“The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning: Based in Los Angeles, CCRTL offers in-person and online professional development on cultural responsiveness. Author and educator Sharroky Hollie founded the organization in 2004 and serves as executive director.
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OUR MISSION
The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (CCRTL) exists for making cultural responsiveness a meaningful aspect of everyday life. Being culturally responsive is an approach to living life in a way that practices the validation and affirmation of different cultures for the purposes of moving beyond race and moving below the superficial focus on culture.
OUR VISION
Cultural responsiveness is for everyone. The number one objective is to sway school communities, professional communities, and the general public to becoming culturally responsive.
What We Do
“You were so engaging and inspiring. You make a daily difference.”
How We Do
Our organization has transformed the mindset and skillset of thousands of teachers, administrators, and informal educators into practitioners of culturally and linguistically responsive teaching and learning.
The aim is accomplished through three broad strands of development: professional development, school/district development, and community development. With these three strands, we inform all stakeholders, concretely and practically, in what it means to be culturally responsive. We influence institutional policies and practices and we inspire changes in behaviors – individually and institutionally.
Teacher Testimonials
I saw students come alive, smile, laugh, and enjoy my math class. Before using these strategies, I felt like I was teaching/talking to myself. Class was long, boring and I (and the students) were frustrated. I know where my students are academically because I am listening to them talk, think, collaborate, and create more."
-Elementary School Teacher
What We've Achieved
Positive impact on teachers, from all teachers who get one-on-one coaching throughout the school year.
Shifted mindset and cultivated skillsets for all content areas and grade levels.
Teachers' mindsets shift in such a way that they do not blame their students for difficult behavior, but reflect on how they can change their practice to garner engagement and learning.
Teachers’ skill sets develop so that learning is more student-centered and engaging.
Students are more engaged and academically successful in classrooms where the teacher has participated in CLR PD.