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.

Summer just got deeper.

Join us for the CCRTL Deep Dive Summer Institutes—a transformational experience designed for educators ready to take their culturally responsive practice to the next level.

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✨Culturally Authentic Text✨
Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd is a heartwarming, #OwnVoices story about disability, friendship & believing in yourself. Olive’s journey will inspire readers to see strength in all forms.

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📚✨ Culturally Authentic Text Spotlight ✨📚

From National Book Award winner and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat comes a heartfelt graphic memoir that’s funny, honest, and deeply human.

Do not miss out on this exceptional read!

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📚✨ Culturally Authentic Text Spotlight
🌱 Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor & Rafael López celebrates kids with different abilities, showing how asking questions with kindness builds understanding. A joyful, inclusive read for every classroom!

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Little Miss GeNie Pearl, straight from the mind of Dr. G from CCRTL, is back with some wisdom on the cultural behavior, Verbal Overlap! Don’t miss out—join GeNie Pearl’s squad and grab your copy of The World of GeNie Pearl: A Lesson on Verbal Overlap today! #geniepearl #culturalresponsiveness

🌍✨ A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger blends Lipan Apache storytelling with fantasy + climate themes—a powerful tale of identity, connection, and Indigenous futurism.

A MUST add to your Culturally Authentic Texts To-Read List!

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🎙️ New Outrageous Love drops tomorrow!
S6E6 | Special Tribute Pt 2 of 2
Feat. Dr. Ramona Bishop, Founder of Elite Schools (Vallejo, CA)
A powerful convo on leadership, legacy & CLR love. �
#OutrageousLovePodcast #CLR #CCRTL

Founded in 2004 by Dr. Sharroky Hollie, The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning has been transforming classrooms for over 20 years. Based in Los Angeles, CCRTL offers in-person and online professional development that helps educators bring cultural responsiveness to life.

🎶✨ New Culturally Authentic Text Spotlight ✨🎶
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues by Michelle Meadows

📖 Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues introduces young readers to the brilliance and bravery of James Baldwin through lyrical language and vibrant visuals.

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We’re giving a huge round of applause to the rockstar educators and phenomenal CLR Professional Learning leaders who absolutely crushed it at our CCRTL Deep Dive Summer Institutes!

🌈 Flamboyants by George M. Johnson & Charly Palmer reclaims the erased queer Black voices of the Harlem Renaissance. A stunning blend of art + truth, this book restores history with power, pride, and beauty.

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📚✨ Culturally Authentic Text Spotlight
Borders by Thomas King, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, tells the story of a mother who refuses to identify as anything but Blackfoot at the border. A powerful, quiet stand for Indigenous identity and sovereignty.
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