me (Infants & Toddlers)	Apply
Not required	All About Me (Preschool)	Apply
Not required	All About Me (School Age)	Apply
5	Partnering with Families
Not required	Practices Influenced by Culture	Explore
Not required	Family Partnership Resources	Apply
6	Designing Equitable Learning Environments
Not required	Discussing Race with Children	Explore
Not required	�Թ��ing Discussions	Apply
Not required		Apply
7	Coaching for Anti-Bias, Anti-Racist, and Culturally Responsive Teaching
Not required	Role Play Scenarios	Explore
Not required	Racial Literacy Framework	Apply
Not required	Transformational Coaches	Apply
8	�Թ��ing Equitable Programs from an Administrative Perspective
Not required	Reflecting on Your Own Bias	Explore
Not required	Planning for Equity-Focused Conversations	Apply
Not required		Apply
	Assessments & Tools
Required	End of Course Assessment �Թ�� Assessed: HQ Administrator, Service Monitor, Installation Administrator, Program Manager, Training & Curriculum Specialist, Non-Supervisory Specialist, Direct Care Staff, �Թ�� Staff		? Need additional clarification? Click to open the support page for this content.