The CRSE Repository

The CRSE Repository is a growing collection of tools, research, and resources to help educators put Pennsylvania’s CRSE Competencies into practice. It offers practical strategies, examples, and guidance to support culturally relevant and sustaining teaching and leadership.

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Methods

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Foundations

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K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Social Foundations of Modern Education

Dr. Miriam Marguerita Gomez Witmer

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Culturally Responsive Teaching for Diverse Exceptional Learners

Dr. York Williams

CRSE Competencies

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Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Dr. Ron Whitaker

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience II/ Applied Practice in English Language Arts

Dr. Emily Wender

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Seminar 1 in Secondary Education

Dr. Beth Rajan Sockman

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Reading/Writing Methods 1: PreK-Grade 1

Dr. Michelle Sobolak

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Instructional Strategies

Dr. Teresa Powell

CRSE Competencies

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3

3

4

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Special Education Practicum

Rochelle Peterson-Ansari M.ED

CRSE Competencies

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Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Foundations of Urban Education

Dr. Amber Jean-Marie Pabon

CRSE Competencies

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Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Literacy and Literature in Elementary Schools

Dr. Ashley Patterson

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

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6

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7

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8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Sociocultural Foundations of Education

Dr. Amy Hoyle

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

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5

6

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Program Element

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

The Penn State Teacher Education Performance Framework

Dr. Alicia McDyre

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

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8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Expressive Arts

Dr. Leigh Forbes

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

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7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Education Seminar with Field Hours

Dr. Sarah Anne Eckert

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Foundations of Special Education

Dr. Tayibah Bemiah

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

Dr. Caroline DiPipi-Hoy

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching Globally and Locally in a Diverse World

Dr. Anna Arlotta-Guerrero

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

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5

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Program Element

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Building Cross-Course Cohesion Around CRSE Competencies

Dr. Chris Dean

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching for Learning (K-12)

Dr. Marc Brasof

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

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7

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8

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9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching and Learning Literacy in the Middle Grades/Reading and Writing in the Middle Grades

Dr. Wanda Brooks

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Social Foundations of Modern Education

Dr. Miriam Marguerita Gomez Witmer

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

Dr. Ron Whitaker

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Foundations of Urban Education

Dr. Amber Jean-Marie Pabon

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Sociocultural Foundations of Education

Dr. Amy Hoyle

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Foundations of Special Education

Dr. Tayibah Bemiah

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Assessment and Evaluation in Special Education

Dr. Caroline DiPipi-Hoy

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching Globally and Locally in a Diverse World

Dr. Anna Arlotta-Guerrero

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Foundations

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching for Learning (K-12)

Dr. Marc Brasof

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Culturally Responsive Teaching for Diverse Exceptional Learners

Dr. York Williams

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Pre-Student Teaching Clinical Experience II/ Applied Practice in English Language Arts

Dr. Emily Wender

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Seminar 1 in Secondary Education

Dr. Beth Rajan Sockman

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Reading/Writing Methods 1: PreK-Grade 1

Dr. Michelle Sobolak

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity: Instructional Strategies

Dr. Teresa Powell

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Special Education Practicum

Rochelle Peterson-Ansari M.ED

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Literacy and Literature in Elementary Schools

Dr. Ashley Patterson

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Expressive Arts

Dr. Leigh Forbes

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Education Seminar with Field Hours

Dr. Sarah Anne Eckert

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Methods

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Teaching and Learning Literacy in the Middle Grades/Reading and Writing in the Middle Grades

Dr. Wanda Brooks

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Program Element

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

The Penn State Teacher Education Performance Framework

Dr. Alicia McDyre

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

Program Element

ELEMENTARY

SECONDARY

K-12 EDUCATION

LITERACY

Interdisciplinary Instruction

Pre-Student Teaching

Early Childhood

EDUCATION ABROAD

Special Education

ARTS EDUCATION

MIDDLE GRADES

Building Cross-Course Cohesion Around CRSE Competencies

Dr. Chris Dean

CRSE Competencies

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9