In the spring of 2017, lead teachers formed an initiative to bring more community immediacy to instruction. Hoping to address some of the concerning issues observed around campus and on a larger national scale, a consensus was reached between collaborating teachers from multiple departments to attempt a cultural shift on campus. This was the beginning of the formal introduction of Culturally Relevant Teaching (CRT) to the PVHS learning community. For the first time, a universal summer reading book was selected, intended to be read by every student at every grade and ability level, as well as by all faculty and staff. After establishing selection criteria recommendations are collected. Prospective titles are read and reviewed by faculty and advising students. After multiple meetings and discussions throughout the school year the title is selected. English as well as CRT Lead teachers collaborate throughout the summer to bring in current and relevant articles and media to the classroom in order to more meaningfully help engage the students. CRT lead teachers from the AVID, English, World Language, and History departments created a model curriculum for teaching the nonfiction title. A portion of the campus staff development day in August is dedicated to workshopping the use of the summer reading book in all classes and training in CRT. Teachers are invited to use the developed curriculum and resources curated for addressing and teaching the school-wide summer reading book. This work is followed up within departments and in interdisciplinary collaboration, namely between the history and English departments. CRT continues to be an ongoing pursuit on our campus.
Palos Verdes High School. 2018 WASC Report: Focus on Learning Self-Study Report. 2018, pp. 230. pvhs.pvpusd.net
Palos Verdes High School. 2018 WASC Report: Focus on Learning Self-Study Report. 2018, pp. 230. pvhs.pvpusd.net
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