For Educators & Leaders

The resources on this site are designed for teachers, leaders and pre-service teachers. Each resource has been curated and reviewed by our University of Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Team, a collaborative group of educators, professors, historians, principals, pre-service teachers and community members. Here you will find a wide range of materials that include asynchronous learning modules, lesson plans, informative slide decks, a speaker series, resource lists and more to support culturally responsive teaching and leadership.

The Research

The online resources and materials available through this project are based on feedback collected from educators and school leaders.  Resources developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team are included. Source attribution is provided for resources developed by others. The Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading team surveyed teachers and leaders throughout the state of Illinois, receiving 1,895 responses. Additionally, the team completed one-on-one interviews to better understand the needs and questions of educators and leaders throughout Illinois. This data helped drive the curation of resources and materials.

Standards and Reflection Questions

Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards Reflection Questions