Disaggregating data means breaking down information into smaller subpopulations. For instance, breaking data down into racial/ethnic categories. Disaggregating student data into subpopulations can help schools and communities plan appropriate programs, decide which evidence-based interventions to select (i.e. have they been evaluated with the target population), use limited resources where they are needed most, and see important trends in behavior and…

Maintaining a willingness to suspend what you know, or what you think you know, about a person based on generalizations about their culture. Rather, what you learn about others’ culture stems from being open to what they themselves have determined is their personal expression of their heritage and culture. 

The ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one’s own.

Lessons and teaching where students accept and affirm their cultural identity while developing critical perspectives that challenge inequities that schools and other institutions perpetuate.

A pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students’ cultural references in all aspects of learning. Some of the characteristics of culturally responsive teaching are: Positive perspectives on parents and families Communication of high expectations Learning within the context of culture Student-centered instruction Culturally mediated instruction Reshaping the curriculum Teacher as facilitator

The shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs, and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group while also distinguishing those of another group.

Recognizes that racism is ingrained in the fabric and system of the American society. The individual racist need not exist to note that institutional racism is pervasive in the dominant culture. CRT identifies that these power structures are based on white privilege and white supremacy, which perpetuates the marginalization of people of color. CRT also rejects the traditions of liberalism…

Learning to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions and to take actions against the oppressive elements of reality

Anti-racism in education is the active process and in-depth analysis of identifying and dismantling racist attitudes, systems, structures, policies, and practices to build equity between groups and advance a more racially just future where the humanity of everyone is valued and uplifted. MnEEP equips educators and education leaders with culturally-specific tools and resources for addressing and dismantling racist structures and…

The oral and written language used for academic purposes. AL is the “language of the discipline” used to engage students in learning and includes the means by which students develop and express content understandings.