S eattle Pacific University's Standards for Teacher Leadership states that teacher leaders " establish a culturally inclusive learning climate that facilitates academic engagement and success for all students ."(Standard 5, SPU). The course "EDU 6525, Culturally Responsive Teaching" enhanced my learning in this area, along with my district's professional development focus of cultural competency. Below is a reflection that demonstrates some of my learning for this standard: EDU 6525 has been powerful in learning how culture can impact our daily lives, specifically in education. While I have been on a personal journey in digging deeper into cultural competency and understanding hidden biases and privileges I may have, it has been eye opening to see the implications it can have for my students and my profession as an educator. As I ponder over the major takeaways of this course, the things that stick with me the most are aspects of multicultural e...