Informationen zum Autor John Krownapple specializes in facilitating professional learning and organizational development focused on social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Since 2007 he has led the development and implementation of one of the first and most comprehensive Cultural Proficiency programs in the United States. John continues to administer this program for the Howard County Public School System (Maryland) in his role of coordinator for Cultural Proficiency, where he has guided movement toward inclusion and equity for a variety of teams and groups: organizational leaders, staff members, partners, government officials, students, and families. In his book Guiding Teams to Excellence with Equity: Culturally Proficient Facilitation, he offers professional development leaders knowledge, skills, and dispositions for facilitating Cultural Proficiency in their organizations. As an educator for two decades, John has served as a district office administrator, professional development facilitator, curriculum specialist, and elementary teacher. He is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and McDaniel College. Klappentext Guide your school through its cultural proficiency transformation Despite the best efforts of equity leaders, our schools suffer from persistent inequities. Guiding the Journey to Excellence with Equity is a must-read for anyone who supports professional learning in our schools. It defines a process of "inside-out" growth that helps develop culturally proficient educators with the facilitation skills needed to navigate the obstacles that arise during equity transformations. Written with an equity lens, this book: Includes a powerful vignette that illustrates common challenges and solutions Focuses on mental models for managing group energy Is grounded in a systems model for personal and organizational transformation Provides tools for planning culturally proficient learning experiences Zusammenfassung It defines a process of "inside-out" growth that helps develop culturally proficient educators with the skills needed to support equity and transform schools. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction PART I. WHY AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO EXCELLENCE WITH EQUITY Chapter 1. Why This? Why Now? Why Me? Chapter 2. Assumptions About the Work Chapter 3. An Environment of Authentic Engagement Chapter 4. A Process of Transformation Chapter 5. Emergent Change Chapter 6. Internal Capacity for the Work Chapter 7. Paradigm Shift from Presenter to Facilitator PART II. HOW CULTURAL PROFICIENCY Chapter 8. The Cultural Proficiency Framework (The Content) Chapter 9. The Cultural Proficiency Journey (The Process) PART III. WHAT CULTURALLY PROFICIENT FACILITATION Chapter 10. Facilitation and Cultural Proficiency Chapter 11. Assessing Culture Chapter 12. Valuing Diversity Chapter 13. Managing the Dynamics of Difference Chapter 14. Adapting to Diversity Chapter 15. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge Chapter 16. Your Professional Learning Plan for Culturally Proficient Facilitation Appendix References Index ...

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John Krownapple specializes in facilitating professional learning and organizational development focused on social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. Since 2007 he has led the development and implementation of one of the first and most comprehensive Cultural Proficiency programs in the United States. John continues to administer this program for the Howard County Public School System (Maryland) in his role of coordinator for Cultural Proficiency, where he has guided movement toward inclusion and equity for a variety of teams and groups: organizational leaders, staff members, partners, government officials, students, and families. In his book Guiding Teams to Excellence with Equity: Culturally Proficient Facilitation, he offers professional development leaders knowledge, skills, and dispositions for facilitating Cultural Proficiency in their organizations. As an educator for two decades, John has served as a district office administrator, professional development facilitator, curriculum specialist, and elementary teacher. He is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University and McDaniel College.

Klappentext

Guide your school through its cultural proficiency transformation Despite the best efforts of equity leaders, our schools suffer from persistent inequities. Guiding the Journey to Excellence with Equity is a must-read for anyone who supports professional learning in our schools. It defines a process of "inside-out" growth that helps develop culturally proficient educators with the facilitation skills needed to navigate the obstacles that arise during equity transformations. Written with an equity lens, this book: Includes a powerful vignette that illustrates common challenges and solutions Focuses on mental models for managing group energy Is grounded in a systems model for personal and organizational transformation Provides tools for planning culturally proficient learning experiences

Zusammenfassung
It defines a process of "inside-out" growth that helps develop culturally proficient educators with the skills needed to support equity and transform schools.

Inhalt

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
PART I. WHY-AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO EXCELLENCE WITH EQUITY
Chapter 1. Why This? Why Now? Why Me?
Chapter 2. Assumptions About the Work
Chapter 3. An Environment of Authentic Engagement
Chapter 4. A Process of Transformation
Chapter 5. Emergent Change
Chapter 6. Internal Capacity for the Work
Chapter 7. Paradigm Shift from Presenter to Facilitator
PART II. HOW-CULTURAL PROFICIENCY
Chapter 8. The Cultural Proficiency Framework (The Content)
Chapter 9. The Cultural Proficiency Journey (The Process)
PART III. WHAT-CULTURALLY PROFICIENT FACILITATION
Chapter 10. Facilitation and Cultural Proficiency
Chapter 11. Assessing Culture
Chapter 12. Valuing Diversity
Chapter 13. Managing the Dynamics of Difference
Chapter 14. Adapting to Diversity
Chapter 15. Institutionalizing Cultural Knowledge
Chapter 16. Your Professional Learning Plan for Culturally Proficient Facilitation
Appendix
References
Index