CR-S Framework Resources

The CR-S framework helps educators create student-centered learning environments that: affirm racial, linguistic and cultural identities; prepare students for rigor and independent learning; develop students’ abilities to connect across lines of difference; elevate historically marginalized voices; and empower students as agents of social change.

Click on the resource links below to access resources aligned to the 4 principles of the CR-S Framework.

A welcoming and affirming

environment feels safe. It is a space

where people can find themselves

represented and reflected, and where

they understand that all people are

treated with respect and dignity. The

environment ensures all cultural

identities (i.e. race, ethnicity, age, gender,

sexual orientation, disability, language,

religion, socioeconomic background)

are affirmed, valued, and used as vehicles

for teaching and learning

High expectations and rigorous

instruction prepare the community

for rigor and independent learning. The

environment is academically rigorous

and intellectually challenging, while also

considering the different ways students

learn. Instruction includes opportunities

to use critical reasoning, take academic

risks, and leverage a growth mindset to

learn from mistakes. Messages encourage

positive self-image and empower others

to succeed.

Inclusive curriculum and assessment elevate historically marginalized voices. It includes opportunities to learn about power and privilege in the context of various communities and empowers learners to be agents of positive social change. It provides the opportunity to learn about perspectives beyond one’s own scope. It works toward dismantling systems of biases and inequities, and decentering dominant ideologies in education.

Ongoing professional learning is rooted in the idea that teaching and learning is an adaptive process needing constant reexamination (Moll, et al., 1992; Gay, 2010). It allows learners to develop and sharpen a critically conscious lens toward instruction, curriculum, assessment, history, culture, and institutions. Learners must be self-directed and take on opportunities that directly impact learning outcomes.

The Mid-West Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN) is part of the NYS Education Department's network of support for schools The purpose of Mid-West RBERN is to build capacity within school communities to cultivate strong leaders, high quality, meaningful instruction, and welcoming, inclusive environments for Multilingual Learners (MLLs). We are committed to developing partnerships that result in equitable educational outcomes for MLLs by capitalizing on the backgrounds, cultures, and strengths of diverse students and educators.

Email: midwestrbern@monroe2boces.org
Website: www.monroe2boces.org/rbern
Location: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES, 3599 Big Ridge Road, Spencerport, NY, USA
Phone: 585-352-2790
Twitter: @midwestrbern