Cultural & Linguistic Competency Training Program

OSPI has provided cultural and linguistic competency professional development training resources to Local Education Agencies in the state to support educators in providing more equitable classroom environments. These resources can be delivered as full- or half-day cultural and linguistic competency-focused workshops to educators, administrators, and other staff using video and text-based resources. These include structured activities, guiding questions, participant-led discussions, and video demonstrations of best practices in real classrooms. These materials are based on the work of Gary Howard and Dr. Eugenia Mora-Flores who are renowned experts in the areas of cultural competency and English Language Learners.

The key components of this training include:

• One (1) user license per district for the online professional development course (Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher with Strategies for Language Acquisition);
• A facilitator’s guide to support district-based facilitators in delivering course material, which also includes a schedule for presenting a half-day or full-day workshop; and
• One (1) user license per district to the Program Resource Center, which is a virtual resource and collaboration center that includes materials to further support district-delivered professional development sessions.

For questions about content and facilitation, email title2quality@k12.wa.us