Integrated Classroom Practices for Equity Rubric and Observation Guide
From Cohen & Denevi (2025). Integrating Educator Well-Being, Growth, and Evaluation: Four Foundations for Leaders. Routledge.
Many teacher evaluation systems don’t embed culturally responsive teaching patterns into their evaluation rubrics. Or, if culturally responsive teaching is embedded in the evaluation framework, it’s typically an add-on that teachers haven’t received enough support and training on. Inspired by the work of Chism (2022) and del Carmen Salazar and Lerner (2019), the Integrated Classroom Practices for Equity Rubric and Observation Guide can support observers in identifying equitable patterns of instruction.
The rubric is divided into three core elements of classroom practice: Instruction, Engagement, and Environment. Within each broad category, there are a series of competencies and their definitions, along with examples of what high, some, and low patterns of practice might look like.
The observation guide includes space to indicate where a teacher falls within each pattern and a place for comments and questions. Use these tools as you see fit, and adapt to meet the needs of your school, district, and/or organization.
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