CA AB2353

Requires the State Department of Education to identify professional development programs in culturally responsive instruction and provide links to those programs on its Internet website

Establishes legislative findings that culture is essential to learning and shapes thinking processes of individuals and groups

Defines culturally responsive teaching as pedagogy that recognizes importance of including pupils' cultural references in all aspects of learning, acknowledges cultural heritage, and builds connections between home and school

States that culturally responsive teaching uses varied instructional strategies, incorporates multicultural resources, and develops social consciousness to help students address prejudice and racism

Adds Article 3.2 to the Education Code establishing requirements for professional development in culturally responsive instruction