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Developing Critical Cultural Competence

Contents

List of Resources

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction: What Do We Need to Do to Prepare Teachers for Today’s Diverse Classrooms?

Why do we need educators with critical cultural competence in today’s schools?

How can we move professional development about diversity beyond knowledge?

Who are we in this thing called diversity?

How do we leverage assets of students, families, and communities?

Bringing It All Together

1. Common Practices: How Are We Currently Preparing Educators for Diverse Classrooms?

Introduction

Common Goals for Multicultural Education

Foundational Understandings About Diversity

Milner’s Five Conceptual Repertoires of Diversity

Empathy Versus Sympathy

Strength-Based Approach

Materials and Resources

Textbooks

Historic and Contemporary Videos

Online Learning Resources

Guest Speakers

Other Commonly Used Activities and Approaches

Discussions and Reflection

Case Studies and Case Discussions

Book Clubs

Games and Simulations

Empathy Activities

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

2. Who I Am: How Can We Understand Ourselves as Cultural Beings?

Introduction

Exploring Personal Characteristics and Beliefs

ACTIVITY 2.1 AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

ACTIVITY 2.2 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

ACTIVITY 2.3 ALL ABOUT ME ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY 2.4 ALL IN A PICTURE AND SNAPSHOT OF ME ACTIVITIES

Revealing Beliefs and Identities to Others

ACTIVITY 2.5 INTERCULTURAL AUTOGRAPH HUNT

ACTIVITY 2.6 BIO-POEMS

ACTIVITY 2.7 THE PRIVILEGE WALK

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

3. Moving From Beliefs and Visions to Action: How Can We Link Our Personal and Professional Identities?

Introduction

ACTIVITY 3.1 VISIONING

ACTIVITY 3.2 PERSONAL PRACTICAL THEORIES (PPTs)

ACTIVITY 3.3 ACTION RESEARCH

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

4. How Do We Prepare Educators to Understand and Appreciate Student Diversity?

Introduction

From Understanding Diversity to Appreciating Diversity

ACTIVITY 4.1 DIVERSITY FACT SHEETS

ACTIVITY 4.2 WEBSITE REVIEWS

ACTIVITY 4.3 INTERACTIVE SURVEY

ACTIVITY 4.4 DESCRIPTION, INTERPRETATION, AND EVALUATION

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

5. From Critical Awareness to Transformative Action: How Do We Prepare Educators to Become Cultural Brokers for Student Success?

Introduction

From Critical Awareness to Transformative Action

Cross-Cultural Competence and Critical Self-Reflection

ACTIVITY 5.1 ACTIVE LISTENING

ACTIVITY 5.2 CLASSROOM OBSERVATION ANALYSIS

ACTIVITY 5.3 ABCs PROJECT

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

6. Learning About the Community: How Can We Learn More About Parents and Families?

Introduction

Standards-Based Reform

Benefits of Involving Parents and Families in Schools

Traditional Ways of Involving Parents in Schools

Nontraditional Approaches to Parents and Involvement

Barriers and Facilitators to Involvement

Extending Traditional Approaches to Parent and Family Involvement

ACTIVITY 6.1 TOURING THE NEIGHBORHOOD—THE DO’S AND DON’TS

ACTIVITY 6.2 HOME VISITS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

ACTIVITY 6.3 PREPARING FOR THE FIRST PARENT CONFERENCE

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

7. Community-Based Learning: How Can We Learn From Parents, Families, and Communities?

Introduction

How diverse are families and our communities?

Partnering With Parents, Families, and Communities

What is community-based learning?

Community-Based Learning Activities

ACTIVITY 7.1 HOME-COMMUNITY CAMERA ADVENTURE

ACTIVITY 7.2 WALKING A MILE IN ANOTHER’S SHOES

Transformative Effects of Community Adventures

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

FOCUS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLCs)

8. Bringing It All Together: How Do We Maximize Teaching and Learning Opportunities?

Introduction

Connecting Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Critical Cultural Competence

Taking Risks to Develop Critical Cultural Competence

Inspiring Critical Reflection and Awareness

Transforming Professional Practice

Using Rogers’s Adoption of Innovation Theory

Using the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM)

Planning for Professional Development

Before We Start

Pre- and Postassessment

Follow-Up

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

FINAL WORDS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

REFLECTION AND EXTENSION

ONLINE EXTENSIONS

References

Index