CANCELED - Open Textbook "Cultural Science Night" with Academic Coaching and Cultural Professionals 

This study aimed to develop and evaluate a unique teaching methodology that incorporates students' cultural backgrounds into teaching science concepts. The participating teachers collaborated with cultural professionals, such as artists working within cultural institutions and academic coaches, to develop culturally inclusive science instructions. During the study, teachers worked with the assigned cultural professionals to experience other cultures, learn the science concepts behind different cultures, and create an open and accessible culturally responsive textbook with their own multicultural/diverse science lessons. The academic coaches facilitated synchronous communication threads, graded teachers' communications and cultural science lessons based on multicultural/diverse rubrics, and supported high completion rates of each communication. The data from the pre- and post-science affinity tests, pre- and post-cultural intelligence scales, and a reflective survey at the end of the study concluded that this study was effective at helping teachers improve their science affinity and cultural competency, creating a more inclusive and engaging learning environment for CLD students, which could lead to increased student achievement and success.