What Does this mean?
The Urban Connection Project defines Cultural Responsiveness as the bridge between people built by the infusion of cultural experiences necessary to:
- implement systems of accountability
- cultivate necessary relationships
- ensure content acquisition (education)
About Us
Our Background
We decided to launch this organization in 2014 after realizing the need for increased teacher support and teacher retention in urban schools. As passionate former teachers in inner-city schools in both Detroit, MI and Phoenix, AZ, we recognized that there were specific practices that successful teachers had in common, so we began to cultivate professional development opportunities around what we now call, Culturally Responsive Teaching. Using our B.S. in Elementary Education, B.S. in Secondary Education, and M.Ed. in Education Administration, along with additional research, trial and error, observation and application, we are proud to say that we have successfully mentored schools, school districts and college of education programs to becoming more culturally responsive educators who raise the odds of success for the students that they service.
Justin & Kristen Campbell
Founders & Lead Consultants for The Urban Connection Project
Our Work
With our client schools we have:
- increased overall school letter grade
- increased performance on benchmark assessments
- decreased school suspensions
- narrowed the gap in discrepancy between disproportionately disciplined sub-groups
- increased teacher retention
- increased culture and rapport as detailed by anonymous surveys
and so much more!