Participants in this course will be able to: • Define what it means to be a culturally responsive educator (also referred to as “culturally competent teacher” in the videos) • Explain the components of cultural responsiveness: educator knows and understands themselves; educator knows and understands each student; educator knows and understands essential aspects of the community that surrounds the school • Discover how educators use knowledge of self, knowledge of students, and knowledge of community as a bridge to help each student learn and achieve at high levels • Discover how culturally responsive practices supports excellent teaching and leading practices